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賰鬲丕亘 "兀睾賳賶 乇噩賱 賮賷 亘丕亘賱" 賱賭" 噩賵乇噩 賰賱丕爻賵賳".
鈥� "噩賵乇噩 賰賱丕爻賵賳" 乇噩賱 兀毓賲丕賱 兀賲乇賷賰賷 賳丕噩丨 兀氐丿乇 爻賱爻賱丞 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲賷亘丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賵賴賷 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賯氐氐 賵丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 兀卮賴乇賴丕 賯氐丞 "兀睾賳賶 乇噩賱 賮賶 亘丕亘賱".
鈥� 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲丕夭 賱賰賱 賲賳 賷賴鬲賲 亘丕賱廿丿禺丕乇 兀賵 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 鬲賰賵賷賳 孬乇賵丞 兀賵 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丿賻賷賿賳 兀賵 丕賱亘丿兀 賮賷 賲卮乇賵毓賴 丕賱禺丕氐.
鈥� 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲毓 亘丨賷孬 兀賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕爻鬲禺丿賲 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賯氐氐 賵丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 丨丿孬鬲 賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 亘丕亘賱 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 丕爻鬲禺丿賲賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱毓乇囟 兀賮賰丕乇丞 亘氐賵乇丞 賲爻賱賷丞 賵爻賴賱丞 賱賱賯丕乇卅...亘賷丨賰賶 賮賷賴丕 賯氐丞 乇噩賱 賷丿毓賶 "兀乇賰丕丿" 賵賰賷賮 鬲丨賵賱 賲賳 賲噩乇丿 賰丕鬲亘 亘爻賷胤 亘丕賱賰丕丿 賷丨氐賱 毓賱賶 賲丕 賷爻丿 乇賲賯賴 賵夭賵噩鬲賴 廿賱賶 兀睾賳賶 乇噩賱 賮賷 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 亘兀爻乇賴丕 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 賵丕賱丨賰賲 丕賱鬲賷 丕賰鬲爻亘賴丕 賲賳 鬲丕噩乇 賴賻乇賲 賵亘毓丿 匕賱賰 兀氐亘丨鬲 賱賴 鬲噩丕乇鬲賴 丕賱賳丕噩丨賴.
鈥� 賯丿賲 賱賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 爻亘毓 胤乇賯 賱賱廿丿禺丕乇 賵丕賱鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丨丕賮馗 丕賱禺丕賵賷丞 賵毓丿丞 賯賵丕賳賷賳 鬲賵囟丨 賱賳丕 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱爻賱賷賲丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱賲丕賱 賵賰賷賮賷丞 丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱賮乇囟 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丕丨 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賯丿賲 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賯氐氐 亘賴丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 兀禺乇賶 賳丕噩丨丞 鬲賵囟丨 兀賷囟丕賸 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賱賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱賲丕賱 賵丕賱廿丿禺丕乇 賵胤乇賷賯丞 鬲賰賵賷賳 孬乇賵丞.
鈥� 丕賱賲賲賷夭丕鬲 (丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 爻賴賱 賵賵丕囟丨 噩丿丕賸貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賰乇鬲賴 噩賷丿賴貙 兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賯氐氐 賮賷 毓乇囟 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 賲爻賱賷 噩丿丕賸貙 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱鬲賷 賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱賷爻鬲 禺賷丕賱賷丞 賵賷賲賰賳 鬲賳賮賷匕賴丕 毓賱賶 兀乇囟 丕賱賵丕賯毓)
鈥� 丕賱毓賷賵亘 ( 鬲賰乇丕乇 丕賱賭賮賰丕乇 賮賶 兀賰鬲乇 賲賳 賯氐丞)
鈥� 兀賮囟賱 丕賱賲賯賵賱丕鬲:
1- "丕賱賮乇氐丞 賱丕 鬲賳鬲馗乇 丕賱鈥樫嗀池з� 丕賱賲賲丕胤賱 賮賲丕 賲賳 廿賳爻丕賳 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 兀賳 賷氐賱 廿賱賶 兀毓賱賶 賲爻鬲賵賷丕鬲 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賲丕賱賲 賷爻賷胤乇 爻賷胤乇丞 賰丕賲賱丞 毓賱賶 乇賵丨 丕賱賲賲胤丕賱丞 丕賱賰丕卅賳丞 亘丿丕禺賱丞".
2- "兀賷賳賲丕 賵購噩丿鬲 丕賱毓夭賷賲丞 賵購噩丿 丕賱胤乇賷賯".
3- "賱賯丿 賯賵囟 丕賱丿賴乇 兀爻賵丕乇 亘丕亘賱 丕賱囟禺賲丞 賵丨賵賱賴丕 廿賱賶 乇賲丕丿 賵賱賰賳 丨賰賲丞 賴匕賴 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 爻鬲亘賯賶 賵賱賳 賷賲丨賵賴丕 丕賱夭賲賳".
4- "賰賱賲丕 夭丕丿鬲 丕賱丨賰賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳鬲毓賱賲賴丕 丨氐賱賳丕 毓賱賶 賲丕賱 兀賰孬乇".

