[texasbluebell]

It needs to be said over and over... live below your means. It brings you a lot more comfort and security than any new car or big screen TV.

It's one of the best ways to get ahead. Live well below your means.

Luckily I learned that and a lot more years ago, when reading a financial columnist named Humberto Cruz.

He came to the US from Cuba with his family when he was a teen, with only a few dollars in their pockets. Learned a lot from him.

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[Mad Dawgg]

"It's one of the best ways to get ahead. Live well below your means.

Luckily I learned that and a lot more years ago, when reading a financial columnist named Humberto Cruz."

I learned it from this book.

[tdadams]

He does have some good advice. I especially liked the article about how little changes in spending add up to a lot. I've always had this mindset, but about a year ago, I challenged my sister to start looking at things that way. It's amazing how things have turned around for her. She went from being behind on all her bills and having no savings, to having a few thousand in the bank. And that's with a very meager income.