The Cashflow Quadrant shows where our cash comes from. The left side (E and S) is for people who receives a paycheck for work they do. If you don't work, you don't get paid. On this side, you are selling your own time and effort. The more successful you become, the harder you will work …
The Luckiest Man in Babylon
Sharru Nada was returning from Damascus. With him was Hadan Gula, the grandson of his old friend Arad Gula who passed away. Sharru wanted to help Hadan build a future for himself, but it was easier said than done. Hadan believed that hard work was for slaves and that building a fortune requires some special …
The Clay Tablets of Babylon
Thousands of years after the destruction of Babylon, five tables where found in the ruins. These tables were written by Dabasir and it laid out his plan to pay of his debts and start accumulating wealth. Tablet I The first tablet was written shortly after Dabasir returned from Slavery in Syria. On the tabled he …
The Camel Trader of Babylon
Tarkad hardly had anything to eat for two days. He was walking back and forth in front of the diner hoping to see someone he knows who would be willing to lend him some money. Unfortunately he found himself face to face with Dabasir. Dabasir puts in special effort to make Tarkad feel uncomfortable about …
The Walls of Babylon
The main armies of Babylon was with the king on an expedition against the Elamites. No one anticipated an attack against the city in their absence. The mighty armies of the Assyrians came from the North. The valiant defenders battled to hold the walls. The survival of the city and hundreds of thousands of citizens …
The Gold Lender of Babylon
Rodan the spear maker did some work for the king and the king paid him fifty pieces of gold. Never before did he have so much money. He would like to keep his gold, but his sister wanted him to use the gold to help her husband start a business. Rodan decided to ask Marthon …
The five laws of gold
It was tradition in Babylon that a son would live with his rich parents so that he can inherit. Arkad did things differently. He wanted his son to inherit, but his son first had to prove himself wise enough to handle so much wealth. He gave his son Nomasir a bag of gold and three …
The Goddess of good luck
In Ancient Babylon there was a Temple of learning where the wisdom of the past was taught by voluntary teachers and where all men met as equals to discuss subjects of interest. One day a cloth weaver told everyone that he found a purse with money. He wanted to know if there is a way …
Seven cures for a lean purse
After many years of great prosperity while the king built the irrigation system and temples, came a time when the work was done and the laborers had nothing left to do. thus, businesses could not sell their products because people did not have enough gold to buy food. So, the king wanted to know how …
The man who desired gold
Bansir was a hardworking chariot builder who barely scraped by. One day his best friend Kobbi came by to borrow some money. He found Bansir staring into the distance, truly discouraged. Bansir was trying to figure out why they are so poor even though they lived in the richest city in the world, build the …
Making it Work 