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 A must read for every graduate July 21, 2008
This is the book for anyone looking to improve themselves personally and/or financially. A must read for anyone graduating high school or college.
The fundamental philosophy to build wealth July 13, 2008
Wealth Odyssey: The Essential Road Map For Your Financial Journey Where Is It You Are Really Trying To Go With Money?
What are you really trying to do with your money? This book has answered this question for decades! If you think everything you earn is yours, think again. How do you get ahead financially - the fundamental ways are described here. So basic that most people miss these nuggets of "how to." This is a book that gives the big picture of why you should manage your finances with an overall philosophy - that of wealth building rather than simply trying to just make money.
Richest Man in Babylon AUDIO MP3 July 11, 2008
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Enduring parables about how to become wealthy July 9, 2008
During the late 1920s, writer and entrepreneur George S. Clason created a series of simple parables about the supposed financial "secrets of the ancients." He compiled these tales, set in Babylon some 8,000 years ago, into an entertaining yet instructive book on becoming wealthy. In the 1930s, during the worst of the Great Depression, and for decades after, readers embraced Clason's engrossing, elegant little page-turner. They learned of wise Arkad, the richest man in Babylon; of Dabasir, the slave who became a wealthy camel trader; and of Sharru Nada, the rich man who learned about working hard when he was just a youth. Each universal parable teaches invaluable lessons about wealth, how to attain it, nurture it, protect it and sustain it. These stories also convey worthwhile lessons about life. getAbstract understands why Clason's magical little book has become such an enduring classic. If you read it, you will find that you can put its simple yet sensible lessons to work. Clason calls these lessons the "wisdom of the ages" and the "fixed stars that shine." His common sense advice about wealth can make you rich in more than money.
 Fundamental Principles Wrapped in Ancient History July 9, 2008
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Books that present an effective common sense approach to financial literacy are always in demand. The Richest Man in Babylon falls into this category as a book whose principles are conventional yet significant.
Save ten percent of your income, constantly analyze and cut your expenses, guard your investments, obtain all necessary insurance; all these principles will appear obvious in nature, but this should not discount the value of the book. The Richest Man in Babylon provides a resounding message tucked within short historical anecdotes intended to ensure this advice takes hold of the reader. Saving ten percent of your income is not an overwhelming concept, yet what percentage of society practices this from early in life? Reading this book will afford the reader a more lasting motivation to begin such plans and to stick with them.
The Richest Man in Babylon alone will not give you wealth, but it will provide you with the financial pillars permitting you to organize your life for acquiring wealth.
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