Rule Two has a huge influence on the age of your money because it gets you saving for longer-term expenses. Since that money doesn’t get spent right away, it sits there and grows old. Rule Two also helps you see that some future obligations are more important than current “wants.” Setting money aside for next month’s rent instead of eating out for lunch at work this week is deferring the use of your money. Those tiny decisions help keep your money in-hand, where it can sit and age.