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1926

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George S. Clason

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George Samuel Clason was an American author. He is most often associated with his book The Richest Man in Babylon which was first published in 1926.

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61 reviews143 followers
July 9, 2012
Books like Richest Man in Babylon, Rich Dad Poor Dad, will never go away unfortunately. There is too much money to be made in writing them. Richest Man in Babylon combines a simple premise with a mysterious title to drag the reader through 150 pages of drudgery that could be summed up in a couple of sentences:

1. Save 10% of everything you make.
2. Be smart not dumb
3. Invest the money you save.

Despite George Clason's (the author) best, somewhat self serving, intentions America has clever and deeper pocketed interests such as Capital One Master Card, Retailers, Payday Loan Centers, and the Brick and Mortar of the American Economy, Capitalism and Consumerism that are determined in showing us that being broke and having things is better than being the Richest man in Babylon and suffering our old acquaintances showing up at high school reunions in fancier cars than our mid 90's Toyota 4Runner.

For those that find Richest Man in Babylon persuasive, putting forward novel concepts that will motivate them to straighten out their finances, I've got bad news. The hounds of consumerism will put out an equally persuasive message which will financially pull in the other direction and it will be back to potentially suffering from Aflatoxin poisoning while eating dry cat food to knock out this month's rent.

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November 28, 2008
Redundant? Yes. Simplistic? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely. Reading the book changes one's perspective on personal finances.
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February 8, 2022
"Wealth that comes quickly goeth the same way."

The Richest Man in Babylon is one of those books that has been on my TBR forever. The only reason I finally picked this up was to catchup with my non-fiction reading goals. Turns out, this is actually a fantastic read!

"No man's family can fully enjoy life unless they do have a plot of ground wherein children can play in the clean earth."

The Riches Man in Babylon is of those books like Alchemist: A simple story is being narrated with the aim of delivering a strong underlying idea (but unlike Alchemist, there's no multiple interpretations here). And that underlying concept here is the basic financial management. While it might seem too simple to warrant writing an entire book about it, I think this would be a nice eye-opener for many.

The core principle moves around each person paying himself/ herself at least one tenth of monthly earnings as a means to ensure future happiness. Again, though it might seem trivial, the author's subtle way of drawing the reader's attention towards the importance and methodologies are very effective in my opinion.

"Thy desires must be strong and definite. General desires are but weak longings."

This is a very short book. And give how short it is, I cannot help but recommend that this should be read by everyone, irrespective of the reading preferences. The little time you invest will leave you with some messages worth remembering throughout entire life!

"Opportunity waits for no man. Today it is here; soon it is gone. Therefore, delay not!"
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February 9, 2025
My youngest uncle, who was only a few years older than me, recommended this book. He has since passed away.

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason offers timeless financial wisdom through simple stories set in ancient Babylon.

I bought and read it right away many years ago. 馃槏 Here are the key lessons:

Save money by at least 10%: Set aside part of your earnings every time you get paid.

Spend less than you earn: Avoid spending more than what you make.

