Mr Micawber was right.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen [pounds] nineteen [shillings] and six [pence], result happiness. “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” Reading this changed my life when I was 20.
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Well, if 19 pounds and sixpence is sufficient to pay for shelter, food, and quality education to ensure that one’s children are not forced to continue the cycle of poverty through no fault of their own other than their birth. Otherwise it will result in more misery.
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life change sounds empirical rather than theoretical? simplest ideas that work look like they'd have the best chance to be life changing. Impressive when scrutinized, too.
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Ought and six means?
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0 shillings and 6 pence
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Ah thank you
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Exactly right! It's all you need to know to understand money and how to control its role in your life
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'Live within your means' is more succinct, and is something most of us figured out in kindergarten.
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I have a mortgage. Love the house. Hate being in debt.
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McCawber
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You couldn't do basic math before 20?
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Eloquent intelligence
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