[skunkworks]

I'm not a huge fan of Rich Dad Poor Dad and the cult of Kiyosaki, but that was the first place I heard about the adage "pay yourself first".

I think a lot about that, not just in financial terms, but emotional as well. If you can't take care of yourself, you won't be able to sustain taking care of other things, no matter whether those other things are businesses, employees, personal bills, or loved ones.

[johnjlocke]

That philosophy is also in The Richest Man in Babylon and every single book written on finances ever. If you can't pay yourself first, you will never save anything.