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Summary: A must on your bookshelf of business development
Review: After buying Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich make sure you purchase this book. It is also a must if you are serious about building your business.
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Summary: Quick read, good ideas, could use more meat on action items
Review: This book is great for people who tend to make a decent amount of money but foolishly squander it. It is written in some older English, but it is not too difficult to follow since the stories are easy reads. It mainly talks about ten key ideas.1. Save 10% of what you earn
2. Don't get involved in investments that you do not understand or don't invest in someone else' idea unless it is in the area of their expertise
3. Don't gamble or get involved with quick rich campaigns
4. Focus your energies on improving what you do so that you can increase your earnings
5. Be true to your word - pay back debts and build relationships
6. Invest wisely - mainly invest in your area of expertise or with a good friend in his or her area of expertise
7. Be decisive - don't take too much time in deciding an investment is right. If you wait too long, the opportunity may be gone. This is a fine line because you don't want to rush in either.
8. Invest in yourself so that you can improve your skills in the future
9. Be a person of action - luck comes along with hard work
10. Have a strong determination that you will succeed. The book was a very quick read - I read it in about hour or so. Much of it was a bit repetitive - I guess it helps to ensure that you got the points. Honestly, I thought I would get a lot more out of this book. I already knew of most of ideas, and in the places where I could use some help like being decisive it did not give me suggestions to improve in that area. I guess it will just take some more practice on my part. I would suggest stopping by your local library to pick up this book. If you like it enough, go out and get it and add to your collection.
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Summary: Fantastic Book!
Review: This is a great book and a must read. It definently helps you get out of debt and live a financially secure life. Just follow the principles outlined in this book. This book you should also own and not just borrow, because you will read it over and over again. It's a must!
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: There is nothing new here in this book. If I were to be cruel, the messages of 'save 10% of your income', 'pay yourself first', and 'get out of debt as quickly as possible' are all old news. Any personal finance book worth it's salt will rehash those points over and over again.... The Richest Man in Babylon is not like those other books. In it, George Clason manages to take these dry topics and wrap them in an entertaining package. Lets face the facts, reading a 'for dummies' book, and 6 other books that pontificate to you on the virtues of saving 10% of your income may be important, but the presentation will not allow you to *believe*, and therefore these basics will never go from your *head* to your *heart*. That is where this book shines. It is not even a continuous story, but several stories linked together by common threads, from different times and points of view. The version I read even changed typestyles between chapters to further emphasize the change in POV. The lessons are presented as if the reader were learning about people physically living in Babylon, and not only does the color and warmth of the message allow it to *stick* in your head, but it's almost as if that little light comes on, and you say "so _that's_ what they've been talking about." Having lessons presented by example, even if it is a fictious example, allows the reader to truly understand and take them to heart. This is an outstanding book, and a required addition to anyone's personal finance library.
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Summary: Must read
Review: This book is a must read for anyone interested in being better off financially. It's also a must read for anyone interested in teaching their children how to handle their money. I decided to read it after listening to Jim Rohn, who recommends it in his video "How to Have the Best Year Ever". If you've ever read "Rich Dad Poor Dad", this is similar, but written in a story book format, like Og Mandino's "The Greatest Salesmen in the World". I liked it because of it's message, and the delivery method. It's also a nice short read, as it's only 144 pages. This book definitly has a place in every library.
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Summary: A Wonderfully Simply Road to Sucess & Respect
Review: I am only 18 years old, yet have been given the wisdom most don't recieve until much later in life. This may not guarantee you become Bill Gates, but I assure you it will give you the tools needed for financial stability and satisfaction. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone that is intersted in staying debt free, and retiring a financilly happy person.
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Summary: Must Own and Must Hand Down...
Review: This is a book that you must own and must pass on to your children. It has financial advice that will be pertinent in an time. It contains financial adivce that spans across not only bull and bear markets, but also cultural and economic divides.
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Summary: The "Who Moved My Cheese?" of personal finance
Review: Hailed as a classic, "The Richest Man in Babylon" is the "Who Moved My Cheese?" of personal finance and wealth. The reader is drawn into a series of Babylonian parables, following various characters on the road to wealth. Don't be put off by the "biblical" lingo (this may be a turn *on* for some). Takes a few minutes to get used to the language, but you'll suddenly find yourself caught up in a series of "a-ha's!" The book is filled with common sense advice, but the beauty is that it's presented in such a way that you're vaulted into a different way of thinking about accumulating wealth (similar to the style of "Who Moved My Cheese?", only this book was originally published in 1926!) Coming in at only 144 pages, "The Richest Man in Babylon" is an easy 1-2 hour read and will forever change the way you view personal finance. Especially recommended for those who can't seem to shake debt and need a new mindset. But the solid foundations contained within are a must-read for *anyone* interested in the road to wealth, whether you're a novice or an expert. And one more selling point: it's CHEAP!
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Summary: Popular Classic on Financial Responsibility
Review: A collection of loosely related parables on financial responsibility - this book has become a modern classic. In two or three different ways it reiterates the importance of financial discipline, and charts a simple way to achieve it in the LONG run. If you are looking for data and analysis, Millionaire Next Door is the book for you. But if you want your advice in the form of stories which are simple, puwerful and self-evident, this is a very good book.
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Summary: How to become riches
Review: Although this is a small book. It contains the wisdom of the oldies. Saving is actually the powerful tool to become riches. People may laugh at you about this cause they believe only books on finance and investment is worth to read. But this book really help me to change my mindset. I think those people have trouble in finance are usually spending too much. After read through the book, I get rid of the credit card debt immediately and start to save money each month. Then I start to accumulate the money then. Therefore, I suggest you to read the book at least 1 time.
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