A Dog Called Money｜小狗钱钱

原著作者｜博多·舍费尔

• Kira was an ordinary little girl
• Her family was average and her parents always argued about money
• She wanted a new bike and a trip to America but didn't know how to do it
• Later Kira saved an injured little dog
• She named the dog Money
• To her surprise Money could actually talk
• And Money knew a lot about wealth and money rules
• After Money got well he stayed with Kira every day
• He saw Kira's worries and wanted to help her
• Money asked Kira to write down three biggest wishes
• Kira wrote buy a bike go to America and help parents pay debt
• Then Money taught Kira to make Dream Piggy Banks and a Dream Album
• Looking at them every day reminded her to save for her wishes
• After Kira did this she stopped spending money recklessly
• But a few days later Kira lost her confidence again
• She felt she could never make her wishes come true
• Money gave her a notebook and asked her to keep a Success Diary
• Write three things every day even small ones are okay
• Like I didn't buy snacks today or I saved one dollar today
• Slowly Kira became more and more confident
• One day Kira and Money went for a walk in the country
• They saw a goose laying eggs on a farm
• Money told Kira the story of the Goose and the Golden Egg
• The money you save is the Goose and the interest is the Egg
• Eating the Goose means spending all your money and no more eggs
• Take care of the Goose and you have extra income without working
• Kira understood at once and began to raise her own Goose
• The Goose here is the capital she saved and didn't spend
• But Kira had no income so the bank filled up slowly
• Money guided her to find things she could do to earn money
• Kira helped neighbors walk dogs and helped stores hand out flyers
• She slowly earned money to save for dreams and feed her Goose
• Kira also heard her parents worrying about their debt
• She asked Money for help and Money gave four debt rules
• One do not borrow new money and cancel extra credit cards
• Two pay off the debt with the highest interest first
• Three save money for dreams while paying debt to keep hope
• Four only borrow money to make more money not for buying things
• Her parents followed the rules and the home became happy again
• As days passed Kira's wishes came true one by one
• She bought the bike and saved enough for the trip
• Her Goose grew stronger and kept laying more eggs
• The stronger the Goose the more interest she gained
• Kira also became confident and responsible
• She even shared the money rules with her friends
• Kira finally understood that managing money is not just for being rich
• It is about not being anxious and living happily with family
• The author tells us that financial intelligence has no age limit
• Set goals keep saving and work hard to create value
• With the right wealth mindset you will benefit for a lifetime