Archive for the ‘Book Review’ Category
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Debt Free For Life: David Bach on Bankruptcy
A publicist for David Bach reached out to me last month to ask if I would be interested in reviewing his new book: Debt Free For Life. Usually, I pass. Reading a book and writing a quality review takes a dozens of hours for me. This request was different for a couple of reasons. One, [...]
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Generation Earn by Kimberly Palmer Reviewed
When I saw that Kimberly Palmer was publishing a book, I immediately asked her for a copy to review. This is the first time that I actually asked an author for a copy of a book to review. For those who don’t know me, I tend to read about 5 books a year… and I’m [...]
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What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell Reviewed
I often tell people that I’ve probably finished 5 books in my life. I mean it as a joke, but it probably isn’t too far from the truth. My completion percentage probably hovers around 10%… maybe less. However, when the author is Malcolm Gladwell it jumps up to 100%. That’s how good of an author [...]
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Nobody Wants a Million Dollars Reviewed
Last week when I reviewed Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Reviewed, I mentioned that I hate books. I really do, but today I’m going to contradict myself. Almost a year ago, Dan Holt sent me his book Nobody Wants a Million Dollars and asked me to review it. It got lost in the [...]
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Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Reviewed
Tim Ferriss’ Book 4-Hour Workweek has been around for some 2-3 years now… and yet, while it’s right in the Lazy Man wheelhouse, I hadn’t read it until recently. Why didn’t I read it? Here are the two biggest excuses: I Hate Books – I’d like to blame Ethan Frome for my hated of books, [...]
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Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel Reviewed
I 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 to the Consumerist [...]
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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 all due to one man, [...]
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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. The first few [...]
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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 to read. If [...]
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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. If it’s possible to learn from what many [...]
