3041: Sun Tzu’s Art of War Applied to Your Battle Against Debt by Simon Zhen with Financial Samurai

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🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3041: Simon Zhen applies Sun Tzu’s Art of War to the fight for financial independence, offering timeless wisdom on how to aggressively eliminate debt and defend yourself against its return. From avoiding prolonged struggles with interest to maintaining a strong offense, these war tactics provide a blueprint for achieving lasting financial freedom. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.financialsamurai.com/sun-tzus-art-of-war-applied-to-your-battle-against-debt/ Quotes to ponder: "Every battle is won before it is ever fought." "There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns." "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.6	This is Optimal Finance Daily. Sun Su's Art of War applied to your battle against debt by
0:53.3	Simon Zen with Financial Samurai.com.
0:57.8	Quote, every battle is won before it's ever fought, Sun Su. This was the infamous line said by
1:06.7	Gordon Gecko in the popular 1987 film Wall Street.
1:11.8	Derived from Sun Tzu's Art of War, a 24-100-year-old Chinese text on military strategy.
1:19.6	The teachings of this tactical mastermind have proven useful in various aspects of present-day
1:26.2	life besides warfare.
1:28.8	Although Sun Tzu's art of war is studied most religiously by military commanders, political
1:35.0	leaders, and corporate executives, the concepts are scalable to conflicts as minuscule as your
1:42.2	struggle with death. Like in war war where the objective is to overcome the
1:47.3	enemy resistance, it is everyone's goal to conquer their personal debt. Debt is the bad guy. We are the
1:55.7	good guys. The road to financial independence is a righteous path where we'll have multiple encounters with debt,
2:03.7	a merciless obstacle that seeks to consume us.
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