Quote of the Week: Living Within Your Means
From an article in the NYT by Ron Lieber, good financial advice from unusual sources – religious:
Those who structure their standard of living to allow a little surplus control their circumstances. Those who spend a little more than they earn are controlled by their circumstances. They are in bondage.
By N. Eldon Tanner, Church leader
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