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The art of money getting — P. T. Barnum

The art of money getting

P. T. Barnum

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 37 pages

A lecture-style essay by P. T. Barnum offering practical advice on acquiring and keeping money. It stresses thrift, industry, and discipline, drawing on Benjamin Franklin and Dickens's Mr. Micawber. Worth listening to for its plain, timeless principles of personal finance.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE ART OF MONEY GETTING
  2. or
  3. GOLDEN RULES FOR MAKING MONEY
  4. DON'T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION
  5. SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION
  6. AVOID DEBT
  7. PERSEVERE
  8. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
  9. USE THE BEST TOOLS
  10. DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS
  11. LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL
  12. LET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARY
  13. DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS
  14. BE SYSTEMATIC
  15. READ THE NEWSPAPERS
  16. BEWARE OF "OUTSIDE OPERATIONS"
  17. DON'T INDORSE WITHOUT SECURITY
  18. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS
  19. "DON'T READ THE OTHER SIDE"
  20. BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERS
  21. BE CHARITABLE
  22. DON'T BLAB
  23. PRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITY
  24. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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