'I did it with good old-fashioned nickels and dimes. My mother taught me how to budget, which made me appreciate how a little money can grow. I saved what I could from odd jobs, such as lawn cutting and window washing, that I did in addition to my day job. " ~Ed Crawley, 69, better known as Mr. Earl, earns $20,000 a year as a parking lot attendant. But he has amassed a stock portfolio worth more than $500,000.
How did he do this? He simply CONSISTENTLY spent less than he earned and invested the surplus.
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"Economy is a poor man's revenue; extravagance, a rich man's ruin." ~~??, frontspiece, The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia Maria Child, Harper & Row, 1836 edition (dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy).
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