Make your money work for you: Invest wisely to grow your wealth.

Be cautious with investments: Only invest in things you understand.

Own a home: Buying a home helps build wealth over time.

Plan ahead: Save for retirement and emergencies.

Keep learning: Improve your skills to increase your income.

These tips can help you save money, spend wisely, and grow your wealth over time. 馃
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November 13, 2015
亘毓囟 丕賱乇睾亘丕鬲 鬲馗賱 賮賷 丨賷夭 丕賱兀賲賳賷丕鬲 丨鬲賶 鬲噩丿 賲賳 賷丨賵賱賴丕 廿賱賶 賵丕賯毓
賮賷氐亘丨 賱賴丕 賯賷賲丞 賵賲毓賳賶 .
賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇睾亘丕鬲 貨 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丕賱孬乇丕亍 貙
賮廿賳 賰丕賳 丕賱乇丕睾亘 賮乇丿丕賸 賲賳 毓丕卅賱丞 賮賯賷乇丞 兀賵 賲鬲賵爻胤丞 丕賱丨丕賱 兀賵 丨鬲賶 賲賵馗賮 丨賰賵賲賷
賮丨賷賳賴丕 賷賳馗乇 丕賱亘毓囟 廿賱賶 乇睾亘鬲賴 鬲賱賰 毓賱賶 兀賳賴丕 禺賷丕賱賷丞!
兀賵 賷賲賰賳 鬲丨賯賷賯賴丕 賮賯胤 亘兀賳 賷鬲丨賵賱 廿賱賶 賱氐貙 兀賵 兀賳 鬲賴亘胤 毓賱賷賴 孬乇賵丞 賲賳 丕賱爻賲丕亍 !
賵賰兀賳 胤乇賯 丕賱孬乇丕亍 丕賱丨賱丕賱 丕賳賯胤毓鬲 兀爻亘丕亘賴丕 !

亘賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷卮乇丨 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賱賲賳 丕爻鬲丨賵匕鬲 毓賱賷賴 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮爻毓賶 賲孬丕亘乇丕賸 賱兀賳 賷賰賵賳賴丕貨
賰賷賮賷丞 鬲丨賵賷賱賴丕 廿賱賶 賵丕賯毓 賲賱賲賵爻 貙 亘兀爻賱賵亘 賯氐氐賷賾 丕爻鬲乇爻賱鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬
賱鬲丨賵賾賱 丕賱毓賯賱 丕賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰賷賾 廿賱賶 毓賯賱 丕爻鬲孬賲丕乇賷 ..
禺胤賵丞 禺胤賵丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 禺胤丞 毓賲賱 丕賴鬲賲 丕賱賲丐賱賮 亘噩賲賷毓 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 賲賳 賲丨賮夭丕鬲 兀賵 賲毓賵賯丕鬲 ..

賮賯胤 賲兀禺匕賷 丕賱賵丨賷丿 毓賱賶 丕賱亘丕亘 丕賱賲毓賳賵賳 亘賭
(鬲丕噩乇 丕賱噩賵丕賴乇 賮賷 亘丕亘賱)
丨賷孬 丕禺鬲賱胤 賮賷賴 丕賱丨丕亘賱 亘丕賱賳丕亘賱 ..
賱兀賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 睾賷乇 賲爻賱賲 賱賲 賷兀亘賴 亘丕禺鬲賱丕胤 丕賱賲毓丕賲賱丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 賲賳 賯乇囟 貙乇賴賳 貙 卮乇丕賰丞.
兀賲丕 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲 賮賷賮氐賱 亘賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲毓丕賲賱丕鬲貨 廿匕 賱賰賱 賲賳賴丕 胤乇賷賯丞 賵丨賰賲 .

