King Solomon

King Solomon was one of the richest men who ever lived, and he wrote a lot about money. It’s in the Bible, in the book of Proverbs. Solomon actually addresses a lot of topics, but money is right up there. Some of his advice:

1. Don’t co-sign a loan. (He says this repeatedly!)

2. Hard work and money go together. That doesn’t mean that all rich people work hard or that everyone who works hard will get ahead. But he noted a correlation. You just improve your odds of having money if you’re willing to put in the work.

3. It’s more important to seek wisdom than money. He didn’t say to ignore money, but his writings imply that if you seek wisdom, you will be able to get money.

 Pretty relevant stuff. So many people pursue money without really understanding how it works.