Within a year, Arkad had his first small hoard of copper coins. Within a decade, he had mastered the art of investing. By the end of his life, he was lending money to kings, financing caravans, and owning vast tracts of irrigated land.
Никој не останува млад засекогаш. Мора да се подготвите за деновите кога повеќе нема да можете да работите, како и за заштита на вашето семејство во случај на ваша смрт. Ова вклучува инвестирање во долгорочни фондови, животно осигурување и средства кои ќе ви обезбедат мирна старост.
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(The Richest Man in Babylon) by George S. Clason remains one of the most influential financial self-help books ever written. Though first published in 1926 as a series of informational pamphlets distributed by banks and insurance companies, its timeless financial wisdom is as relevant today as it was in ancient times. najbogatiot covek vo vavilon
2. Контролирајте ги вашите трошоци
На крајот, пораката на најбогатиот човек во Вавилон е едноставна, но моќна: Тоа не е недостижна цел, туку процес кој започнува со една одлука – одлуката да не се живее само за денес, туку да се гради утрешнината.
Toa bilo prvo i najsveto pravilo: Arkad počnal da štedi eden deset del od sekoja srebrna moneta. Kako mu rastele zalihite, toj baral način da gi umnoži. Prviot pat mu gi dal na eden zlatar praveјќi prsteni, koj neodgovorno gi vložil vo patuvaњe do dalekite zemi – i gi izgubil site. Vtoriot pat vložil vo zemjišta, no nemal dovolno znaeњe, i povtorno izgubil. Razocharan, no ne slomen, Arkad otišol kaj Algamish po sovet. Starite mu rekol: “Ako sakash sovet za dragocenosti, prashaj gi zlatarite. Ako sakash sovet za voјna, prashaj gi generalite. Nikogaš ne prashaj gi oskudnite za bogatstvo – onie možat da te naučat samo kako da ostaneš siromašen.” Within a year, Arkad had his first small
, a former scribe who became the wealthiest man in the city. Here are the core principles he shares: 1. The Seven Cures for a Lean Purse Arkad outlines seven specific rules to build wealth: Start thy purse to fattening:
: Own your home to reduce living costs.
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Babylonians had no credit cards, but they had loan sharks. Today, consumer debt (credit cards, overdrafts, payday loans) is the enemy of wealth. Arkad’s advice: (as he did) to pay down debts over time, using 70% of your income for living, 20% for debt repayment, and 10% for savings.
Money sitting in a chest is useless. Invest your savings so they earn interest, and then reinvest that interest so it earns more. Guard thy treasures from loss: