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Questions from: The Richest Man In Babylon<\/em>\u00a0by George S. Clason<\/h2>\n

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First, a history lesson: George Samuel Clason was an American author who is most associated with his book The Richest Man in Babylon (first published in 1926).<\/p>\n

George was born in Louisiana, Missouri. He attended the University of Nebraska and served in the United States Army during the Spanish\u2013American War. Clason started two companies, the Clason Map Company of Denver Colorado and the Clason Publishing Company. The Clason Map Company was the first to publish a road atlas of the United States and Canada, and did not survive the Great Depression.<\/p>\n

George is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing the pamphlets in 1926, using parables that were set in ancient Babylon. Banks and insurance companies began to distribute the parables, and the most famous ones were compiled into the book The Richest Man in Babylon – The Success Secrets of the Ancients. He\u2019s credited with coining the phrase, \u201cPay yourself first.\u201d<\/p>\n

His book\u00a0dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managing household finance, the characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a challenge: This weekend, answer these questions\u00a0for yourself and\u00a0take the few simple steps it takes to put these ideas into practice. They won\u2019t help you unless you help yourself.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t wanna read the whole book? Here\u2019s a Youtube link to an audio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a good article<\/a> about the book. And let\u2019s not forget the Wiki<\/a> page which goes into a bit more detail about each idea.<\/p>\n

Questions\u00a0from: The Richest Man In Babylon<\/em> – George S. Clason<\/b><\/h4>\n
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  1. Start thy purse to fattening<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Control thy expenditures<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Make thy gold multiply<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Guard thy treasures from loss<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Insure a future income<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Increase thy ability to earn<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The 5 laws of gold:<\/strong><\/h4>\n