噩匕亘賳賷 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱丿賷賵賳 丕賱賲鬲乇丕賰賲丞 貙
胤乇賷賯丞 爻兀毓賲賱 亘廿匕賳 丕賱賱賴 毓賱賶 卮乇丨賴丕 賱賰賱 賲賳 卮賰賶 廿賱賷賾 賲賳 鬲乇丕賰賲 賴賲賾 丕賱丿賷賳 毓賱賷賴 .
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June 17, 2019
賮賷 噩賵 賯氐氐賷 亘爻賷胤貙 賷賯丿賲 賱賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 毓賱賶 賱爻丕賳 亘毓囟 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱睾賳賷丞 賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 亘丕亘賱貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 丨丕夭鬲 丕賱孬乇賵丞 亘毓丿 胤賵賱 毓賳丕亍貙 亘賴丿賮 丕賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 丕爻乇丕乇 丕賱孬乇丕亍
亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 賷賲賰賳 鬲賱禺賷氐 鬲賱賰 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 賮賷賲丕 賷賱賷:
1- 賲賴賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 賲氐丕乇賷賮賰貙 丕丨鬲賮馗 亘 10% 賲賳 丿禺賱賰 賱賱丕爻鬲孬賲丕乇貙 賵丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲賯賱賱 賲賳 鬲賱賰 賱賲氐丕乇賷賮 丕賱賮乇毓賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻鬲賳賮匕 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱 亘賱丕 賮丕卅丿丞
2- 丿毓 賳賯賵丿賰 鬲毓賲賱 毓賳賰 "毓亘賷丿賰 丕賱匕賴亘賷賷賳" .. 丕爻鬲孬賲乇 賳賯賵丿賰 賰賷 鬲兀鬲賷 亘丕賱賲夭賷丿
3- 賱丕 鬲賱噩兀 廿賱丕 賱兀賴賱 丕賱鬲禺氐氐 賵丕賱孬賯丞
4- 賱丕 鬲賯乇囟 賲丕賱賰 廿賱丕 亘丿賵賳 囟賲丕賳 .. 丕賱丿賷賳 賯丿 賷賮爻丿 兀賵丕氐乇 丕賱賯乇亘賷 賵丕賱氐丿丕賯丞
5- 丕爻鬲孬賲乇 賰賱 賮乇氐丞 .. 丕氐賳毓 丨馗賰 亘賳賮爻賰 賮丕賱賮乇氐 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 賱丕 鬲兀鬲賷 賰孬賷乇丕
賰鬲丕亘 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓賱賶 兀賷 丨丕賱 賱賰賳賷 賱丕 鬲鬲賵賯毓 賲賳賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇
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April 16, 2019
Nobody gets rich without working and we know that we should work hard. But what does hard work mean? This book answers it well. I bought this bestseller @50% off here:
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September 3, 2009
This book was absolutely fantastic! It really opened my eyes to finances and has changed the way I view them. One of the biggest things this book teaches is that no matter what size your income is, 10% of it is yours to keep. Another is that debt is an enemy to conquer, not a necessary evil. One of the families in the story did this, and had to pay rent on top of it. We have long realized that renting and paying interest on a mortgage is about the same. Michael and I came up with a spending plan that allots 20% of our income to actually paying off our debt, and we will be completely debt free in 9 years, and in that time we will also have allotted 10% to savings. 10% of our income goes to tithing as well, so this gives us 60% of our income to live off of. But we took that figure and created a plan based on that amount. We're not going to starve on that figure.
This plan gives us less money for other things that we're used to buying, and starting out we realize that we're going to have to sacrifice to make this work, but we figure that now while our family is young is the best time to establish these habits. To be completely debt free with our home before we even have teenagers will be a powerful thing. We just need to focus on this master plan.
This book was highly motivating for me, and I recommend it to anyone who ever uses money.
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October 1, 2020
The Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason

The Richest Man in Babylon is a 1926 book by George S. Clason that dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables in ancient Babylon.

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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 09/07/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
5 reviews6 followers
August 30, 2012
My brother passed me this book many years ago. His instructions were simple: Read it. It'll change your life.

I read it. Did it change my life? Yes, in a manner of speaking.
There are many of out there who desperately want to learn the basics of handling money. But, pick up the latest drudgery from your local bookstore on the subject, and you'll find yourself wading through terms and calculations that may as well be a foreign language.

