Steals From Himself
He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. ~ Swedish Proverb
He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. ~ Swedish Proverb
‘She sells seashells by the seashore’ is about a real person. Mary Anning was an 1800s English woman from a poor family who dug up fossils on the beach and sold them to make money. She made many important scientific discoveries and her inspirational life inspired a song that eventually became a famous tongue twister.
Spend money on experiences rather than things. Memories are more valuable than possessions, and they make a much happier life.
During Roman times, salt was worth its weight in gold and often used as currency. Soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, hence the word “salary”.
Take a moment to recognize the beautiful things in your life that money can’t buy.
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy. ~ Haruki Murakami
It’s not the big things that add up in the end; it’s the hundreds, thousands, or millions of little things that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Reading 20 pages a day = 30 books a year. Saving $10 a day = $3,650 per year. Running 1 mile a day = 365 miles a year. Becoming 1% better per day = 37% better a year. Small habits are underestimated.
Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end. ~ Bob Marley