"The Richest Man in Babylon"

The book's core principles can be summarized into its 7 Cures for a Lean Purse:

1. Start thy purse to fattening - Save 10 % of your income.

2. Control thy expenditures - Budget effectively so that you may have the coins to pay for expenses and worthwhile desires without spending more than 90% of your earnings.

3. Make thy gold multiply - invest your savings to build a stream of income.

4. Guard thy treasure from loss - Protect yourself from unwise investments and invest only where your money will be safe.

5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment - It is recommended that every person own their own home.

6. Insure a future income - Provide in advance for your needs in old age and the protection of your family.

7. Increase thy ability to earn - Through study, become wiser and more skillful so that you will always be in the forefront of progress.

I recently read a few aphorisms which I found striking about business:

The highest expression of the dharma is through business.
Life is about being happy, wearing good clothes, and being financially successful.

These were on www.americanbuddha.com