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Summary: Good insight and information
Review: I liked reading this book. It really opened my eyes to all the different options involving 401K money, living trusts, wills, etc. Anyone trying to figure out their $$ situation should read this book. It's easy to read and makes things simple.
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Summary: promoting common sense as revolutionary
Review: This one's a dud. Orman uses crank psychology with common sense financial advice (avoid credit, get life insurance etc...). This is not the worst book I have ever read---but it promises something it doesn't deliver. There are no insights that can't be found in countless other books, magazines or newspaper articles--and her attempt to "get deep" and probe into the psychological aspects of money was laughable. Suze Orman does have a good publicist. She's making boatloads off of this. Good marketing and a little help from Oprah can do wonders.
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Summary: fair money management book
Review: The book isn't bad if you're willing to skim through all the touchy-feely stuff about money to get to the nots and bolts. A better primer is available in Tyson's Personal Finance for Dummies.
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Summary: Book to boost your morale
Review: Suze Orman is best at boosting investors' spirits, especially beginners. A lot of women in particular let their husbands handle their finances, which is unfortunate since 9 out of 10 of us at some time in our lives will be in charge of our own finances. Suze's books have inspired me in the past to boost contributions to my 401(k) and open a Roth IRA, but after that I wasn't sure where to go. Luckily, I stumbled across a wonderful book that's just been released by the Dummies publishers called the Retirement Bible. The fat book delves far deeper into topics that Suze talks about. It's written in the same easy to read style.
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Summary: a great book
Review: I completely enjoyed this book and found it very helpful. It is right up there with another investment book I just read, The Biotech Investor's Bible. Together, the books make a dynamite pair!
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Summary: Basically Common Sense...
Review: I bought this book with the idea of recieving some earth shattering guidance for improving my financial status. Wrong. Basically, it's a bunch of common sense ideas like, "Don't charge on your credit cards anymore if you want to pay them off." Brilliant ! My advice: Just use common sense and you will save money. You don't need a book to give you common sense !
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Summary: WHAT A CROCK
Review: SUZE ORMAN IS A FIRST CLASS HUCKSTER. THIS BOOK IS ABSURD. THE ADVICE IS SIMPLISTIC AND IN MANY CASES JUST PLAIN WRONG. SHE'S LIVING OFF HYPE BUT THIS BOOK STINKS!! IT'S A JOKE. AND THE JOKE IS ON YOU IF YOU WASTE YOUR MONEY ON IT.
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Summary: This book helped me overcome all of the bad adice that I
Review: Got from financial planners, advisors, bankers, insurance agents, brokers and other but lousy autohors like Jane Bryant Quinn.Most importantly, Suze writes in a style that motivates and literally forces you to take immediate action on her advice.To the people who attack Suze and her books, ask yourself; "What are their interests?" Suze's advice is right on.
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Summary: Good for beginners
Review: This book is probably best for beginners at personal finance. Lots of encouragement to get out of debt and accept responsibility for your own financial life. I have read both Nine Steps and Courage to Be Rich as well as Jane Bryant Quinn's updated Making the Most of Your Money. Quinn's book is much more thorough, I would recommend it as a financial reference book. Orman's books tend to be much more emotional. (Often too emotional and corny for my taste.) If you need inspiration to get started with changing your financial life Orman may be the person for you, but Quinn gives many more details of what to do after you have gotten started. Nine Steps is definitly better than Courage to Be Rich. I found Courage to Be Rich a rehash of most of what was covered in Nine Steps with very little new information, just lots of testimonials. I find it interesting that there are so many pro-Orman, anti-Quinn readers. Why is Quinn's book such a threat. The two books are so different. Orman is a sales person. She wants to pump you up to get you started on your new life. Quinn assumes you have already decided to change your financial life and gives you the sometimes boring and tedious details of doing so.
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Summary: Waste of paper
Review: I saw Suze Orman on CNBC in january 2001 screaming "buy the QQQ's" (a nasdaq-100 tracking stock) its down 50% in 3 months. This is the worst advice and the book is the same. I would have given zero stars but 1 is the lowest.
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