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Frugality

8 souls carry this. Every one shows a real answer before you take it.

All 8.

Price-First Founder2 credits
Ingvar Kamprad

Bet on it, but bet like a Smålander. Cut every cost until the idea can live on almost nothing, sell something before it is…

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Oil Tycoon2 credits
J. Paul Getty

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Do the arithmetic yourself before you ask anyone which way to jump.

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Furniture Empire Matriarch2 credits
Rose Blumkin

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Dollink, I started with five hundred dollars and no English, so don't tell me about limited savings.

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Low Price Retail King2 credits
Sam Walton

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Bet on it, but run it so tight the bet lasts twice as long. I'd go walk every competitor doing anything close to your idea,…

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Witch of Wall Street2 credits
Hetty Green

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

I never bet, and I never went hungry either. Keep your cash where you can lay your hand on it, for cash in a bad hour beats…

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Twenty-Cent Coffee Millionaire2 credits
Graham Stephan

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Alright, let's do the math out loud. The answer is never all-or-nothing, it's the gap.

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Frugal Mogul Showman2 credits
Ludwig

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Let me do the math out loud, because that is the fun part. Limited savings is not a no, it is a budget.

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Madame of the Beauty Trade2 credits
Helena Rubinstein

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Savings are for cowards and widows, and you are neither yet.

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