The Richest Man in Babylon takes a different approach. It puts the base concepts of your handling money, and puts them in a story format, whose principles are extremely easy to comprehend (at least as compared to the overblown rationale behind the other financial books) for the layman. Due to their simplicity, the concepts are very memorable and consequently easily recalled after 10 years. The last time I read this book was in 2002, and I can still remember the base concepts from the book:
1. Pay yourself first (Save at least 10% of your paycheck)
2. Don't trust a bricklayer to buy jewels (Don't get caught up in other people's excitement. Go see the experts instead)
3. Don't put all of your eggs in a single basket (Diversify your portfolio).
4. Control thy expenses. (Even the richest man has a time constraint on his life. Do what you enjoy, but don't overdo it)
5. Increase your ability to earn (That one is self-explanatory)
etc.

Keeping these base principle in mind has helped me through these economic hard-times. To me, this book has become required reading for my children and my nephews.
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78 reviews18 followers
November 28, 2008
Read it 4 years ago, LOVED it, I should read it again. Fun to read, interesting, though provoking and but mostly just plain inspiring. If you don't have problems with spending too much money no need to read it. If you have tons of money and it's not a problem no need to read it. If you live on a budget like most of it, enjoy. Deserving of its well-regarded status of one of the classics of personal finance.
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Author听7 books724 followers
May 12, 2021
The central aim of the story is to save 10% of your saving for investments. Do not invest without prior knowledge, seek advice from those who are in those fields. This book does not just show the way to clear all your debts, but also how you manage your finances, so you don't need any further loans. George S. Clason mentioned the importance of gold and how a person can prosper, including a slave.

All we know is wealth that comes quickly goes the same way, so it is vital to make priorities. Being prosperous is a long-term process, one has to be patient and take the right decisions, grab the opportunities, whenever they appear.

The book is written in a simple style, but the content is repetitive, that's why so many people don't like it. Despite its flaw, The Richest Man in Babylon has some valuable lessons to offer. Don't forget the book is a classic written in 1926, so give it a try.

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143 reviews37 followers
August 30, 2021
What in the name of crap was that?!

Why does this book have such a high rating on 欧宝娱乐? How can a person who's read literally any other book, fiction or otherwise---even a school textbook, really---want to give it a rating any higher than 1?

It has such basic financial advice. Here, let me save you the trouble of reading this book:
1. Control your unnecessary desires
2. Save a portion of your income
3. Protect it from bad investments
4. Invest your money wisely
5. Let your money multiply
6. Don't borrow more than you can repay
7. Don't spend more than you earn (already a repetition of the second idea)
Done

Just these seven basic ideas are repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again throughout this book. Maybe the author didn't want it to be too short; but it still is. It's much shorter than its *epic* 155-page length. As short as an average 欧宝娱乐 review.

And I don't know what the original reason was to give this financial advice via a story, but thank god for that! Without the story what would have this book even been about?! And the story is just used to make points. Ugh, why oh why.

Don't waste your time reading this book. There's plenty good academic as well as non-academic finance books out there.

0.1/5
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925 reviews271 followers
May 26, 2014
This is a great starting item for someone who is pressed for time and doesn't want to read a ton of financial books. While some of the ideas are archaically written, they remain timeless. An obvious one: as a person's wealth rises, so do their expenses.

Translation, if you want to have money, learn to discipline yourself now and not later. Studies show that most lottery winners are bankrupt within a few years and mostly because they lacked self discipline. Therefore, the problem is not the lack of money but how it is managed. Any accountant worth his salt will tell you that.

Keep in mind the story is set in ancient Babylon so if you want something more contemporary, while learning, try RICH DAD, POOR DAD by Robert Kiyosaki.
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47 reviews46 followers
October 18, 2022
Profits!!

This book was really good! Loved some of the short stories in it. I hope I can follow whatever mentioned in this book, not just for a week, but a lot longer xD!!!
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February 10, 2017
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1,056 reviews313 followers
February 21, 2022

Rating: 3.0/5.0

Genre:
Nonfiction + Business

I picked up this one because I heard many good things about it. I might be a bit late because I feel the majority of the points and lessons discussed in this book are very familiar to me. I found it very interesting to see this book reads more like fiction. I feel this is good for someone who wants to read and know about all the basics in finance and economics in a simple easy way. One of the main tips that the author insisted on is saving 10% of whatever you earn, and then making that saved amount earn further by investing it wisely in something you are aware of. Don't invest your money in something you have no knowledge about or give it to someone to invest it in something he has not enough knowledge about.

