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Your Financial Philosophy

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“The key factor that will determine your financial future is not the economy; the key factor is your philosophy.”
~ Jim Rohn,
Entrepreneur, Author & Speaker
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Avoiding Financial Mistakes

“Financial Literacy is an important part of avoiding financial mistakes and planning for a strong, secure financial future.”
~ Timothy James Pawlenty
Attorney, Businessman, Politician, Author, & 39th Governor of Minnesota (2003-2011)
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When Your Money Masters You

“Money is in some respects like fire – it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master. When you have it mastering you, when interest is constantly piling up against you, it will keep you down in the worst kind of slavery. But let money work for you, and you have the most devoted servant in the world.”
~ P.T. Barnum
Showman, Businessman, Politician & Co-Founder – Barnum & Bailey Circus
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Money Soon Gone!

“Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.”
~ Robert Toru Kiyosaki,
Investor, Businessman, Author, Speaker, Financial Literacy Activist, & Commentator
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A Po$itive Money Mind$et

“Money, to me, is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom.”
~ Linda Evans
a,k,a. Linda Evanstad
Actress, Author & Golden Globe Award
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A Lifetime of Financial Well-Being

“Financial Literacy is the ability to use knowledge and skill to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being.”
~ Marina John
Family Lifestyle Content Creator – Mommy Snippets
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How Many Generations Can You Pass Your Money To?

“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.”
~ Robert Toru Kiyosaki
Investor, Businessman, Author, Speaker, Financial Literacy Activist, and Commentator
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Paying Good Wages

“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.”
~ Robert Bosch
Founder – Robert Bosch GmbH
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Tell Your Money Where to Go

“More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.”
~ Roger Ward Babson
Entrepreneur, Economist, Business Theorist & Founder – Babson College, Webber International University, & Utopia College
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Improving the Security of Our Future

“The good news, though, is that all of us can improve the security of our futures through financial literacy. With a better understanding of the basics of finance—how to save, budget and invest—we can increase both our earning potential and our prospects for a solid financial future.”
~ Reba Dominski,
President of U.S. Bank Foundation
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Financial Literacy to Scale the Businesses

“Many entrepreneurs struggle to understand payroll taxes, health care and other thorny issues… In other words, they don’t have the financial literacy to scale their businesses and attract investors.”
~ Daymond John,
CEO – FUBU & Sharktank Host
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Financial Literacy is Life-Saving

“I want kids to understand the importance of savings and investing. It’s crucial that people understand the importance of financial literacy, because it’s actually life-saving.”
~ Mellody Hobson,
President of Ariel Investments
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Financial Literacy: Childhood to Retirement

“Financial literacy is not an end in itself, but a step-by-step process. It begins in childhood and continues throughout a person’s life all the way to retirement. Instilling the financial-literacy message in children is especially important, because they will carry it for the rest of their lives.”
~ George Karl,
NBA Coach (27 seasons: Cleveland Cavaliers (1984-1986), Golden State Warriors (1986-88), Seattle Supersonics (1992-1998), Milwaukee Bucks (1998-2003), Denver Nuggets (2005-2013) and Sacramento Kings (2015-2016)
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Manage Your Money Well

“The single biggest difference between financial success and financial failure is how well you manage your money. It’s simple: to master money, you must manage money.”
~ T. Harv Eker,
Author
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Basic Financial Literacy

“It’s pretty much how we get anything added to the curriculum. When parents said children needed to be computer literate, the schools started responding. The same thing is true of basic financial literacy.”
~ Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator (2017-Currently)
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Understanding Compound Interest

“I think people don’t understand compound interest because typically no one ever explains it to them and the level of financial literacy in the US is very low.”
~ James Surowiecki,
Journalist & Author
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Calculating savings & spending

Adequately Organizing Finances

“Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.”
~ Ron Lewis,
United States Representative (May 24, 1994-January 3, 2009)
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Putting America First

“In foreign affairs, we are renewing this founding principle of sovereignty. Our government’s first duty is to its people, to our citizens – to serve their needs, to ensure their safety, to preserve their rights, and to defend their values. As President of the United States, I will always put America first … We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of globalism… I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down… and under my administration, we will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs … The nation-state remains the true foundation of happiness and harmony.”
~ Donald John Trump,
Businessman, Politician, Television Personality, Author,
Chairman & President of The Trump Organization,
Founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts

American Independence By, Of, & For the People

“Come November, the American people will have the chance to re-declare their independence.
Americans will have a chance to vote for trade, immigration and foreign policies that put our citizens first.
They will have the chance to reject today’s rule by the global elite, and to embrace real change
that delivers a government of, by and for the people.”
~ Donald John Trump,
Businessman, Television Personality, Author,
Real Estate Developer, Founder – Trump Entertainment Resorts &
45th President of the United States (1/20/2017 – )

In Socialism, We’d Be Rich & Poorer, or Poor & Poorer

“Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer – but the poor will also be poorer.
People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.”
~ Thomas Peterffy,
Architectural Draftsman, Computer Programmer, Businessman & Founder, Chairman & CEO – Interactive Brokers.

Work That You Love, Work That Fulfills You

“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
~ Oprah Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

Grow or Die

  “Complacency is the worst. I never allow myself to be content with what I have done,
and I have always tried to instill this in everyone around me. Grow or die.
If you want to innovate, don’t focus on the results.”
~ Amancio Ortega Gaona,
Businessman, Co-Founder Inditex, Co-Founder – Zara Clothing

All the Things I Love

“All the things I love is what my business is all about.”
~ Martha Stewart,
Entrepreneur, Writer, Television Host,
Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & former Fashion Model

For Our Americans

 

“Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens,
especially for African-American and Latino workers.
We are going to have an immigration system that works,
but one that works for the American people.”
~ Donald John Trump,
Businessman, Television Personality, Author,
Real Estate Developer, Founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts &
45th President of the United States (1/20/2017 – )