The Rules of Money: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It
by Richard Templar
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Author: Richard TemplarEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-02
ISBN: 0132394103
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: FT Press
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Book Reviews of The Rules of Money: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It
Book Review: Awesome Book
Summary: 5 Stars
OK, I don't know what's up with the other reviewer but I found this to be a pretty awesome and informative book. I've read a lot of personal finance books so yes some information will repeat itself. But this didn't really bother me I did find some other good bits. The other reviewer is nit picking and taking quite a few things completely out of context. And what was mention were not rules but were bits out of the chapters. The rules go something like this:
Rule 1: Anybody Can Make Money - It Isn't Selective or Discriminatory
Rule 2: Decide On Your Definition of Wealth
Rule 7: Understand That Wealth Is a Consequence, Not a Reward
Rule 9: Decide What You Want Money For
Rule 11: If You See as the Solution, You'll Find It Becomes the Problem
Rule 17: Don't Envy What Others Have
Rule 40: Pay Off Your Loans and Debts as a Priority
Rule 56: Pay Attention to the Details
Rule 59: Control Spending Impulses
Rule 63: Carry Out a Finance Health Check Regularly
Rule 70: Don't Try to Get Rich Too Quickly
The list goes on. The book is also wisely divided into 5 parts:
Part I: Thinking Wealthy - Rules 1-18
Part II: Getting Wealthy - Rules 19-62
Part III: Getting Even Wealthier - Rules 63-79
Part IV: Staying Wealthy - Rules 80-88
Part V: Sharing Your Wealth - Rules 89-100
I personally like the author writing style, it's not the funniest stuff on earth but he funny enough (at the appropriate moments of course) to keep you entertained and not bored with the book. Personally I dig this kind of writing. The book kind of reads like 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad', 'Who Moved My Cheese', and some other books that I just can't think of right now.
I suggest that you check it out at your library or read a few chapters in the book, which I did before I brought it and don't regret a moment of it. My favorite bit from this book is from Rule 11, which I alreadly noted, "Money isn't - and never will be - the cure. It is the oil that smooths the wheels. It isn't the engine." There are also quite a few typos in this book but nothing I couldn't get over.
I brought this book last year and have been doing my best to be a Rules Player. Let me tell you the hardest thing is changing your thinking. I can now say I am almost debt free (I'm shooting for end of Feb.), I am finally in the black nonetheless (I took Rule 40 and 59 very seriously)not by much but I'm still proud of it. Rule 63 I definitly do everyday now.
You can take this book and called it simple crap like the last reviewer, which is fine, everyone has there own point of views and whatnot. But to me if it's so simple and you are still stuck in the same rut you were before, obviously it's not the information that's the problem. In the words of Bruce Lee "Knowing is not enough, we must act, Willing is not enough, we must do". "Your attitude determines your altitude" that's what I say. Got that off a NASA poster.
Sorry the review was so long, but I thank you for reading it. T.
Summary of The Rules of Money: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It
Money.
Some people just seem to know how to get it. And keep it.
How do they do it?
It?s easy. They know the rules. Rules you can learn.
The Rules of Money.
100 ?golden behaviors? for creating wealth,
making it grow, making it last.
Rules that work. Techniques you can begin using right this minute.
Rules for thinking wealthy
(How to make money your friend)
(How to stop procrastinating)
Practical rules for planning, saving, spending, investing
(and, yes...enjoying your journey to wealth)
Rules for uncovering hidden opportunities.
Handling risk. Negotiating. Minimizing taxes.
Even sharing your newfound wealth.
(If you so desire.)
Read The Rules. Learn ?em. Live ?em.
And reap the rewards.
One step at a time. Every day.
Starting today.
Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
Part I Thinking Wealthy 3
Part II Getting Wealthy 42
Part III Getting Even Wealthier 139
Part IV Staying Wealthy 181
Part V Sharing Your Wealth 203
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