鈥淎dvice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.鈥�

Another piece of advice the author gives is to control the expenditure in different ways. One way is to own your own home instead of living in a rented property and paying the rent. Then there is an important tip of building yourself and your abilities because the more educated and experienced you are the higher will be the chance that you will earn more in the future.

The book is old, written a long time ago. Most of the lessons and advice are still very much valid until this day. But all this is definitely not enough to cover the complex economics of today. You will not find it covering everything that relates to our times. Do I recommend it? Well, yes but not alone. You need to read more books about finance and investments because basics alone are not enough for you to gain the knowledge and expertise that you aim for. I give The Richest Man In Babylon 3.0 stars out of 5.0.

鈥淭HE FIVE LAWS OF GOLD I. Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family. II. Gold labor the diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field. III. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling. IV. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep. V. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.鈥�
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195 reviews124 followers
May 21, 2019
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禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 賲乇丿賲 亘丕亘賱 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 賲丨賱 賴丕蹖 賳丕卮丕蹖爻鬲 賳诏賴丿丕乇蹖 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿.丌賳賴丕 丕噩丕乇賴 亘賴丕蹖 爻賳诏蹖賳蹖 乇丕 亘賴 氐丕丨亘 禺丕賳賴 賴丕蹖 爻禺鬲 诏蹖乇 亘乇丕蹖 禺丕賳賴 賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭賳丿 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 賴賲爻乇丕賳卮丕賳 丿乇 丌賳 禺丕賳賴 噩丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 倬乇賵乇卮 趩賳丿 诏賱丿丕賳 诏賱 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丕丿蹖 丿賱卮丕賳 卮賵丿 賳丿丕乇賳丿 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖卮丕賳 噩丕蹖蹖 噩夭 讴賵趩賴 賴丕蹖 讴孬蹖賮 亘乇丕蹖 亘丕夭蹖 讴乇丿賳 賳丿丕乇賳丿... 丿丕卮鬲賳 蹖讴 禺丕賳賴 丕夭 丨丿 賵 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 蹖讴 丕賳爻丕賳 亘丕 丕乇丿丕賴 禺丕乇噩 賳蹖爻鬲 .丌蹖丕 卮丕賴 亘夭乇诏賲丕賳 丿蹖賵丕乇 賴丕蹖 亘丕亘賱 乇丕 丕賳賯丿乇 鬲丕 丿賵乇丿爻鬲 賳讴卮蹖丿賴 讴賴 夭賲蹖賳 賴丕蹖 禺丕賱蹖 亘丕 賯蹖賲鬲 賲賳丕爻亘 亘乇丕蹖 禺乇蹖丿 丿乇 丌賳 倬蹖丿丕 卮賵丿責 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 亘賴 卮賲丕 賲蹖诏賵蹖賲 卮丕诏乇丿丕賳賲 讴賴 賵丕賲 丿賴賳丿诏丕賳 丕夭 鬲氐賲蹖賲 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 賯氐丿 禺乇蹖丿 禺丕賳賴 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿貙丕爻鬲賯亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 賵 亘賴 丌賳賴丕 賵丕賲 賲蹖 丿賴丿...亘毓丿丕 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 禺丕賳賴 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿 卮賲丕 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 丕賯爻丕胤 賵丕賲 丿賴賳丿賴 乇丕 亘賴 噩丕蹖 讴乇丕蹖賴 丕蹖 讴賴 賯亘賱丕 亘賴 氐丕丨亘禺丕賳賴 賲蹖 丿丕丿蹖丿貙亘倬乇丿丕夭蹖丿.亘賴 禺丕胤乇 賴乇 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 亘賴 賵丕賲 丿賴賳丿賴 賲賯丿丕乇蹖 丕夭 亘丿賴蹖 卮賲丕 亘賴 丕賵 讴賲 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 倬爻 丕夭 趩賳丿 爻丕賱 丕賯爻丕胤 卮賲丕 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖 卮賵丿. 丌賳诏丕賴 賯賱亘 卮賲丕 卮丕丿 賲蹖 卮賵丿 夭蹖乇丕 卮賲丕 禺賵丿鬲丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿鬲丕賳 蹖讴 賲賱讴 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 丿丕乇蹖丿 賵 鬲賳賴丕 賴夭蹖賳賴 蹖 丌賳 賲丕賱蹖丕鬲 亘賴 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕爻鬲...賵丕蹖賳 丕賲乇 亘賴 胤賵乇 賯丕亘賱 鬲賵噩賴蹖 賴夭蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 卮賲丕 乇丕 讴丕賴卮 賲蹖 丿賴丿 .賵亘丕毓孬 鬲禺氐蹖氐 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇丌賲丿 賴丕蹖鬲丕賳 亘賴 禺賵卮蹖 賴丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 亘乇丌賵乇丿賴 爻丕禺鬲賳 丌乇夭賵 賴丕蹖 亘夭乇诏鬲丕賳 賲蹖卮賵丿.丕蹖賳 倬賳噩賲蹖賳 丿乇賲丕賳 噩蹖亘 禺丕賱蹖 亘賵丿:氐丕丨亘 禺丕賳賴 禺賵丿鬲丕賳 亘丕卮蹖丿
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1,189 reviews7 followers
June 19, 2016
I have always found books on personal finance exceptionally boring and have avoided reading them because of this.

