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The Richest Man in Babylon

by George S. Clason

If you have any interest in acquiring money, keeping money, and causing your money to earn more money, then this book holds some secrets you need to know.

"laws" exemplified in the book, your financial quality of life will improve in short order. Apply the principles and you will soon accumulate the money you thought wasn't there. Best of all, build your nest egg on a solid foundation, you won't worry about money anymore, and you will relax, knowing that each day brings you greater wealth. After all, credit card debt seems rather tame when you examine the lives of slaves who succeeded in redeeming their freedom through simple financial laws. 

Most books on personal finance are clearly written, and designed to motivate you to save money, invest it wisely, and to prepare for your future. All too often, we hear the words but we don't get the message. That's where The Richest Man in Babylon is different. This exquisite tale couches these vital lessons in words such as your grandfather might use when telling you a story. You will sense a security and a joy in following the advice. This book is one that--after you've read--you'll yearn for others to know about it.

You'll want to underline in this book. And you'll find yourself referring bavk to your favorite passages from time to time. You'll even take pleasure in having profited from the book's simple message. I'm a professional writer, and I wish I could write a book this good. If you have financial problems right now, you may feel personal hopelessness. Fear not. There are good reasons to be more optimistic. Start testing these rules as soon as you can, and your situation--financially and emotionally--will improve remarkably. You'll earn an enormous return on your investment in this book--the first of many. 

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The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance
by Suze Orman

Talk about an audacious title!--says Amazon.com. But Suze (pronounced "Suzie") Orman means business in this anecdote-rich compendium of tips on 401(k)s, marriage, homes, and happiness. The PBS star/financial adviser has made plenty of the mistakes she warns against, like getting a 30-year mortgage instead of a cheaper 15-year, using Visa cards as magic carpets to calamity, and losing $20,000 in borrowed bucks to bum investment advice. Then she became a Merrill Lynch broker and an author capable of selling 10,000 books in 12 minutes on QVC.

Orman's point--in this and her No. 1 bestseller The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom--is that you'd better face fiscal facts and avoid fear, denial, and the self-fulfilling low expectations the novelist William Wharton called "the Poverty Mind." America is a nation of check-bouncing, late-fee-incurring, guilty bad planners. How long will it take to pay off that $3,000 Visa bill with minimum payments? Thirty years, you poor, dear fool! What would you gain if you bought stocks instead of your daily latte for 30 years? $165,152! Her book might've been titled The Courage Not to Be a Self-Sabotaging Neurotic.

Orman is the Andrew Weil of money health--she yearns to enrich your life emotionally, too. If you can't stand discussions of the psychological origins of fiscal decisions, or self-help lingo like "money is attracted to people who are strong and powerful, respectful of it, and open to receiving it," you'll want a more nuts-and-bolts adviser. If you want pep talk, true tales of woe and makeovers, and a jolt of a true pop culture phenomenon, Suze is for you. --Tim Appelo

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Hardcover - 370 pages (March 8, 1999)

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