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The Richest Man in Babylon
I thouroughly enjoyed this book because of the short story format and the tons of useful information that it leaves with you once you are done reading. I first heard of this story from a friend of mine who found it worlds to quite accurate and applicable in the real world. I am extremely grateful tthat he reccomended it because this collection of short stories has influenced me greatly. such things as the five laws of gold I know I will carry with me throughout my life. I would reccomend this book to anyone who wants to enrich their lives with the knowledge of the innerworkings of money.
The Richest Man in Babylon
Offers a warm-hearted, simple story on how to amass riches and quench one's thirst for seeking out the secrets to such success.Great tale with rules applicable in everyones' life.
The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon is a story that focuses mainly on a man named Arkad who is the richest man in all of Babylon. This wealthy individual is commisioned by the King of Babylon to teach his fellow man the basics of wealth creation. (Smart king if you ask me)This book has 7 cures for a lean purse (wallet/checkbook/bank account whatever)1. Start thy purse to fattening - Basically save 10%+ of what you earn.2. Control thy expenditures - Never spend more than you earn (I don't think a house counts on this though)3. Make thy gold multiply - Put your saved money into something that will grow such as a mutual fund4. Guard thy treasure from loss - Make relatively safe investments (you wren't planning on using your entire IRA on an option were you?)5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment - In other words own you own house6. Insure a future income - Save for your retirement7. Increase thy ability to earn - Study for more skills, keep on learnin'I really enjoyed this book the first time I read it (in fact this book actually got me off my but and I started my brokerage account because of the power of Mr. Clason's writing), however this second time around I am not nearly as pleased, one of the reasons for this is the text is written like it is that time period (hundereds of years B.C.).Reed Floren
The Richest Man in Babylon
This is the book that started it all! Rich dad, automatic millionair all of them have a foundation in this book. While Almost everyone knows what it says, save 10%, give 10%, it is how it says it that is important. A must read!
The Richest Man in Babylon
I am still reading this book. Offers practicaladvice about money handling and wise decisionmaking, as it relates to money. Would HIGHLYrecommend this for young readers or anyone.
The Richest Man in Babylon
I have read book after book on wealth, yet when I am asked to recommend a book, I always say to start with either "The Richest Man In Babylon" or "Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised"Building wealth can be easy if you follow the sound principles needed for it's achievement. This book shows you how. And it does it in a fun, fictionalized way using stories from Babylonian times.If you have never read this book, pick it up right now! It's very cheap as you can see. I can guarantee it will be worth FAR MORE to you than whatever you pay for it.