# P.T.BARNUM - ART OF MONEY GETTING: Golden Rules for Building Wealth & Achieving Success – P.T. Barnum

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Published: 2026-02-23T03:00:06+00:00
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THE ART OF MONEY GETTING: Golden Rules for Building Wealth and Achieving Success – P.T. Barnum (1880). This Secrets of Success Podcast episode dives into one of the most practical and enduring guides to wealth-building ever written: P.T. Barnum's The Art of Money Getting: or, Golden Rules for Making Money (published in 1880). The legendary showman—famous for his circus empire, American Museum spectacles, and larger-than-life persona—was also a shrewd businessman who amassed (and sometimes lost) fortunes through entertainment, real estate, and savvy investments. Far from flashy get-rich-quick schemes, this concise book distills Barnum's hard-won lessons into 20 straightforward "golden rules" for achieving financial independence and lasting prosperity. Barnum wrote this as a motivational lecture-turned-pamphlet, emphasizing that true success stems from industry, integrity, perseverance, and common sense—not luck, inheritance, or deception. He argues that money-getting is honorable and essential to civilization's progress: commerce funds education, art, science, and philanthropy. In an era of rapid industrialization and opportunity in America, Barnum's advice targeted young people starting out, urging them to avoid common pitfalls like debt, extravagance, and scattered efforts while cultivating habits that compound over time. This episode explores the book's timeless relevance in today's world of side hustles, entrepreneurship, digital economies, and financial independence movements. Barnum's principles prefigure modern ideas in personal finance (e.g., Dave Ramsey's debt avoidance, Warren Buffett's frugality) and mindset coaching (e.g., full commitment, systematic habits). Listeners will discover how these 19th-century rules apply to building businesses, managing money wi…

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