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It is not realistic to finance a 30-year retirement with 30 years of work. You can’t expect to put 10% of your income aside and then finance a retirement that’s just as long. —JOHN SHOVEN, Stanford University professor of economics
it’s not what you earn, it’s what you keep that matters.
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. —WILLIAM A. WARD
You’re already a financial trader. You might not think of it in just this way, but if you work for a living, you’re trading your time for money. Frankly, it’s just about the worst trade you can make. Why? You can always get more money, but you can’t get more time.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –AMELIA EARHART
Warren Buffett’s top two rules of investing? Rule 1: don’t lose money! Rule 2: see rule 1.
Seek truth and you will find a path. —FRANK SLAUGHTER
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. —ANONYMOUS
Don’t complain. Don’t say you can’t. Don’t make up a story. Instead, make a decision now! Find your gift and deliver it to as many people as possible. If you become stronger, smarter, more compassionate, or more skilled, then your goal is a worthwhile one.
If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough. —MARIO ANDRETTI