Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category

Review of Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

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 ...

Review of Larry Winget’s You’re Broke Because You Want to Be

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

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 ...

Review of Alan Corey’s A Million Bucks by 30

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

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, ...

Debt is Slavery, Part 4: Retirement is not about age

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

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 ...