B.W.'s Book Report: Why Wages Rise

How, pray tell, does a body get a raise in this world? How the hell does a guy making 13 bucks an hour convince his boss that he oughtta make $13.50, or $15, or $20?

In “Why Wages Rise,” F.A. Harper tells you one way that you don’t make more money: By negotiating a higher salary. By talking your Law Makers into raising the minimum wage. By joining a Union. Those things give you inflation, but they don’t give you a raise.

There’s only one way to get a raise, and it has to do with how you make money in the first place.
You make money by creating something of value and selling it. That’s all there is to it. Really.

So how do you get a raise? You create more. Either you create something of greater quality, or you create somethings in greater quantity.

That’s all there is to it. Really.

Don’t take my word for it. Mr. Harper explains it better than I could. Here’s a link to the book.