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What's my rating for "Will It Fly?"?
I gave the book a 4.5 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
I’m going to fess up right now: as an entrepreneur, I tend to dislike entrepreneurship/business “how to” books. “How to” books for technical stuff? Sure, but when it comes to business, they make me shudder because they dehumanize the topic.
Read MoreI had an interesting experience on the last leg of our trip home from Costa Rica. On the flight from Toronto to Winnipeg I was sitting next to a woman in her fifties from Winnipeg who worked for a large raw materials organization in the city. She’d been in TO for training on a new ERP system her company was migrating to, having kept their system for over twenty years.
She talked the talk and looked the look of someone who worked in corporate Canada.
Read MoreWhat's my rating for "The Index Card"?
I gave the book a 3.5 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
In 2013, Harold Pollack suggested that all we need to know about personal finance can fit on an index card. When a reader asked to see it, the statement went from metaphor to reality.
The result took the personal finance world by storm and the vitality of that single post is still felt today.
The 2016 book by the same name, Harold Pollack and co-author Helaine Olen provide the meat behind the nine points captured on the original index card and tweak the recommendations.
Read MoreThe F2P clan was in Costa Rica for ten days this past February. We did a lot of walking and exploring and became fascinated with one particular aspect of the place.
It wasn't the hot weather (34C/93F is the usual high for the day), the beautiful volcanic sand beaches that sparkle like diamonds, the unique flora or the fauna both on land and in the Pacific ocean, the unique feel of the bustling tourist beach town of Playa del Coco or the helpfulness of the international staff at our boutique hotel.
Read MoreWhat's my rating for "The Wealthy Barber"?
I gave the book a 4 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
In this work of fiction, author David Chilton chose a small town barber shop as the setting for his characters’ much needed discussions about money.
Roy, the shop’s owner, has become known around town as the man to talk to when it comes to personal finance and that’s where David, the story’s protagonist, goes to get his hair cut and his financial mind sharpened every month, along with his sister Cathy and his best friend Tom.
Read MoreWhat's my rating for "The Richest Man in Babylon"?
I gave the book a 5 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
George S. Clason’s work is a true gift to the world. His parables entertain and educate in the areas of personal finance and living the good life.
The book includes 5 main themes:
What's my rating for "One Bed, One Bank Account"?
I gave the book a 3 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
Who likes to have “the talks” with their significant other, especially “the money talks”? If I were asking this question in a room full of people, how many hands would go up? Many of us would rather go for a root canal!
There’s strong evidence that communication deteriorates over the duration of a relationship, and that this deterioration is fueled by this nasty little thing called assumptions – we think we know what our spouse thinks, likes, wants and we don’t bother to check if it’s still true. That’s why books such as “One Bed, One Bank Account” are so important in reminding us of the benefits of having these conversations, not just once but as an ongoing endeavor.
Read MoreI first started noticing them well before the hype of the TV show and movies, these people who seemed to have no pulse, no passion, no soul. These people that I call the walking dead.
At various levels of predictable speed, from dragging their feet to being lost in adrenaline-filled busyness, they would get through the day, every day, as if life were something to merely survive as opposed to something we should feel privileged to experience.
I remember the first one I ever saw. It was in January 2001. I had started working at Megacorp only four months before. It was about 8am and he was pressing the elevator button to get to his cubicle and start his day. He was expressionless, resigned.
Read MoreWant to know what Free to Pursue thinks about Cal Newport's book "Deep Work"?
I gave the book a 5 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
Author Cal Newport uses top insights from highly-respected sources to drive home the point that deep concentration is going the way of the dodo bird in a society increasingly focused on immediacy and that harnessing and developing this ability further leads to both a personal competitive advantage and a happier life.
Read MoreWant to know what Free to Pursue thinks about David Bach's book "The Automatic Millionaire"?
I gave the book a 3.5 out of 5 Rockstar rating.
Here are the main points Bach covers in "The Automatic Millionaire":
Despite its patent generalizations in some areas, "The Automatic Millionaire" is a book worth reading for anyone who has not reached their regular saving and/or debt repayment objectives.
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