I received a review copy of Timothy McCarthy’s The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy a few weeks ago. Any book that can give me at least one good idea is a win. It usually covers the cost of a book, or an e-book, or a membership to … Read more
A bit ago Alan Corey was kind enough to send me a copy of his newest book, The Subversive Job Search: How to Overcome a Lousy Job, Sluggish Economy, and Useless Degree to Create a Six-Figure Career. (Now, that’s a subtitle!) I was glad to receive it because I enjoyed his first book, A Million … Read more
Happy Veterans Day! I thank all of the men and women who serve, or who have served, in the United States Armed Forces — especially our veterans. I deeply appreciate your service to our country. Jeff Rose served in the Army National Guard, and is an Iraq combat veteran. He’s now a Certified Financial Plannerâ„¢ … Read more
(You’ll see why …) A couple of weeks ago, my bride received a one-star review on Amazon for both of her historical fantasy books and her short story. This wasn’t the end of the world for a couple of reasons: first, she had far more four- and five-star reviews, and secondly, it means that the … Read more
I met Mike Piper of The Oblivious Investor briefly at FinCon11 and he came bearing gifts. (I guess I was The Oblivious Conference Attendee and did no such thing myself.) I snagged two copies of his newest book, Can I Retire? (I’ll offer the second copy to a randomly-picked subscriber of my newsletter soon, so … Read more
The authors were kind enough to get a complimentary copy of Living the Savvy Life into my hands a while back. Subtitled “The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Smart Spending and Rich Living,” Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons have a lot to say in this 219-page book. The book’s primary audience is indeed as advertised in … Read more
This book caught my eye at Borders, so I flipped through the pages a bit and bought the book off of Amazon when I got home. (I’m probably not doing my part to help Borders out of bankruptcy, but oh well.) Jeff Yeager’s The Cheapskate Next Door is a well-researched 231-page tale of his trip … Read more
I received a complimentary copy of Kimberly Palmer’s new book Generation Earn. It is subtitled “The Young Professional’s Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back.” I would place my age group (late thirties) above the mean age of the typical person to whom she’s addressing the book, but not outside of it. The book is … Read more