First Cure: Start thy purse to fattening.
“But when I began to take out from my purse but nine parts of the ten I put in,” Arkad said, “it began to fatten. So will thine.”
Second Cure: Control thy expenditures.
“That what each of us calls our ‘necessary expenses’ will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary,” Arkad stated. “Confuse not the necessary expenses with thy desires.”
Third Cure: Make thy gold multiply.
“A man’s wealth is not in the coins he carries in his purse; it is the income he buildeth. That is what thou desireth: an income that continueth to come whether thou work or travel.”
Fourth Cure: Guard thy treasures from loss.
“The first sound principle of investment is security for thy principal. The penalty of risk is probable loss. Study carefully, before parting with thy treasure, each assurance that it may be safely reclaimed. Be not misled by thine own desires to make wealth rapidly.”
Fifth Cure: Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment.
“Thus come many blessings to the man who owneth his own house. And greatly will it reduce his cost of living, making available more of his earnings for pleasures and the gratification of his desires.”
Sixth Cure: Insure a future income.
“No man can afford not to insure a treasure for his old age and the protection of his family, no matter how prosperous his business and investments may be.”
Seventh Cure: Increase thy ability to earn.
“The more of wisdom we know, the more we may earn. The man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded. Cultivate thy own powers, study and become wiser, become more skillful, and act as to respect thyself.”
