The frugal approach to growing wealth focuses on what you spend.

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But what I learned from you here in Iowa in 2008 is other folks may outspend me, folks may write me off, but when you've got ordinary folks pulling together, cutting through the nonsense and focuses on what's important -- when you guys get involved -- you can't be stopped.

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And when they thinking about their legacy, it really focuses the mind on what it is that you most want to accomplish and be remembered for.

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