Archive for the ‘Book Review’ Category
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Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel Reviewed
really need to do one of two things: A) Stop reading books or B) Learn the art of skimming. Phil Villarreal, who you might know from the The Consumerist, asked me if I’d like a copy of his new book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel. I have taken a special liking [...]
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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Reviewed
I don’t read many books. In fact, I only read books when I’m on vacation. They are great for plane rides and relaxing by the beach. During the rest of the year, I prefer to read blogs and other information from the Internet. That is starting to change and it’s [...]
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Matt Furey: 101 Ways To Magnetize Money
Publishers send me books all the time. When I decide to read a book, I earn my Lazy Man moniker by choosing the thinnest book in my pile. Today that book is Matt Furey’s 101 Ways To Magnetize Money a book that you may be able to through in about 60-90 minutes.
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Why Didn’t Anyone Teach Me This Review
It’s not often that I do a book review. Though it seems that at least once a month some author’s marketing team sends me a new book, I almost never get around to them. The biggest reason is that I’m an extremely slow reader and most books would take me 8 hours [...]
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Three Things that I Learned From the “Worst” Personal Finance Book
It is the opinion of many, many people that Rich Dad, Poor Dad is the worst personal finance book. It is widely considered the Gigli of personal finance books. That said, there are some strong supporters of the book, but they appear to be in the minority.
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Joseph Sangl: I Was Broke, Now I’m Not
A couple of months ago, a frequent commenter sent me an interesting e-mail. Joseph Sangl said he was going through the process of writing a book. Two weeks ago, his book arrived in the mail. There are a few bloggers with book deals, but this is the first book from a [...]
