The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
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Book Reviews of The Richest Man in Babylon
Book Review: All The Financial Advise You Will Ever Need In One Simple Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I am still blown away by the fact that this book was written over 80 years ago. But the lessons in this book still hold true to this day. It is unfortunate that many people have forgotten these lessons.
This book lays out the basic principles on how to become financially successful. And thankfully, this is not a book filled with some outrageous quick rich schemes or requiring you to attend some useless seminar. It has basic and time-tested principles which will help you to lead a financially secure future. Quite simply put, it's now about how many Gs you pull down, it's how you spend those Gs which will determine your financial success.
I have given this book out as gifts to colleagues and friends. All of have benefited from reading this book. But the best part of this book is the length ... you can finish reading it in a single afternoon. And unlike some other financial books, it's quite entertaining.
Take the first step towards planning for the future ... get this book.
Book Review: You'll finish it in a day, but it will stay with you
Summary: 5 Stars
The Richest Man in Babylon
By George Clason
Several of my favorite books are short fable type stories that are packed with golden nuggets of information. Things that most of us have heard before but may have forgotten or never really focused on. In the book, The Richest Man in Babylon, you are very gently reminded of dozens of rules or proverbs and words of wisdom such as:
"men of action are favored by the goddess of good luck"
"better a little caution than a great regret"
"where the determination is, the way can be found"
Then there are the:
SEVEN CURES FOR A LEAN PURSE
and the
FIVE LAWS OF GOLD
All of which are delightfully spelled out in a story that takes place in an ancient time and place that is almost magical and forces you to finish the 144 pages in a day or so, but stays with you for weeks or months afterwards.
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Book Review: This book should be required reading!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a financial advisor and read a lot of books on personal finance and wealth. I have read most of the greats: rich dad, millionaire mind & next door, etc. I think it is the best I have ever read! This book should be required reading for everyone, especially in high school and college. The principles taught in this book will change your life if you apply them. If you are in business, want to build wealth or just want to secure your financial future, you should definitely read this book. Those reviewers who have attempted to summarize the principles in this book are cheating you out of the true experience and life lessons you will gain from reading this book. Get it, read it, you won't want to put it down. Its an easy read, most people read it in about 2-3 days. If you read this book and choose not to adopt the principles you are retarded. Those people who gave the book one star reviews are stupid! I teach personal finance and have decided to make this book a precursor to the course.Book Review: Being rich is all in ones mind no matter how small or large.
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a book, which if I had read it, would be one of my top ten all time favorites based on hear-say and media advertising. I think what this book is probably trying to say by looking at the VERY nice cover, is that if you live in Babylon, (currently the nation of Iraq), and you found a wad of U.S. greenbacks stashed by Saddam in the walls of one of his castles, you would certainly be, if not the richest man in Bablylon, certainly one of the richest! This is of course, illegal, but if you could pull it off, you would be in a league of great Babylonian finaciers such as Martha Stewart, T. Bone Pickens, and Roger Rockefeller.
If you have some extra money lying around, I highly recommend that you purchase this book instead of investing it as this keeps the American, NOT Babylonian economy, humming in its servicey non-productive manner.
Have a nice day and keep an eye on future fine book recommendations.
Love,
J.D. Ledbetter
Book Review: Still a must read for all who want to be wealthy
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first started in sales 19 years ago, a good friend of mine advised me of the benefit of personal development books and suggested that I start to build a good library.One of the first books he recommended to me was The Richest Man in Bablyon. His advise was that you can live off your income but you can't get wealthy off of income. You only get wealthy by investing, starting with that first 10% and with the proper management of money.
The Richest Man in Bablton may be a turnoff to the analytical types. Question: how are you analytical types doing financially?
Read and use the principles in this book. It will make all the difference in the world.
I also recommend The Millionaire Next Door, The Automatic Millionaire and More Wealth without Risk.
Les I forget, always remember that a lesson in wealth building is to give to recieve and the best time to start giving is when you feel you cannot afford to. It will come back to multiplied many times over.