The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31
HOW TO GET rich.
No New Method Has as Yet Been De.
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Most men desire wealth. The pop
ular idea of happiness is associated
with pot of money. He is a bene-
factor of his race, therefore who can
show his fellows how to get rich.
Generally speaking, a man does not
go to bed very poor and wake up in
the morning very rich, although a
few cases Of this kind have happen
ed. How, then, shall a man get rich?
There are various ways. A sharp
err who advertised the vending of an
infallible recipe fer obtaining riches
upon the payment of a paltry dollar
, used to send the following formula,
viz: Work like the devil and never
spend cent?" This scheme is not
consistent with modern ideals.
The race track continues crowded
with those in whose hearts there lin
gers the fond hope that a lucky bet
will tempt the goddess of fortune to
outpour her cornucopia. Time after
time, however, she sustains her old
reputation as tickle jade, and Stats
tics show but few lucky strikes at the
race track. Defalcations have begun
at the betting ring, and personal
losses that could be i'll afforded have
been suffered because of the vain
hope of getting rich by devotion to
the turf
Lottery tickets, policy playing, and
other forms Of gambling, we'll called
games Of chance, but where the
chance is all against the player who
would have wealth, are ether oft
tried methods to get rich quick.
If a man could 60 into Wall street
and buy stocks or bonds at so and
presently sell at $50 he would not
require to continue such process
long before he would be rich. Every
man finds, sooner or later, that
wealth has it's price, and to buy even
it the price must be fully paid. Self
denial is one of the pl fees of wealth.
He that would be rich must save his
money, not waste it. The rich man
is conservative. A young man who
says to himself at the beginning Of
his career, Il will be rich', must
start out by spending less than he
receives. When his companions
squander, he must refrain from
blowing his money in," according
to the modern varnacular. He must
learn to finance himself and to keep
in touch with income and outgo. |
He must keep account of his money.
A small cash book will easily answer
at first, but careful study Of this
book and an analysis of it will teach |
him, as nothing else will, where his
money goes and how to regulate his
tides of expenses.
The weak young man who refuses
the amputation of an expense that
is unnecessary turns voluntarily
from the road to wealth into the side
track of self-indulgence and bids
farewell to the goal toward which
ne started with unwilling feet.
saving by plant is, then, the first
step toward wealth. To this first
step there must be adherence. in
season and out of season, summer
md winter, day and night. The |,
price Of wealth is high, and some
men decline to pay the price when
hey realize what it really is. To
he rigid keeping of personal &C
counts much must be added. An Z
we, with the keenness of a search 7
light, must be trained to look out
or investments that shall first be
afe and, second, profitable. Step
~ step wealth comes, on the aver S
.ge, when the man seeking it goes t
'ersistently about massing it prop :
rly.
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