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The Art of Money Getting Or The Golden Rule For Making Money - P.T. Barnum - First published in 1880 - 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. 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. We are all, no doubt, born for a wise purpose. There is as much diversity in our brains as in our countenances. Some are born natural mechanics, while some have great aversion to machinery.

P. T. Barnum, the incomparable American actor of the nineteenth century, composed this short book about creation and keeping cash. He surely had beneficial encounters that qualify him for the subject- - he began a little paper in his twenties, purchased and changed a gallery into a showplace for interests, manufactured a carnival domain that gave exhibitions in America and Europe, advanced a performing voyage through an artist, fell into obligation during the 1850s and hauled himself out by address visits, was a city hall leader, and established a clinic. Passages: "The individuals who truly want to achieve an autonomy, have just to set their psyches upon it, and embrace the correct methods, as they do with respect to whatever other item which they wish to achieve, and the thing is handily done. Be that as it may, anyway simple it might be found to bring in cash, I have no uncertainty a considerable lot of my listeners will concur it is the most troublesome thing on the planet to keep it. ... Genuine economy comprises in continually causing the salary to surpass the out-go." "Except if a man enters upon the livelihood proposed for him commonly, and most appropriate to his impossible to miss virtuoso, he will fail. I am happy to accept that most of people do locate their correct occupation.

P. T. Barnum, the great American showman of the 19th century, wrote this short book about making and keeping money. He certainly had life experiences that qualify him for the subject--he started a small newspaper in his twenties, bought and transformed a museum into a showplace for curiosities, built a circus empire that gave performances in America and Europe, promoted a performing tour of a singer, fell into debt in the 1850s and pulled himself out by lecture tours, was a mayor, and founded a hospital. Excerpts: "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. ... True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go." "Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed. I am glad to believe that the majority of persons do find their right vocation. Yet we see many who have mistaken their calling..." His advice is indicated by the chapter titles: 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, "DON'T READ THE OTHER SIDE", BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, BE CHARITABLE, DON'T BLAB, PRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITY.