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In this classic, P.T. Barnum shares his knowledge of business and teaches how to be successful in making money. It is an excellent motivational book which contains “golden rules” for making money. The volume includes topics such as: Don't Mistake Your Vocation - Select the Right Location - Avoid Debt - Persevere - Use the Best Tools - Let Hope Predominate, But Be Not Too Visionary - Do Not Scatter Your Powers - Advertise Your Business - Be Polite and Kind to Your Customers - Be Charitable - Don't Blab - Preserve Your Integrity.

ut however easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my readers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. ... True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go." P. T. Barnum provides 20 rules for the development of character and for personal success. The advice from P. T. Barnum is simple and ageless. You will find it amazing how more than a century later this book can be both relevant and well written.The book is filled with common sense and wisdom the modern world seems to have forgotten. DON'T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION, SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION, AVOID DEBT, PERSEVERE, WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT, USE THE BEST TOOLS, DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS, LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL, LET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARY, DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS, BE SYSTEMATIC, READ THE NEWSPAPERS, BEWARE OF "OUTSIDE OPERATIONS", DON'T INDORSE WITHOUT SECURITY, ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS,

"The art of getting money" is the classic guide to achieve economic independence. Published in 1880 by P. T. Barnum, the archetypical American culture showman, the work synthesizes the wisdom accumulated by its author for more than fifty years of business ventures. In its pages filled with realism and good sense, but with great humor and candor, Barnum reveals the timeless principles that will help us achieve economic success and professional fulfillment.

Art of Money Getting: Sure and proven ways of becoming wealthy The 21 must know / must use commandments for personal and business financial success. by P. T. Barnum, Barnum, Phineas T. Barnum The full, complete, unabridged text. The well known and very successful showman explains his principles of wealth. A simple, straightforward, and proven system tha anyone can use to become financialy successful. Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. The road to wealth is as plain as the road to the store. It is, no doubt, often true, as Shakespeare says: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." Use the Art of Money Getting: Sure and proven ways of becoming wealthy to bring you to a high tide. If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize. Remember the proverb of Solomon: "He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich." Opportunity, is staring you in the face - are you going to take it ? CONTENTS OF Art of Money Getting: Sure and proven ways of becoming wealthy The 21 must know / must use commandments for personal and business financial success. DON'T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION AVOID DEBT PERSEVERE WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT DEPEND UPON YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXERTIONS USE THE BEST TOOLS DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL LET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARY DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS BE SYSTEMATIC READ THE NEWSPAPERS BEWARE OF "OUTSIDE OPERATIONS" DON'T ENDORSE WITHOUT SECURITY ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS "DON'T READ THE OTHER SIDE" BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERS BE CHARITABLE DON'T BLAB PRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITY

Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum is best known for forming the circus that came to be known as The Greatest Show on Earth. A brash, larger-than-life entrepreneur, he transformed the nature of commercial entertainment in the nineteenth century, from his private museum of curiosities to his big-top extravaganzas. Towards the end of his illustrious career, the renowned showman shared the secrets to his success in The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money. As relevant today as it was upon its publication, this guide to prosperity offers practical advice rather than get-rich-quick schemes. Barnum asserts that there are no shortcuts to affluence; instead, he stresses the importance of virtue as a foundation for wealth. His suggestions for the development of character and for cultivating habits that will insure financial security range from choosing the right vocation and avoiding debt to preserving integrity and maintaining courtesy. This book of timeless counsel from a legendary impresario will prove a helpful companion to readers wishing to make the most of their talents and opportunities.

Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. But however easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my hearers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. The road to wealth is, as Dr. Franklin truly says, "as plain as the road to the mill." It consists simply in expending less than we earn; that seems to be a very simple problem. Mr. Micawber, one of those happy creations of the genial Dickens, puts the case in a strong light when he says that to have annual income of twenty pounds per annum, and spend twenty pounds and sixpence, is to be the most miserable of men; whereas, to have an income of only twenty pounds, and spend but nineteen pounds and sixpence is to be the happiest of mortals. Many of my readers may say, "we understand this: this is economy, and we know economy is wealth; we know we can't eat our cake and keep it also." Yet I beg to say that perhaps more cases of failure arise from mistakes on this point than almost any other. The fact is, many people think they understand economy when they really do not.

Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. But however easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my hearers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. The road to wealth is, as Dr. Franklin truly says, "as plain as the road to the mill." It consists simply in expending less than we earn; that seems to be a very simple problem. Mr. Micawber, one of those happy creations of the genial Dickens, puts the case in a strong light when he says that to have annual income of twenty pounds per annum, and spend twenty pounds and sixpence, is to be the most miserable of men; whereas, to have an income of only twenty pounds, and spend but nineteen pounds and sixpence is to be the happiest of mortals. Many of my readers may say, "we understand this: this is economy, and we know economy is wealth; we know we can't eat our cake and keep it also." Yet I beg to say that perhaps more cases of failure arise from mistakes on this point than almost any other. The fact is, many people think they understand economy when they really do not.

The Art of Money Getting or Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T. Barnum.In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment.CONTENTS DON'T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATIONSELECT THE RIGHT LOCATIONAVOID DEBTPERSEVEREWHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHTUSE THE BEST TOOLSDON'T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESSLEARN SOMETHING USEFULLET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARYDO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERSBE SYSTEMATICREAD THE NEWSPAPERSBEWARE OF "OUTSIDE OPERATIONS"DON'T INDORSE WITHOUT SECURITYADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS"DON'T READ THE OTHER SIDE"BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERSBE CHARITABLEDON'T BLABPRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITYThose who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. But however easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my hearers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. The road to wealth is, as Dr. Franklin truly says, "as plain as the road to the mill." It consists simply in expending less than we earn; that seems to be a very simple problem. Mr. Micawber, one of those happy creations of the genial Dickens, puts the case in a strong light when he says that to have annual income of twenty pounds per annum, and spend twenty pounds and sixpence, is to be the most miserable of men; whereas, to have an income of only twenty pounds, and spend but nineteen pounds and sixpence is to be the happiest of mortals. Many of my readers may say, "we understand this: this is economy, and we know economy is wealth; we know we can't eat our cake and keep it also." Yet I beg to say that perhaps more cases of failure arise from mistakes on this point than almost any other. The fact is, many people think they understand economy when they really do not.

P.T. Barnum was an astute businessman and one of his principles for success was to treat each customer with respect and give him his money's worth. In this "mini-book", he gives practical rules that allowed him to stay out of debt and to acquire wealth. The "rules" are illustrated by homespun stories. While some of these of this may seem like common sense, it is the kind of common sense that Wall Street, the government and many ordinary people seem to have forgetten about in recent years. This is a small book but one that could have large consequences for your financial future.