Let’s Take All The Wealth…Whittle Worth Repeating

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1. Harold Ey says:

   Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 8:41 am

   I figure because this needs no further explanation among the fiscally resoluble here on Post Script, any of our comments need go unsaid. However I wonder why the ‘spend to the end’ gimme gimme supporters have been so silent. It can not just be that they have seen this prior and just choose to ignore the facts of Bill’s presentation, once again!

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2. Tina says:

   Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 9:34 pm

   Hmmm, could be.

   I figure anyone else that might be reading will benefit from Whittle’s wisdom. And…sometimes it takes knocking folks over the head a few gazillion times before they finally get that slap to the forehead, “doh”!, experience. 🙂

   Money is fairly easy to come by with a little effort when you’ve got your freedom. But making money work for you, planning for the future, learning to save a little every month (Pay yourself first even if it’s just a penny!), and delaying gratification are virtues that we have forgotten about in this country.

   I think we are about to be forced to dust off a lot of the old tried and true axioms as we start to deal with the mess we’re in. We can start by wising up!

   People who don’t respect money don’t have any. J. Paul Getty

   People who are foolish with money are foolish in many other ways too. Dave Erhard

   The greatest stock market you can invest in is yourself. Finding this truth is better than finding a gold mine. Byron Katie

   A Wall Street Journal article in 2003 revealed that the median car payment in the U.S. is $383. Edmunds.com indicates it is $447. Many pay $600 or more per month. Given that one third of Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement, shouldn’t this give us some ideas? Jon Hanson

   Beware of little expenses: a small leak will sink a great ship. Benjamin Franklin

   Money is easy to handle; There are two secrets:
   The first is spend less than you make. If this doesn’t work for you, then the second one is definitely for you: Make more than you spend. from Life’s Secret Handbook

   It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets [and his brain]. Douglas Hurd

   Big problems started in this country when we gave license to take money from individuals to give to others. Nobody that has the power to spend other peoples money cares much about waste, fraud, graft, and abuse. Gestures are all that matter. Obama says he’s going to spend XXX millions of dollars to save and create jobs. The crowds cheer and his job is done.

   The 16th amendment was a mistake. The people have given away too much of their personal power and money.

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