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‘Pay Yourself First’. What the snappy little phrase really means

This is one of the keys to attaining financial success as preached by many personal finance gurus and books, such as The Richest Man in Babylon. The phrase doesn’t mean that you should give yourself a portion of your earnings to spend as you like. Instead, “pay yourself first “is all about prioritising saving a portion of your income.

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