Spend 25% Less Than You Make– When your material needs meet or exceed your income, you're sabotaging your ability to really make it big. Don't shackle yourself with golden handcuffs (a fancy car or an expensive apartment). Be willing and able to take 20% less in the short term, if it could mean 200% more earning potential. You're nothing more than penny wise and pound-foolish if you pass up an amazing new career opportunity to keep an extra little bit of income. No matter how much money you make, spend 25% less to support your life. It's a guaranteed formula to be less stressed and to always have the flexibility to pursue your dreams.
花的比掙的少25%——當你的物質需求達到或超過你的收入時,你實際上是在破壞你真正實現成功的能力。不要給自己套上一副金手銬(購買一輛豪車或一套昂貴的公寓)。在短期內愿意并且能夠減少20%的花費,有可能讓你未來的收入增加200%。如果你為了保持額外多那么一點點的收入而錯過了一個極好的工作機會,那么你就跟那些“撿了芝麻,丟了西瓜”的人沒有多大區別。無論你現在掙多少錢,請減少25%的開銷。這樣做的話,你的壓力將大大減少,而且會始終具備追尋夢想的靈活性。
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