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The Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason
from Signet

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• I'd recommend this to others
  I loved the style of writing.
  This book shaves finances down to the basics. It made money management extremely easy to understand and entertained me at the same time!
  

• Babylon sounds a lot like Bakersfield
  The Richest Man in Babylon was first published in 1929 by George S. Clayson, but written as if it had been translated from tablets taken from the ancient city of Babylon. Though the device is similar to something H.P. Lovecraft would use to establish credibility in a horror story, here it lends weight to his lessons and principles about how to create wealth. The basic principle boils down to save a dime from every dollar, but there are more nuggets of useful advice that would work wonders if you would but... more info

• Richest Woman in Bakersfield
  I am not the richest woman in Bakersfield--yet! But with the help of this and other books I have been reading lately, I should get there soon. This is a short and enjoyable read, as it is written as if it were taking place in ancient Babylon, but the timeless principles still apply today.
  An example from the book is to save one tenth of everything you earn, and then put your savings to work so that money will earn more money in investments that aren't too risky.
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• Reduce to 2 pages and I'm in!
  I'll sum this book up for you in one sentence, "put 10% of everything you make in savings and then make your money earn you more money that doesn't require additional effort from you." The rest of the book just repeats this moto. The book does supply a fun story about Babylon, but if you are strictly interested in financial advice, the book doesn't go beyond the basics of saving. A good read for most Americans who have been entranced by credit card companies and over look the piggy bank, but for the... more info

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