Rise Of The Financial Ruler. Mr Paul See
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Название: Rise Of The Financial Ruler
Автор: Mr Paul See
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Учебная литература
isbn: 9789811124938
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Being the most inquisitive of the 12 sons and always hungry for more knowledge, Benjamin imagined himself as an investigator trying to find ways to piece together information as to what lies within the chest.
He would also sneakily creep into Jacob’s room at night and exploit all opportunities to be around Jacob. Sometimes pretending to play with his toy or desiring his father’s company in order to try and steal a glimpse of the chest’s contents, even if it were just a split second.
Reuben, on the other hand, would prefer spending time thinking about the next big idea that would generate immense riches as compared to an obscure old chest. “It may just be all dust and mites! Furthermore, how much knowledge and wealth can that puny little chest possibly hold?
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I wouldn’t want it even if father gave it to me. Anyway, I don’t have the time to bother about what’s inside, I’m too busy preparing for our next harvest”, he often thought.
Reuben and Benjamin were the two of the twelve sons who had good business minds; they were always the ones who volunteered to go down to the market to sell their harvest. Reuben was especially good at speaking to customers. He was very well-liked by the housewives because he remembered each of the regular customers by name, and often chatted them up, giving them “extra discounts” even though their prices were the same as those of the other vendors’.
Benjamin, on the other hand, was good with handling money and observing the happenings in the market. He was also a very rational thinker. Sometimes when they head home with their sales, he would be seen excitedly telling everyone else what he had found.
“There are too many carrots in the market today”, he would exclaim, “people will stop growing them and by the time there is a shortage, the carrots we planted would be ready for harvest, and they could be sold for a good price!”
These circumstances provided Reuben and Benjamin with many practical experiences and trained them to become good businessmen, which later helped them to become very successful in their careers.
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In addition, as the government was stabilizing, the rulers were getting more active in campaigns that involve inviting wise men from all over the world to impart their wisdom in the hope that the citizens will grow wealthy and prosperous. Their quotes and tips were often seen broadcasted at the marketplace notice boards, giving useful tips for everyone who was interested. Reuben, just like everyone else, was enlightened every time he looked at those notices, but over time, he would forget those precious messages. Benjamin, on the other hand, took it upon himself to take a step further by starting a journal. In it, he took down the essence of the notices.
A quote from the Wisest Man in Babylon, for instance, read:
Always make it an effort to save up to one tenth of what you earn
“This will form the financial freedom fund, a part of the safety net for the slaves who aspire to buy back their own freedom,” Benjamin would recite to remind himself.
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Good Years, Year 1
Good Years
Year 1
One day, when Reuben and Benjamin had both grown into young adults, the Pharaoh of Egypt had a dream: seven fat and attractive cows were grazing along the Nile, but then seven other ugly, scrawny cows came over and ate them up.
In his dreams, he also saw seven heads of grain, fully-grown and beautiful, growing on a single stalk. Then, another seven heads of grain grew; they were thin and withered, and were scorched by the East wind. These seven heads swallowed up the seven good heads. It was then that he woke up.
He immediately summoned his most trusted advisor and told him about the bizarre dream.
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Good Years, Year 1
With the Pharaoh’s vivid descriptions, the advisor interpreted the dream as a sign predicting 7 years of good fortune for Egypt, followed by 7 years of poor harvest. They warned everyone that should they fail to prepare and save up for the bad years, they would surely face the rough in the famine.
When this announcement was made, a huge commotion spread throughout the population for days on end. Some panicked, worrying about how they were going to tide over the whole 7 years of poor harvest. The others rejoiced, knowing that their business will see growth in the next 7 years. Benjamin took this in and thoroughly reflected about what it meant to him: he would have to resist the temptation to splurge during the 7 good years in preparation for the next 7 years.
While all this was happening, the family business had become self-sustaining. Being the most ambitious child who thinks he is superior compared to his other brothers, Reuben harboured big dreams of expanding the family business into a massive empire and wanted to sell the crops they harvested to nearby countries. He was not contented with simply growing crops on a small field year after year.
Jacob, his father, however preferred to continue operating on the same scale as he believed in building businesses deeply rather than expand for the sake of it. Due to his respect and love for his father, Reuben was prompted to seek a job elsewhere away from the household where he was selected as the new supervisor of the largest chariot company in town, Camel Travel.
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Good Years, Year 1
Benjamin, on the other hand, was employed as a store manager, but of a smaller, government-owned company, Big Wheat Enterprise.
With these jobs, Reuben earned a very impressive salary of 3000 shekels of silver each month, and Benjamin earned a decent salary of 1800 shekels of silver.
Now, the big difference is that Benjamin led a common life, and stuck to the teachings of the wise men. Saving a minimum of one-tenth part of his income was one of the rules that he always abided to in life. On the other hand, Reuben continued with his “boss” mentality, and lived extravagantly like one, seemingly just to flaunt to others that he was doing well. Reuben’s motto in life was “so long as I spend less than what I earn, I will do well.” Benjamin had much to say about this, but he was just the little brother, and knowing Reuben’s ego, he knew that Reuben would not listen to him.
By that time, Reuben was already into his thirties, and was starting to worry about finding a wife. In order to attract the maidens of Egypt, he decided to buy the latest chariot, the Camey A4 upon receiving his first pay check. Although it had a high monthly instalment of 900 shekels of silver, it was “affordable” by Reuben’s motto as it was lesser than his income.
“It is essential for my lifelong happiness”, he thought to himself, “Moreover, I’m a supervisor at Camel Travel, it’s only fitting for me to drive the latest Camey A4!”
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