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A book or books that made you financially comfortable

by sideburn
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Hello readers

I am seeking to read some "how to" books rather than mindset/inspirational books. It can be anything from setting up a cleaning business to forming a law firm to eliminating debts to trading bikes to whatever. Does a book (or books) that actually made you financially comfortable after reading and implement to it?
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      lol! That's a good one!
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  • Profile picture of the author Midnight Oil
    Originally Posted by sideburn View Post

    I am seeking to read some "how to" books rather than mindset/inspirational books. It can be anything from setting up a cleaning business to forming a law firm to eliminating debts to trading bikes to whatever. Does a book (or books) that actually made you financially comfortable after reading and implement to it?
    The book at the following link is full of good, basic personal finance information. So good, in fact, that several years back I bought all of my employees a copy.

    The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for...The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for...
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    • Profile picture of the author sideburn
      Originally Posted by Midnight Oil View Post

      The book at the following link is full of good, basic personal finance information. So good, in fact, that several years back I bought all of my employees a copy.

      The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness: Dave Ramsey: 9780785289081: Amazon.com: Books
      Thanks for the recommendation! Wow 333 votes of 5 stars! Must be a really GREAT book...
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by sideburn View Post

        Thanks for the recommendation! Wow 333 votes of 5 stars! Must be a really GREAT book...

        Or he sent the offer for the book to his existing list of customers, and asked them to leave reviews.

        Or he paid for 333 5 star reviews.

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        • Profile picture of the author sideburn
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          Or he sent the offer for the book to his existing list of customers, and asked them to leave reviews.

          Or he paid for 333 5 star reviews.

          Every leaf is not a leaf.
          Ughhh... I also heard Yelp isn't reliable because of paid reviews ... dang those Internet Marketers
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        • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
          Originally Posted by sideburn View Post

          Thanks for the recommendation! Wow 333 votes of 5 stars! Must be a really GREAT book...
          It probably helps that he has a nationally syndicated radio show. He seems to know his stuff.

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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    The books that made me the most financially comfortable were the ebooks I wrote and sold myself.
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    • Profile picture of the author sideburn
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      The books that made me the most financially comfortable were the ebooks I wrote and sold myself.
      ... marketing ebooks must be the most challenging part?
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by sideburn View Post

        ... marketing ebooks must be the most challenging part?
        Yep. I don't mind writing them at all. I only write what I know and what I'm really interested in. Marketing is something thought up in hell. I don't market at all really. If I did, I'd be much further ahead, but I just can't get my head around it at all. It's torture. I've gone as far as to stick one or two on a WSO. Sales page? Uh...right. I tell what the thing is about and any specifics people need to know if it's PLR and just let em figure out if they want it or not. No bells. No pomp. Can't stand that crap. At all.

        If there's a book that could ever convince me to LIKE marketing - that would be the one I'd be listing in this thread.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rick Rodd
    Probably the Bible. I kept loose bills innit and whenever I feel lost I open to Leviticus and there it is, financial stability in times of crisis.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    "The Intelligent Investor" by Ben Graham.

    Warren Buffet swears by it as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      Warren Buffet swears by it as well.
      That's far from the worst recommendation you're ever going to get, for a book on this kind of subject.
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    • Profile picture of the author sideburn
      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      "The Intelligent Investor" by Ben Graham.

      Warren Buffet swears by it as well.
      Thanks for the suggestion! I heard Buffettology is good (written by Warren's daughter-in-law)...I just started reading a book called "Millionaire Traders" by Kathy Lien and Boris Schlossberg...it is similar to Market Wizards books.
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