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Summary: The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life
Review: Suze's newest book The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life is different to say the least. In this book, Suze gets inside your head and uncovers the real reasons why you are not where you want to be financially.Suze explains why your ideas about money and in particular, your feelings regarding your personal experiences with money play a major role in what you do with money in the future. A lot of people got wallopped in the stock market over the last three years. This is unfortunate as there are strategies that could have helped these people make omney while the markets went down. Back to the point of Suzes book, many people are now gun shy of the markets and afriad to invest. Big mistake! The same is true with other areas of personal finance. Some have gone over their heads in credit cards debt and now look at anything plastic with a phobic-like reaction. Others have lost their homes in foreclosure and many have gone bankrupt. Too many others are living high while investing less and less. Contributions to 401 (k) savings plans has decreased and only in January of 2004 has investing in stock mutual funds started to rise. Too many people are missing out on opportunity. Suze's book will help break that phobia and achieve the results you want. Fans of 1,000 page boring and out-of-date financial books written by financial authors may not like this book by Suze but I have a question for you: how is the advice that you recieved from that magazine author working for you? I rest my case! Suze may not be the greatest writer in the world but she is the best financial advisor/author right now. She is genuinely passionate about personal finance and not just trying to catch the wave of personal finance interest and jump on the bandwagon of Venita Van Caspel, Charles Givens, Terry Savage, or now Suze Orman like another personal finance author. The Laws of Money is a great book that can and will make a significant differnce in your financial life.
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Summary: Suze's most useful book to date
Review: The main difference between this book and her previous books id that The laws of money is built on just that, universal truths that can hold up in any economy or environment, even un seen environments.
Each truth or law is a piece of the puzzle and together can help you "Keep What You Have and Create What you Deserve." The laws that she will explain are
1. Truth Creates Money, Lies Destroy It.
2. Look at What You Have, Not at What You Had.
3. Do What is Right for You "Before" you do What is Right for Your Money.
4. Invest in The Known "Before" the Unknown.
5. Always Remember: Money Has no Power of Its Own. Two things this book is defiantly not. First it is not an investment book however investment in people and your future is part of the book. Second it is not a book for those who already have money. Most of the samples are of people who over spend, or have been hit hard in their 401k's, and over extended credit.
Two thirds of the pages are the actual text and the last third is a guide book or forms to fill out and help you turn the theory into concrete reality. There are no fancy schemes here just good common sense. It is good to have a book confirm what you probably already know. The book will encourage you to act instead of syringing I know that.
I found only one flaw but a big one that distracts and tries to undermine the usefulness of the book. Suze's stories are determinist and almost sound like Gary Zukav. Because some person decides to have unwise fling when he is out of a job, his house falls apart due to neglect, his car won't start due to disuse, and he loses a job opportunity absence. She is trying to say you take responsibility and make responsible choices. However the same story could be that he stays home like a good boy to have the house fall in and break his leg; he makes it to his starting car and on the way to the hospital is hit by a drunk that breaks the other leg and he loses a job offer that requires him to walk. The rest of the book is pretty useful advice with realistic numbers and some good internet sites to visit.
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Summary: Suze's Best One Yet!
Review: The thing I like most about this book is that it goes well beyond the basics of personal finance into, simply put, key principles of life. Suze's revelations about the laws of money helped me to understand many of the patterns that I have seen reflected in the financial lives of both me and my friends. I believe that this book is a must read (or listen) for anyone who is serious about building a better relationship with their money.
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Summary: "Truth creates money. Lies destroy it."
Review: This book challenges the reader to seek honesty and reality in their investing; the book challenges the reader to find out where they are (realistically), what they want to achieve, and then make an honest and realistic financial plan to accomplish the changes. This is really the essence of the present book. You need to construct an honest and realistic plan with good investment vehicles. So this book has a lot of the normal sound advise that people give but it has a series of questions and work sheets to you to construct a plan and to do some self examination - the closest thing to having the author actually there as a personal consultant. I think this is one of her better books and cuts right to the core of the whole savings and planning approach. Jack in Toronto
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Summary: Great advice
Review: This book has it all, but I really appreciate the common sense approach about how to live within your means and pay-off the knowns in your life and then approach the unknowns with more confidence and clearity. Thanks Suze, you'v out-done yourself.
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Summary: Changed my Life!!!
Review: This book has single handedly changed my life! After reading this book I look at my money in a whole new light. It has empowered me to take control of my finances. I HIGHLY recommend this book. If you are ready to learn more about your money and take charge of your life -- don't wait another minute to purchase this.
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Summary: I'm good enough, smart enough, and doggonit people like me!
Review: This book is great for people who are inexperienced in handling finances. Suze lays forth ideology that should be followed if you are interested in having a good retirement and being able to provide for your family in the future. Many of the ideas presented in this book she states over and over again on her CNBC program The Suze Orman Show. Some of the thinking put forth is plain common sense - such as realizing the damage that could result from building a high credit card debt. Some parts cause you to think about the financial implications beyond the obvious - such as the additional costs of owning a home. Suze's books are geared towards individuals unfamiliar with the world of finance; people who shy away from words like "investing" and "interest rates". If you are starting off your life and intend to plan a financially prosperous future, definitely read this book. It could save much hardship in the future by giving you something to follow when making a major purchase such as a home, car, or college. It will help you plan your retirement. I would not recommend this book if you are financially competent and want to take your investments to the next level, such as diving into the stock market. The additional pages in the back for writing notes and completing "exercises" did not intrigue me. But overall, the book was well written and Suze was able to bring her own personal parables into the book, making it an interesting read.
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Summary: I'm good enough, smart enough, and doggonit people like me!
Review: This book is great for people who are inexperienced in handling finances. Suze lays forth ideology that should be followed if you are interested in having a good retirement and being able to provide for your family in the future. Many of the ideas presented in this book she states over and over again on her CNBC program The Suze Orman Show. Some of the thinking put forth is plain common sense - such as realizing the damage that could result from building a high credit card debt. Some parts cause you to think about the financial implications beyond the obvious - such as the additional costs of owning a home. Suze's books are geared towards individuals unfamiliar with the world of finance; people who shy away from words like "investing" and "interest rates". If you are starting off your life and intend to plan a financially prosperous future, definitely read this book. It could save much hardship in the future by giving you something to follow when making a major purchase such as a home, car, or college. It will help you plan your retirement. I would not recommend this book if you are financially competent and want to take your investments to the next level, such as diving into the stock market. The additional pages in the back for writing notes and completing "exercises" did not intrigue me. But overall, the book was well written and Suze was able to bring her own personal parables into the book, making it an interesting read.
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Summary: The Best Advice I've Ever Been Given By A Financial Expert
Review: This book is seriously a must-have for anyone with questions about finance and how it relates to happiness and your overall well-being. I now know how to and how not to invest. I know what to do with my student loans and, because of Suze, I am now looking forward to a secure financial future and never looking back.
If anyone is thinking of investing, INVEST IN THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: A Financial Bible
Review: This book presents to you the steps to create a bright financial future, whether you are just starting out in life or on the road to rebuilding your life. It tells you not only how to go about keeping what you have and creating what you deserve, but also takes you step by step through the process (workbook). The information contained in this book is straightforward and very easy to understand. I consider it a "financial bible" that teaches us how to live our financial lives in order to have financial freedom. Highly recommended!
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