by George S. Clason
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American businessman, investor, and television personality
Recommended by 12 notable people, including James Clear and Ankur Warikoo
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See customer reviews on Amazon →It uses simple Babylonian parables to teach saving, investing, and avoiding debt. it reads as like listening to a kindly elder dispense money advice through short, digestible tales. The useful part is its focus on paying yourself first and living below your means in a way that sticks. Annoying if you bristle at archaic language, paternalistic tone, or over-simplified financial advice that ignores inflation, taxes, or complex markets. It's less a step-by-step plan and more a moral primer on thrift.
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Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Success Secrets of the Ancients?An Assured Road to Happiness and Prosperity Countless readers have been helped by the famous ?Babylonian parables,? hailed as the greatest ...
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Recommended by 17 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Writers, Most Recommended Books, and Finance.
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Consider The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. Recommended by 18 sources.
“Michael Lewis chronicles the friendship and intellectual partnership of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who championed the idea that cognitive biases shape our choices. The narrative reads like a buddy story, weaving their discoveries into personal anecdotes and the drama of their collaboration. You'll grasp key ideas—loss aversion, framing—through their story, but the book focuses on biography, not application. Helpful for understanding behavioral economics' origins; less useful if you want actionable advice. The emotional arc of their relationship can overshadow the science.”
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