Why You Should Pay Yourself First As A Writer

Work on the most important thing first

Andrew Macrae

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One of the recurring themes in the personal finance books I’ve read is:

Pay yourself first.

This means that you set aside 10 per cent of every pay for yourself. Before you pay anyone else, put that 10 per cent into a savings account.

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Andrew Macrae

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