Less than Adequate - Part 1

Poverty - The state of living on less than $2 a day, according to the World Bank.

Another definition of Poor is

Less Than Adequate

 Considering adequate is a relative term. Is being poor the way the world sees us or the way we see ourselves?


Today on It's all about the Money, we are going to  look at defeating poverty.

For Greed, all nature is too little. ~ Seneca

A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. ~ Proverbs 28:22

 Unless it is obvious to everyone - to make an adequate amount of money, requires money. Also, money ain't what it used to be, in other words - it is always losing value.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. ~ Benjamin Franklin

 The cure for this insanity is contentment. The greedy man lives in the future and constantly looks back at what he does not have. Clearly this is madness! Greed causes blindness to all the feasible opportunities that can make you money!

Being content provides an adequate view on what is going on now and opportunities than can shape your future.

Laziness travels so slowly poverty soon overtakes him. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. ~ Proverbs 10:4

So true it's almost a cliche - a man who does nothing, has nothing. Another way to look at it, if you spend no time doing something, then you can clearly not benefit - because Time is Money!

The cure for this insanity is diligence. Set your mind on what you want to accomplish and do it. The key to success is to keep on doing it if it delivers good results and stays feasible!

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.- Proverbs 20:13

This proverb requires clearer explanation. The moral of the proverb is: Don't keep all your eggs in one basket. What makes a man poor is not that he keeps on doing what he is doing, rather that he stops setting goals and is soon overtaken by others who chase accomplishment.

In order to succeed and grow in the long haul, it is neccesary to expand. Usually it is good to have at least 3 lines in your business in order to survive the waves of the economy.

Idleness leads to boredom, boredom to resentment and resentment to laziness and then to poverty.

The cure for this madness is faith. Consider:

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. ~ Hebrews 11:1

 Stay tuned for more tips & lessons on how to make money! Less than Adequate - Part 2 coming soon!