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Acquire only what your life project demands.
Have need of some things.
Have no need of most things.
Desire just what you need and then acquire what you desire.

The more money you spend,
the more you must earn,
and the more your life, in time or in choices,
belongs to someone else.

The need for money binds you to forced labor.
The dollar amount of your spending
is the price of your indenture.

Spend less than you earn.
Invest for the future
while keeping a reserve for present contingencies.

Simplicity and liquidity will unbind you
from the senseless labor of exchange
and propel you toward the useful labor of life.

© 1996 John Clay