Publication: The Times Of India Mumbai; Date: Aug 14, 2007; Section: Your Money; Page: 42
Becoming and staying wealthy is not a matter of earning more, but of keeping what you earn American sprinter Marion Jones is down to her last $2,000, according to The Los Angeles Times. Yes, the same athlete who won five medals, including three gold, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, shone on magazine covers, and signed multi-million dollar endorsement deals. Fast forward to 2007, and she has been declared bankrupt.
We saw something similar in the movie Tara Rum Pum, where actor Saif Ali Khan plays a car racer who travels a similar path from wealth to insolvency. Well, the film had an important message:one should save for a rainy day and plan well for the future. The reason is clear: history shows that any income can be spent.