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The Art of Money Getting
P. T. Barnum

The Art of Money Getting

P. T. Barnum
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P. T. Barnum's golden rules for making money and keeping it: pick the right work, dodge debt, advertise like mad, and never blab.

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Introduction

Don't Mistake Your Vocation

Select the Right Location

Avoid Debt

Persevere

Whatever You Do, Do It With All Your Might

Use the Best Tools

Don't Get Above Your Business

Learn Something Useful

Let Hope Predominate, But Be Not Too Visionary

Do Not Scatter Your Powers

Be Systematic

Read the Newspapers

Don't Indorse Without Security

Advertise Your Business

Be Polite and Kind To Your Customers

Be Charitable

Don't Blab

Preserve Your Integrity

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