she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much bFrugal living and building wealth go hand in hand. Saving small amounts really adds up to build your wealth.

There are three things that my grandma always told me:
1) Always treat others as you would want to be treated
2) Live your life the best way you can
3) For every dollar you earn save half of it

I am sure you have all heard both numbers one and two but you more than likely smiled chuckled or let a hoot when you read number 3. When I first heard her say it I was 16 years old and had just gotten my first paycheck, I called my grandma and was so excited that I had made that much money. And she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much be

ways told me:
1) Always treat others as you would want to be treated
2) Live your life the best way you can
3) For every dollar you earn save half of it

I am sure you have all heard both numbers one and two but you more than likely smiled chuckled or let a hoot when you read number 3. When I first heard her say it I was 16 years old and had just gotten my first paycheck, I called my grandma and was so excited that I had made that much money. And she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much b

half of it

I am sure you have all heard both numbers one and two but you more than likely smiled chuckled or let a hoot when you read number 3. When I first heard her say it I was 16 years old and had just gotten my first paycheck, I called my grandma and was so excited that I had made that much money. And she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much b

first heard her say it I was 16 years old and had just gotten my first paycheck, I called my grandma and was so excited that I had made that much money. And she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much b she said SAVE HALF of it. At the age of 16 I of course thought she was crazy! Later in life I wished I had heard her more clearly. I now imagine how much better off I would be if I had really saved half of my pay every payday...I often think of what that money could have done for me over time.

So fast forward to today. Married 3 kids later, staying home with them not having a job. Money is very tight! Most months it's battle to get everything paid. So how does a person build wealth when you are living paycheck to paycheck? You save. Just like you would have before you had kids and responsibilities. Even if you save ONE dollar a day at the end of the year you would have $365.00 to invest. When you invest that money it WILL grow over time. And then the following year