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SUCCESS8SECRETPay Yourself First
A part of all you earn is yours to keep, and if you cannot save money, the seeds of greatness are not in you.
—W. CLEMENT STONE
RESOLVE TODAY THAT you are going to save and invest at least 10 percent of your income throughout your working life. Take 10 percent of your income off the top of your paycheck each time you receive one and put it into a special account for financial accumulation. The fact is that if you save just $100 per month throughout your working lifetime and you invest that money in an average mutual fund that grows at 10 percent per annum, you will be worth more than one million dollars by the time you retire. This means that anyone, even a person earning minimum wage, if he or she starts ...
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