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who controls the past controls the future, who controls the
present controls the past.
one dad would say, "The love of money is the root of all evil." The other, "The lack of money is the root of all evil."
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home, not in school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. So what can a poor parent tell their child about money? They simply say "Stay in school and study hard." The child may graduate with excellent grades but with a poor person's financial programming and mind-set. It was learned while the child was young.
one dad had a habit of saying, "I can't afford it." The other dad
forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say, "How can I afford
it?" One is a statement, and the other is a question. One lets you off the
hook, and the other forces you to think.
My soon-to-be-rich dad would explain that by automatically saying the words "I can't afford it," your brain stops working. By asking the question "How can I afford it?" your brain is put to work. He did not
My soon-to-be-rich dad would explain that by automatically saying the words "I can't afford it," your brain stops working. By asking the question "How can I afford it?" your brain is put to work. He did not
