\nafter listening to “straight no chaser<\/a>” a capella group crooning
\njk’s playlist in my i-tune library magically a-looming
\nsome 8000 pickings a-glistening, my eyes a-beaming
\nmost of which prime for meandering and discovering<\/p>\n
the one which perked ramrom’s ears was a duo called thievery corporation story is about a regular babylonian cad named arkad<\/strong> ramrom connects to today’s quote of day “being rich isn’t about money. george clason’s book is perfect if u learn by reading the experiences of others 1. start thy purse to fattening<\/strong> by setting aside one-tenth of what u earn for the future let’s connect back to thievery corporation<\/a> here is lyric extract of “the richest man in babylon<\/a>”<\/p>\n there is no guidance in your kingdom
\ntheir “the richest man in\u00a0 babylon” musical rendition
\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/shirley-kwan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/richest-man-in-babylon.jpg\" "\\"richest-man-in-babylon\\"")
<\/a>of\u00a0 george clason 1927 book edition
\na culmination
\nof pamphlets series on basic financial management compilation
\n<\/strong>converted to a series of financial parables set in ancient babylon nation
\nbook containing basic tenets of how to get ahead financially in any time
\nnot just in babylonian times or in the 1920s sublime
\n…..i related fit for today’s refracting rhyme<\/p>\n
\nstories around this titular richest man in babylon how to control greed to be had
\nwho used some basic financial sense and built up a great deal of wealth, isn’t this timely rad?
\namid backdrop of bankrupt fannie, freddie, captains of auto industry and madoff ponzi that went bad<\/p>\n
\ninto my inbox did stray
\nhow befitting from ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/shirley-kwan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/harvey.jpg\" "\\"harvey\\"")
<\/a>american businessman-speaker-author harvey mackay<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
\nbeing rich is a state of mind.
\nsome of us, no matter how much money we have,
\nwill never be free enough to take time
\nto stop and eat the heart of the watermelon<\/strong>.
\nand some of us will be rich
\nwithout ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.”<\/p>\n
\ntheir plunders and blunders
\nmost interesting story is about “7 cures for a lean purse<\/strong>”<\/p>\n
\n2. control thy expenditures<\/strong>; don\u2019t spend beyond what u can suture
\n3. m<\/strong>ake thy gold multiply<\/strong>, ah the familiar ring of money maketh money
\ndon’t stash in mattresses when u can double, triple and quadruple the honey
\n4. g<\/strong>uard thy treasure from loss<\/strong> – u should only invest in things where the principal is safe
\ni recall the infamous 1% rule, an old fave of prudence rave
\nparticularly interesting given that book was written in 1927, and in 1929 the stock market caved
\n5. m<\/strong>ake of thy dwelling a profitable investment<\/strong>-but we know when we become overspending slave
\n6. i<\/strong>nsure a future income<\/strong> for retirement and to pass on when passed, to posthumously claim u gave
\n7. increase thy ability to earn<\/strong>-criminals who squandered our hard-earned savings, why we them save?<\/p>\n
\na washington dc-based recording artist and dj duo collaboration
\nconsisting of rob garza and eric hilton
\nspeaking up on sins and follies of capitalistic-democratic kingdom<\/p>\n
\nyour wicked walk in babylon
\nthere is no wisdom to your freedom
\nthe richest man in babylon
\nyour beggars sleep outside your doorway
\nyour prophets leave to wonder on
\nu fall asleep at night with worry
\nthe saddest man in babylon
\nthe wicked stench of exploitation
\nhangs in the air and fingers on
\nbeneath the praise and admiration
\nthe weakest man in babylon
\nthere is no hope left in your kingdom
\nyour servants have burned all their songs
\nnobody here remembers freedom
\nthe richest man in babylon<\/p>\n