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Old 05-06-2005, 10:28 PM   #1
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Five habits of millionaires

http://content.salary.monster.com/ar...id;orlpn;art01

Apparently money DOES buy happiness.
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Old 05-07-2005, 02:31 AM   #2
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Makes sense in general. A FI person can spend more time doing what they enjoy doing, instead of what they have to.
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Old 05-07-2005, 07:12 AM   #3
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"Avoid the Earn To Spend Mentality" Reminds me of the "What are you saving for " thread. Save for its own sake; I say, I say.
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The article's point is LBYM; Decide what you want/need; and stay the course.

Hmmmm.. Seems that we've heard this logic before.
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Re: Five habits of millionaires

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"Avoid the Earn To Spend Mentality" Reminds me of the "What are you saving for " thread. Save for its own sake; I say, I say.
(Raising up a tall glass of his favorite draft to toast) Aye aye. I second that.

It's all about that whole "see what you can grow on your own" concept. Of course, that doesn't seem to fly when I use that excuse to explain the growing pile of papers and other unidentified objects amassing on my desk.
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Old 05-08-2005, 11:03 AM   #6
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I like the "Eat more pizza" advice. * I'm going to work on that.
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Dont forget to do your homework too...
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