One of my favorite writers of all times is Napoleon Hill.  In addition to Think and Grow Rich, he wrote many motivational books.  He was the Tony Robbins of his day and quite possibly the motivational champion of all times.  One of his greatest gems, is a book called, The Laws of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete Original Lesson Plan for Achieving Your Dreams. It was written in 1928, and his personalized stories and allegorical concepts still hit home today.

I've read this book many times, and always take in a new curio of wisdom.  Hill hung out with the titans of industry, Henry Ford, Edison, Rockefeller, Wrigley and many more.  He studied their leadership styles and habits.  Hill concluded the most important habit these geniuses possessed was the habit of saving money.

The Laws of Success was written in 1928, and the excesses and the frivolous spending of roaring 20s were no different from today.  However, every one of the aforementioned titans knew the importance of savings.  To them, savings was not a sacrifice, but a strategic decision.

So many great quotes jump out of the pages of this book: 

• "Debt is a merciless master, a fatal enemy of the savings habit." 
• "The greatest thing in life is freedom, and there can be no freedom without a reasonable degree of financial independence."

Add a copy of The Laws of Success to your library.  You will not be disappointed.  I'll leave you with one final piece of Napoleon Hill's sage wisdom: "a person on a Ford income has no business purchasing a Studebaker car".