The writers of Wise Bread have put out an important resource for weathering the recession in style with their new book: 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget. There’s something for everybody: from someone just getting acquainted with the frugal lifestyle to someone who was born with a coupon in their mouth. The … Read more
A marketing company was kind enough to send me a review copy of Peter D. Schiff’s The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets. Mr. Schiff is the president of Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., and has earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” for his bearish take on the US markets and the US economy in … Read more
The Prosperous Peasant by Tim Clark and Mark Cunningham, subtitled “Five Secrets of Fortune and Fulfillment from the Samurai’s Temple School,” is a pretty easy read with a straightforward story centered around traditional Japanese life that doesn’t overshadow the points of the book. I won’t give all five points away but one of the five … Read more
I received a complimentary copy of Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation by Brian T. Jones, CFP®. On the back cover it proclaims: “This is NOT your parents’ financial planning guide.” This book encourages young people (and slightly older people like myself) to think about financial planning considerations that don’t really seem … Read more
I received a pre-release copy (autographed) of Larry Winget’s You’re Broke Because You Want to Be. Mr. Winget is the star of A&E’s reality series Big Spender, a show that delves into the lives of people who appear to be well-off, but actually are very strapped financially. (I’ve watched clips from the website but not … Read more
I received a complimentary copy — autographed by the author, no less! — of A Million Bucks by 30. This book will be available in stores shortly after the new year, or you can order it on Amazon.com. Alan Corey is a “New York City-based entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and bargain hunter.” The book describes his … Read more
Michael Mihalik’s Debt is Slavery is a great book that has a lot of punch for 123 pages. Chapter 5 is all of four pages. Near the end he says: “If you won a multi-million-dollar lottery today, would you go back to work tomorrow? The majority of people would be happy to tell their bosses … Read more
Michael Mihalik’s Debt is Slavery is a short book that has a ton of great insights packed into its 123 pages. The third post in this series deals with the effect our possessions has on our finances and our lives. His main point is that each piece of “stuff” you bring into your life costs … Read more