The Rules

A Page from Jamaal's Notebook in The Richest Man in New Babylon

Rule No. 1. Pay Yourself First.

Rule No. 2. If You Want to Have More Money, Spend Less.

Rule No. 3. Teeny Tiny Baby Steps.

Rule No. 4. Never Pay Interest. Always Earn Interest.

Paying principal puts money in your own pocket.

Rule No. 5. Practice. Practice. Practice.

Get a little bit better every day.

Rule No. 6. Make it automatic.

Rule No. 7. Investing and Insurance = Legalized Gambling.

Remember: The house always wins.

Rule No. 8. Things Never Stay the Same.

Rule No. 9. The Most Important Things in Life Are Free.

Rule No. 10. It Is All up to You.

But you don’t have to do it alone.