the concept of managing money

Taiwan
November 28, 2008 10:19am CST
A penny saved, a penny earned.That's the thought of poor dad. It means that if you could spend less money, it would be like you earn some money in the same way. Our older generation of people often share this saying with us. It is a virtue of thrifty. It is necessary for us to budget our money and make ends meet when we are in an economic depression era. Nowadays, the average people has changed this concept of managing money. They do many investments to make a larger profit and make much more money than before. Younger generations of people may buy luxury stuff that their parents couldn't afford to buy before. They have the ability to make a penny become a dollar amd they can use little money to make much more money. That's the thought of rich dad. Anyway, the thought of rich and poor dad should be cherished at the same time becasue they are good concepts of managing money.
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• Philippines
17 Jan 09
Robert Kiyosaki's concept of managing your money is to do something to keep it. People tend to spend their savings on buying luxuries or paying bills. As Kiyosaki says: "Savings are only used to creat more money, not to pay bills." So to be able to keep how much money you have right now is to invest it, on stocks, real estates, and other ventures that would bring additional earnings for you. Once your asset is giving you additional income, you now have something to buy for luxuries or to pay bills while the original money is there in the form of investment.
@mgmagana (3618)
• United States
2 Dec 08
i agree, we are teaching our kids of the future bad spending habits. we need to teach them now so they don't suffer like we are now.my parents never taught me the value of a dollar n now i'm paying for it thinking i could afford everything on credit.
@narayan2006 (2954)
• India
28 Nov 08
Money is like blood; it needs to be circulated all the while.It should notbe kept stagnant.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 08
Hi, I am following the advice of the book. I invest my money in mutual funds and stocks. So far, my portfolio is bad and not showing a good sign for me. My money invested is now reduced to 50%.
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 08
Hi, that certainly makes a lot of sense! I guess that now that we are in this credit crunch it's a good thing to try and put some money aside! I used to love spending on the luxury things but I guess things have changed now. Andrew