1793: Sun Tzu’s Art of War Applied to Your Battle Against Debt by Simon Zhen with Financial Samurai on Money Matters

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🗓️ 5 February 2022

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Simon Zhen of Financial Samurai helps you apply Sun Tzu's teachings about war to your battle against money Episode 1793: Sun Tzu’s Art of War Applied to Your Battle Against Debt by Simon Zhen with Financial Samurai on Money Matters Sam Dogen's net worth took a beating in 2009 as the world was falling apart. He thought it would be a good idea to start a personal finance site to help himself and others make sense of chaos. After all, he had spent 10 years working in the finance industry, got his MBA from Cal, invested and saved aggressively, and still got financially rocked! Since then, more than 20 million visitors have stopped by FinancialSamurai.com. The original post is located here: https://www.financialsamurai.com/sun-tzus-art-of-war-applied-to-your-battle-against-debt/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 1793.
0:04.4	Sun Su's Art of War applied to your battle against death by Simon Zen with financialsamurai.com.
0:12.5	And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.
0:17.1	Today, I have a post from a guest author on Financial Samurai.
0:21.3	So let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life.
0:24.8	Sun Su's Art of War applied to your battle against death by Simon Zen with financialsamurai.com.
0:38.4	Quote, every battle is one before it's ever fought. Sun Su.
0:44.9	This was the infamous line said by Gordon Gecko in the popular 1987 film Wall Street.
0:52.2	Derived from Sun Su's Art of War, a 2400 year old Chinese text on military strategy.
1:00.1	The teachings of this tactical mastermind have proven useful in various aspects of present day life
1:07.2	besides warfare. Although Sun Su's Art of War is studied most religiously by military
1:14.2	commanders, political leaders, and corporate executives, the concepts are scalable to
1:20.4	conflicts as miniscule as you struggle with death. Like in war where the objective is to overcome
1:27.6	the enemy resistance, it is everyone's goal to conquer their personal death.
1:33.5	Dead is the bad guy. We are the good guys. The road to financial independence is a righteous path
1:41.3	where we'll have multiple encounters with death, a merciless obstacle that seeks to consume us.
1:48.3	Luckily, an old man from many many years ago jotted down some powerful advice that might serve
1:54.8	the purpose of securing a victory against death. Universal debt teachings from the Art of War.
2:02.8	Dead is, without a doubt, a dangerous adversary. A vast majority of the American population
2:09.9	acknowledges the risks of carrying death, yet we peacefully welcome it into our lives.
2:16.6	The failure to understand the depth of the matter is a major reason that so many of us become
2:23.2	victims of death. We must remain cognizant of the responsibilities of death.
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