Cash Flow
The key to cash flow is to make sure you have cash left over at the end of the month after you’ve paid all your bills — this is known as “positive” cash flow. The only entity that can legally operate with a “negative” cash flow month in and month out for years on end — and indefinitely spend more money than it makes on a regular basis — is the United States government. However, if you ran your household like the government, you would end up in jail.
— Brian T. Jones, Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation
