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Matthew Effect | LEVEL 08



Have you ever heard of the Matthew Effect? What is the Mathew Effect? It is very simple.  Basically, the effect is, if you have, you will have more. If you do not have, you will have less. Sounds obvious, doesn't it. 

In the book of Matthew there is a passage that says: "For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but for those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

You already know that, don't you? If you have money, you invest. If you invest you make more money. If you don't have money and need to buy something expensive, you may finance.  If you finance you pay interest rate. If you pay interest rate you lose money. Rich people pay in cash a can bargain. Poor people pay more for less. 

It also happens in education. If one kid learns how to read, he will read. If he reads, he will learn more. If he learns more, he will be smarter. If he is smarter, he will have better grades. So on and so forth. 

Unfortunately, there isn't much everybody can do about money. But there is a lot we can do about reading. 

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