Eight Rules Revisited #3: Build a savings engine that runs on autopilot

Eight Rules Revisited #3: Build a savings engine that runs on autopilot

July 1, 2026 · 18 min

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The episode discusses the importance of spending less than you earn and investing the difference, while comparing the original rule with updated insights from Wealth By Design.

Pre-order Wealth By Design Here Episode three of Eight Rules Revisited continues the Thursday series comparing the eight golden rules from Investopoly with the updated versions in Wealth by Design, released 28 July. Rule 3 — spend less than you earn and invest the difference- is one of the most straightforward principles in personal finance. It is also one of the most reliably ignored. The rule itself hasn't changed since Investopoly. What has changed is how Stuart frames the implementation, ...

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