This book however takes the form of stories from Babylonian citizens each touching on an aspect of personal finance (save 10% of your earnings, don鈥檛 rent but rather own property and invest your money wisely so it may grow etc etc)

None of this is new to me however sometimes you need a reminder to jolt you out of bad financial habits.
I can highly recommend this and will be buying it as a Christmas present for a few people this year.

Thanks for the recommendation Linda

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164 reviews820 followers
January 22, 2022
"The Richest Man in Babylon" is one of the most interesting and valuable books on financial planning I came across. I'm on this journey to discover some good books on finances, and its definitely worth a read. This is coming from someone who has no idea on how to manage money, but the lessons mentioned in the book are great for people who don't know where to begin!

This book combines fine storytelling with sound financial advice, which is one of the most fascinating aspects of it. The book draws inspiration from the ancient city of Babylon, which used to be the wealthiest city in its time. The people in Babylon used to be clever and wealthy financiers and merchants.

While digging up the remains of Babylon, archaeologists found clay tablets that had writings that explained how people lived back in the day. It also mentioned rules that the ancient people used to gain control of their finances. These rules or laws applicable six thousand years ago in Babylon can be used even today as the basic principles regarding money don't change.

The best part about this book is that it doesn't have any technical jargon or complex ideas about how to manage your money. What you get are simple and easy to implement rules or habits you can integrate into your life that will benefit you in the long run. Combine that with exciting storytelling, you get an excellent value-for-your-money guide on finance.

All in all, I highly recommend this book!

