Joe Fier argues you should save money before paying bills, not after. Most people pay everyone else first and hope something's left over. Treat yourself as your top financial priority.
Chapters
Number one. Treat yourself as your number one asset. Pay yourself first. And what I mean by that, when you get money that comes in through the doors. See, I don't even know you, but I know how y' all spend your money. You get the money that comes in, and I don't care how you make it. Active income, passive income. It could be a check in the mail from Grandma for your birthday, Right? You get money that comes in, and then you go and pay everybody else first. The house people, the car people, Bobby, soccer practice, Susie's piano lessons. And you just hope and wait that there's some leftover for you. Stop that. You need to treat yourself as your number one asset.