 The Science of Getting Rich
I read this book through one time, and found some ideas in it that really grabbed my attention. However, I found myself disagreeing with the author right and left, and it's highlighting some of my money issues. I would appreciate some discussion/advice on these difficulties.
Today I started again with the plan to read it more slowly, studying, chapter by chapter, and here's what's happening.
The first sentence in the first chapter: Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich.
The author is indeed talking about monetary wealth. "Rich." Not just making ends meet or even middle-class. He is definitely talking about "rich." And immediately I thought, "That's not true."
I read the next couple pages but I kept hearing myself saying, "That's not true."
I thought of these people:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_and_Scott_Nearing
That isn't the life I want for myself to that extreme, but I embraced a lot of those principles, Mother Earth News type of lifestyle, way back in high school, and it is a distinctive clash with the idea of making lots of money.
I am fed up with the constant monetary struggle. But I find myself ensnared by continuous disagreements within myself.  |