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Summary: Timeless if sometimes tedious
Review: An excellent precursor to "The millionaire next door", Clason uses of parables set in ancient Babylon to illustrate methods for accumulating wealth. Start with "pay yourself first", which means saving should precede consumtion. Might be better for a younger audience, with its Arabian Nights feel. For a modern, empirical explanation of the wealth-building process, see "Millionaire".
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Summary: Simple and Effective
Review: I must admit that the rebel in me cringes that I bought and read this book, but you know, I'm following its principles anyway and I am pretty amazed at how my debt has started to melt away and that I have a nice little savings account. My father works at a bank and scoffed at the simplicity of the book when I showed it to him. But now he is designing a financial planning program at work and was partly inspired by the book! What I really like is that it has helped me to feel more secure, just knowing this powerful little formula. You don't have to be a millionaire to feel wealthy and secure. This just seems like one of those books that everyone should read.
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Summary: Only for the Financially Challenged
Review: Before reading Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, I had high expectations. How could I not given the lofty Amazon rating (5 stars strong with many reviewers) and the book jacket's promise as "the book that holds the key to personal wealth"? This book does not disappoint I would recommend the book because the parables do help describe Clason's points in an engaging way. To help in your purchase decision, the following is a summary of the book's contents: (1) Save a portion of your income (Put away X% of your income every paycheck) (2) Control your expenditures (Don't spend more than you need to) (3) Invest your money (If you are unable to invest effectively, get someone else to invest your money) (4) Purchase a home (5) Increase the amount of money you earn (6) Protect your wealth against losses In effect, the book can be summarized by the following statement: Maximize your wealth inflows (Points: 1, 3, 4, 5) while minimizing your wealth outflows (Points: 2, 6). If this all seems very basic to you, then this is NOT the book for you. If you scratched your head on one of the above points, I would get the book. Paul Erdos
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Summary: GOOD ADVICE, BUT PRIMARILY OLD-FASHIONED COMMON SENSE!
Review: To the book's credit, it was worth reading; much of the content was based around good, old-fashioned common sense - hard work, investing, spending wisely and saving for the future. Great advice, but nothing unique that will set the world on fire either. I had hoped the book would depart some deeper knowledge, something that would be so enlightening to the reader one could say,"Ah, now I have learned a signigicant lesson, something of value." Alas, that did not happen. The major drawback to the book was simply its length - far to short. The book is extremely elementary and if that is what you are looking for this is it. However, if you are searching for a book with more a deeper meaning, one that can be used as a learning tool particularly in teaching teens the value of a dollar, I highly recommend, "Capitate Your Kids: Teaching Your Teens Financial Indepndence" by Dr. John E. Whitecomb (a five star plus!)
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Summary: It's your money-READ ON:
Review: This is a great book for anyone who would like to be rich, and recognizes the consumerism programming that modern day media forces down our throats. It reiterates common sense viewpoints about the handling of money that you probably already know, but just need to be reminded of. The book is an entertaining read and not too 'heady'. Although it is not a how-to book, nor does it provide any specific 'do this' ways to gain and hold onto more of your money, you will find yourself contemplating your money and making more of the 'right' decisions about it. Read this book, live long and prosper!
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Summary: A Timeless Classic.
Review: George Clason's "The Richest Man in Babylon" is just as much a revelation today as it must have been over half a century ago when it was first written. In its pages we are admonished to save, invest, work hard, and continually better ourselves by increasing our ability to earn. Much of "The Richest Man in Babylon" may seem like good old-fashioned common sense, and it is. What makes this book so special, though, is the beautiful and inspirational manner in which it was written. If you are a fan of Og Mandino's work then you will be right at home with "The Richest Man in Babylon." Very few books are still in print and widely read more than 50 years after they are first published. When they are, it must be for a reason. I seriously doubt that anyone will be reading "Rich Dad/Poor Dad" in 50 years. Buy this book, it's inexpensive and easily read in one day. Give it to your children and grandchildren. By doing so, you will be giving them something far more valuable than gold: You will be giving them knowledge. As Benjamin Franklin once said: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
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Summary: Should be required reading...
Review: The incredible value of this book is obvious from the sheer number of glowing reviews, and the fact that it was first published in 1926 and is still popular today. This book is undeniably valuable because it delivers PRINCIPLES that will never be obsolete. The passage that really hit me was the part where it said that if you're not paying yourself first by saving a portion of your salary, then you're really just a slave; you should really just ask your boss for room and board in exchange for the work you do! The truth of this statement hit me like a ton of bricks, and inspired me like never before to start saving my money. This book provides the instruction that all of us should have received while growing up. I can't count how many times I heard during my life that I should save money and invest, but I didn't really get any good explanation about the practice of saving until I read this book! I wish I had discovered this book ten years ago.
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Summary: Pure inspiration
Review: I could not put this book down. After reading it cover to cover in one day I read it a second time then next day. It conveys the truths of handeling money in story form. I love the subject and I love the old English in which it was written. Greg
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Summary: A Wiseman Once Said.......
Review: Get this book! A simple easy to understand story of gaining wealth. And it was fun to read. The author puts the technique in terms that satisfy all people reguardless of there income or wealth. And it shows that the same basic principles can work for everyone. I read because a friend gave it too me when I asked him how he learned to handle money.
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Summary: It's in my top 2 investing/money books
Review: Of any books I could give to my kids to teach them about how to look after themselves financially this would be the first. It is simple, basic, readable, understandable and I wish someone had given it to me when I was 16 to 19 years old. A perfect gift for someone who has just started there first week of work. Clason started writing these "parables" in 1926 and they are just as relevant today as they were then and in ancient Babylon.
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