Guys...You seem to create the impression that there is to be a semblance of economic exploitation intended in this piece, as evidenced by your responses. How about treating the article as a learning tool or an instrument of caution for those of us who have not disciplined ourselves to the art of financial management? Certainly, it will serve a purpose; don't you agree? > -----Original Message----- > From: conduit [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 8:42 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: THE DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT > > Every action has a reaction. If I am "getting over"; then, someone else > is "getting under". > > At 08:19 PM 3/19/00 -0800, Godwin Anthony Amegashie wrote: > > > That sounds like the "Capitalist Manifesto", the answer to Marx's > Communist manifesto. > > "E. Aggo Akyea" wrote: > > > In order to attain a measure of success, power and wealth, I > shall uphold the principles of saving and investing as well as controlled > spending and disciplined consumerism. I vow to fully participate in the > capital markets and make a solid commitment to a program of wealth > accumulation. Determination and consistency will serve as my guides, and I > shall not allow external or internal forces to keep me from reaching my > goals. By adjusting my course and embracing a new mandate that stresses > planning, education and fortitude, I lay a strong, unbreakable foundation > for the preservation and enrichment of my family, children and children's > children. From this day forward, I declare my vigilant and life-long > commitment to financial empowerment. I pledge the following: 1. To save > and invest 10% to 15% of my after-tax income. 2. To measure my personal > wealth by net worth (all that I own, less all that I owe), not income. 3. > To be a disciplined and knowledgeable consumer. 4. To be a proactive and > informed investor. 5. To engage in sound budget, credit and tax management > practices. 6. To teach business and financial principles to my children. > 7. To use a portion or my personal wealth to strengthen my community. 8. > To support the creation and growth of profitable, competitive black-owned > enterprises. 9. To maximize the earning power through a commitment to > career development, technological literacy and professional excellence. > 10. To ensure that my wealth is passed on to future generations. > Copyright: Black Enterprise Magazine - www.blackenterprise.com > <http://www.blackenterprise.com> - April 2000 > > > > ======================================================== > N. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, visit: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/aam.html AAM Website: http://www.danenet.wicip.org/aam ----------------------------------------------------------------------------