Saving Money Can Be a Problem

A few days ago, while reading an article in Time about how to lower stress, I was reminded of the words ofwisdom that a very successful friend of mine once shared with me.  He explained that in the past, when things got tough in one of his businesses, he focused on slashing overhead to the bone. Nothing was too small to escape his attention — terminating the delivery of bottled water, handing down an edict to his staff to use fewer paperclips, buying lower-quality copying paper, hiring a less-expensive janitorial service … and so on. The result?  Every time he declared war expenses, … Continue reading Saving Money Can Be a Problem