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Barnum himself spent much of his life in and out of debt. He was a great showman and many of the performances he arranged were extreme financial successes, but
by loudmax 8y ago
Barnum himself spent much of his life in and out of debt. He was a great showman and many of the performances he arranged were extreme financial successes, but he was a profligate spender and he was always one disaster away from going deep into dept.
- nathanvanfleet 8y agoIs this a good reason to go into debt?
- stronglikedan 8y agoStrange inference of yours, but regardless, the answer is "no", and I'm sure Barnum could provide the anecdata were he still able to communicate.
- gridlockd 8y ago"Do as I say, not as I do!"
- dta5003 8y agoMore charitably, perhaps he is relaying advice he learned the hard way.
- zeckalpha 8y agoSounds familiar to my modern ears. I wonder who Barnum would be today?