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When the 4-Hour Workweek came out back in 2007 with a lot of buzz I was interested in taking a look. However I was off to China on my international assignment and getting married so reading the 4 Hour Work...
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I just finished reading Michael Lewis' latest book The Big Short. The book delves into the lives of 3 groups of small time money managers that were able to see the coming collapse of the subprime mortgage bond market...
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Back when I was in college a department head gave me a copy of The Millionaire Next Door as a thank-you gift for a project I helped with. This book had a profound effect on me at the time...
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Today only, you can download the "Start Over, Finish Rich" e-book by David Bach for FREE! The download link is on this page. I haven't yet read the book, but I have read several of David's previous books in the...
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When I first read some details about this book I knew I needed to read it. It is a book that I could have probably written myself although it wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining. Once I got it...
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A must read for everyone - this book is a core reading to establish how to invest your money as a laymen. It is divided into 4 sections, each a fundamental part of becoming a successful investor. The 4 Pillars...
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On the fringe of personal finance, I stumbled on this free ebook on how to manage the stress of higher paying jobs. Its basically a book about mediation for people who don't meditate. Find something you love to do and...
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Negotiation Genius is a well written text book on a subject that I think everyone should learn more about (especially for folks interested in personal finance). Once I started, I quickly read through the whole book and was still eager...
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Well my wife and I finally completed our reading of Smart Couples Finish Rich. Was it everything I had hoped it would be? The book doesn’t perform miracles, but it definitely helped my wife and I kickoff some important financial...
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As part of our reading of Smart Couples Finish Rich, my wife and I discussed our retirement savings strategy. Not rocket science, but I first gave my wife an overview of what we are doing today: 1) Max out...
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My wife and I recently resumed reading Smart Couples Finish Rich. I have been pushing for the two of us to read this book to help us talk about and begin better financial planning for the two of us....
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Sometimes is all about timing. Last year my wife and I made an unsuccessful attempt to sit down and read together Smart Couples Finish Rich. We were able to get a few chapters into it, but other external events and...
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Granted this book is on the periphery of personal finance books. However after reading this book it reinforced my thinking that negotiating is such an important part of personal finance. It is a part of every financial transaction that occurs...
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Call me crazy, but I liked this book. I think this book is perfect for the reader who works a regular job, has read Rich Dad, Poor Dad or the Automatic Millionaire, thought those authors were too vague, and are...
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Michael Masteron in Automatic Wealth suggests in his experience there are 8 common habits found in successful wealth builders: 1.) Work hard. Makes sense to me. Working hard at your career or business should grow your income. The author mentions...
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I still have a bunch of investing books I am trying to read (after excluding the ones given by publishers to review). Even a guy like me, who loves to talk about personal finance, can consume only limited quantities of...
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Since I am actively searching for a home at the moment I was eager to jump into this book. I had never read the bestseller "The Automatic Millionaire" by the same author, but I am famaliar with the principals and...
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I wanted to take this opportunity to define a book rating system for this blog. I want to be able to convey more than whether a book is good or bad, so I thought I could rate a book on...
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