April is Financial Literacy Month and I started the month talking about defining financial literacy and how to begin. Then I started to talk about the money rules. There are nine rules to the game of money that I describe in my book, Money Smart. They are absolutely critical to your success with money and its role in your life as you work to create financial freedom. Follow them and you will quickly see a positive change when it comes to money. Break them often enough and you will almost certainly insure that money ends up subtracting from your happiness rather than adding to it. So here is the second of three of the nine Rules of Money that I am sharing:
Money Rule: Be Disciplined
Discipline simply means being committed to doing what you need to do to get the things you said you wanted. To be successful with money and to be successful in life, you need to be disciplined. If you are not, you are unlikely to achieve anything like the life you wish. With a positive attitude and good discipline, your chances for success with money and in life are very good. You will find that this money rule will have an especially large impact on your chances for success. In Money Smart, I discuss strategies for boosting discipline, because it is a challenge for everyone.
I provide nine Money Rules in Money Smart; and three great money rules here to get you going on your road to success with money. The Rules are a road map to success, follow them and find your way to financial freedom. Financial Literacy Month is a great time to start.