It is seldom luck or inheritance or advanced degrees or even intelligence that enables people to amass fortunes. Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and most of all, self-discipline. ~ Thomas Stanley & William Danko, The Millionaire Next Door The Millionaire Next Door is one of the…
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Your Money or Your Life
Throughout the years, feedback from individuals continued to underscore the idea that this course was not simply about retiring early but about thinking in new ways. ~ Prologue, Your Money or Your Life Update: This review was included in the Forethought Edition of the Festival of Frugality #280 at Penniless Parenting. Thank You! This book…
Book Review: Your Money Ratios
Don’t lapse into a high school math class coma; this is easy to grasp . . . If you know how old you are and how much you make, you can master your retirement planning. ~ Charles Farrell, Your Money Ratios If you’re not a math fan, you might be turned off by the very…
Book Review: Juggling Dynamite
What many people don’t get is that making money is quite different than having money, and having money is not necessarily a static condition . . . you must keep it once obtained. ~ Danielle Park, Juggling Dynamite Update: This post is featured in the March 29th, 2010 Carnival of Personal Finance posted at Four Pillars….
Book Review: You’re Broke Because You Want to Be
People are the way they are because that is the way they choose to be. Money doesn’t change the kind of person you are. You are who you are because of the choices you make, not because of how much money you have. ~ Larry Winget Update: This review is included in the Carnival of…
Book Review: Enough Bull
People on commission cannot be trusted. ~ David Trahair, Enough Bull, p. 121 This book came out in August of 2009. By that time, the market tailspin had finally subsided and many investors have since felt comfortable diving back into the investment pool. David Trahair would probably advise against that. This book was billed as…
Book Review: All Your Worth
Sometimes people who save their money are shown as the colorless folks, the conservative ones who don’t dare. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, people who save are the ones who dare to dream, the ones who have big ideas – and who make real plans to make those dreams happen….
