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Poverty Sucks

Last post I told you that there is nothing spiritual about poverty.  There are millions of mind viruses circulating around the planet implying that it is somehow noble or virtuous to be poor.  If you have such a belief even remotely on the fringes of your consciousness, you need to eviscerate it immediately.  Let’s be completely certain about this… 
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The Sin of Poverty

“Poverty is a sin.”  Charles Fillmore shocked the religious community when he made that statement decades ago.  And people are still shocked, or sometimes even angry, when I affirm this still today.  I think these reactions happen because people don’t understand the actual meaning of the word sin.  So let’s explore that a little…
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Working Hard to Stay Broke

If you live in the first world, you have to work really hard to remain poor.  (Which often infuriates people when I say that.)
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Self-Imposed Poverty

The title above references self-imposed poverty, but it could also read self-imposed sickness, failure, or misery. Because preventing yourself from becoming wealthy, healthy, successful, or happy all arise from the same root cause.
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The Best Way to Save the World

And what I have learned is this. When I was broke, I couldn’t help many people, because I usually couldn’t even help myself.
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Poverty Doesn’t Buy Happiness

And can we please lose the 'poverty is virtuous' bullshit? Poverty causes people to lie, cheat, steal and even kill. There is nothing spiritual about it.