Simplicity: John Wesley on Earning, Saving, Giving

John Wesley (d. 1791) preached his famous sermon "The Use of Money" with three rules: "Gain all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can." Wesley practiced what he preached: as his income grew from book sales and speaking, he kept his personal expenses constant and gave away everything else. In his later years, he lived on 28 pounds a year while giving away thousands.…