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The secrets of getting rich
Wise financial tips from 10 well-known geniuses, scientists, statesmen and leaders in their fields.
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Whom can you rely on for sound financial advice?
Your family and friends? What if their financial insight is no better than your own?
Your bank manager? Given the repeated scandals involving rogue banks mis-selling products, I don't think so.
An independent financial adviser? Maybe, but s/he will charge you steep fees or commissions for advice.
The only person you can really trust to put your personal and financial interests first is you.
Wise words for wealth
Then again, to improve your financial intelligence and money management, you must learn a few important life lessons.
To help you, I've enlisted the aid of 10 world-leading figures in their fields. These 10 geniuses, scientists, statesmen and other high fliers are widely acknowledged as skilled operators. In addition, they also took their fair share of knocks and learnt from their mistakes, making them ideal candidates for us to listen to and learn from.
Here are certain words of wisdom from these 10 leading lights:
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26/07/2012 14:08
Churchill's quote says it all really:
"Saving is a very fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you".
.. and the reason why rich tory bast*ards like he was and cameron,obsourne,lansley and their ilk will never know what it's like for the majority of us who struggle.Same goes for all the other political parties.I remember when the labour party represented the intrests of the working man until we were all fooled by blair and his "more tory than tory" policies.Yep,not one of them sh*ts who claim to support us know what real graft is.It's straight out of Uni and straight into politics.Which begs the question:why the f*ck do we allow them any where near power?.
26/07/2012 16:41
26/07/2012 22:09
"I make a point of staying right at the edge of poverty. I don't have a pair of pants without a hole in them, and the only pair of boots I have are on my feet. I don't mess around with unnecessary stuff, so I don't need much money. I believe it's meant to be that way. There's a 'struggle' you have to go through, and if you make a lot of money it doesn't make the 'struggle' go away. It just makes it more complicated. If you keep poor, the struggle is simple. "
-Von Dutch
26/07/2012 21:02
26/07/2012 14:40
This just happens to be complete and utter hogwash.
Despite being born into an influential family Churchill was actually very poor by the standards of his well-to-do peers.
As a result, he constantly lived beyond his means and had to go to great lengths to earn money, chiefly through writing and book tours. This started in his early life, well before he was known as the great statesman.
26/07/2012 21:44
26/07/2012 22:47
Does anyone take Marco White seriously with his rediculous head gear and implied menacing stare?.
In tv shows he constantly adopts a threatening or menacing look and even totes a blood stained knife in some promotional tv ads. I know its meant to be tongue in cheek but I think he himself takes that image far too seriously.
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27/07/2012 22:51
Marco Pierre White is the most fantastic chef and man on tv.He doesn't look like the ordinary guy but he is real. People want to see real people not fake. Give the man credit for what he does. He is brilliant and has my vote to be pictured alongside two great british people.he is british and great.....
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