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1,172 reviews676 followers
May 13, 2020
Al empezar a leerlo, no ten铆a muy claro lo que iba a encontrarme. Sab铆a que el libro trataba de econom铆a, pero no c贸mo iba a enfocar su mensaje. Y la verdad es que me ha gustado, sobre todo porque est谩 narrado como peque帽os cuentos. Es verdad que el mensaje no es nuevo, pero a煤n as铆 se agradece esta manera de explicar algo que a estas alturas, todos tendr铆amos que saber. Ahora, la parte hist贸rica de la ciudad de Babilonia es fascinante.
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December 30, 2010
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丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷兀鬲賷 亘睾賱丕賮 兀賳賷賯 賲賳 丕賱丨噩賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇 毓丿丿 氐賮丨丕鬲賴 151 氐賮丨丞貙 賱賷爻 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賰賲丕 鬲鬲賵賯毓賵賳貙 賰賲丕 賷兀鬲賷 賲賯爻賲賸丕 賱兀丨丿 毓卮乇 賮氐賱賸丕 賮賷 賯丕賱亘 賯氐氐賷 賲賲鬲毓 毓賳 亘丕亘賱 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞貙 賵賰賷賮 兀氐亘丨鬲 亘丕亘賱 賲賳 兀睾賳賶 丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱賵賯鬲 .
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷賯丿賲 賳氐丕卅丨 賲丕賱賷丞 賵廿爻鬲孬賲丕乇賷丞貙 賵丕爻鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 丕賱賲丕賱 賱賷爻 亘兀爻賱賵亘 賰丕鬲亘 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賲賲賱貙 亘賱 亘兀爻賱賵亘 乇賵丕卅賷 賯氐氐賷貙 賮賷賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲毓丞 賵兀禺亘丕乇 丕賱賯丿賲丕亍貙 賵賴賵 賲亘賳賷 丨賯賷賯丞 毓賱賶 賯氐氐 馗賴乇鬲 賮賷 兀賱賵丕丨 氐賱氐丕賱賷丞 賲賳 毓賴丿 亘丕亘賱 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賱丕 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲賱賱 賵賴賵 賷賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 亘賱 爻鬲賳鬲賴賷 賲賳 賰賱 賮氐賱 賵鬲匕賴亘 賱賱丌禺乇貙 丨鬲賶 鬲賳鬲賴賷 賲賳賴 乇亘賲丕 禺賱丕賱 爻丕毓丞 賵賳氐賮.
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 賱賰賱 卮禺氐 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷賵賮乇 賲賳 賲丿禺賵賱賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷貙 賵賷胤賲丨 賱鬲毓賱賲 胤乇賯 丕賱廿丿禺丕乇 賵丕賱廿爻鬲孬賲丕乇 丕賱賲丕賱賷貙 賵賴賵 賰賲丕 賰鬲亘 毓賱賶 睾賱丕賮賴 丕賱禺賱賮賷 :
賷賯丿賲 賱賰 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賳丨賵 賲丕 鬲乇睾亘賴 賵賰賱 賲丕 鬲鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 鬲丨賯賯賴. 廿賳賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 賷賰卮賮 爻乇 鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱孬乇賵丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞.
兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴 賵亘卮丿丞 賵賱賵 賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 5 賳噩賵賲 賱賲賳丨鬲賴
賷亘丕毓 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲賰鬲亘丞 噩乇賷乇 亘爻毓乇 夭賴賷丿 兀馗賳 兀賳賴 20 乇賷丕賱

廿賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 :
*丕賱鬲毓賱賷賲 賳賵毓丕賳 : 丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱兀賵賱 賴賵 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 賳鬲毓賱賲賴丕 賵賳毓乇賮賴丕貙 賵丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱丌禺乇 賴賵 丕賱賲賲丕乇爻丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賱賲賳丕 賰賷賮 賳賰鬲卮賮 賲丕 賱丕 賳毓乇賮賴 責
*廿賳賰 鬲丿賮毓 賱賰賱 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷賲丕 毓丿丕賰 兀賳鬲
* 廿賳 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賲孬賱 丕賱卮噩乇丞 鬲賳賲賵 賲賳 亘匕乇丞 囟卅賷賱丞
* 鬲兀賰丿 賲賳 兀賳賰 賱丕 鬲兀禺匕 賲賳 丕賱賳氐丕卅丨 廿賱丕 賲丕 賷爻鬲丨賯 兀賳 鬲兀禺匕賴
*廿賳 賯賵丞 丕賱廿乇丿丕丞 賱賷爻鬲 爻賵賶 丕賱鬲氐賲賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賷賱賷賳 賮賷 兀丿丕亍 賲賴賲丞 賯丿 兀禺匕鬲 毓賱賶 毓丕鬲賯賰 兀賳 鬲賳噩夭賴丕
* 賲賳 丕賱禺胤乇 廿賯乇丕囟 丕賱亘卮乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓賷卮賵賳 賮賷 禺囟賲 廿賳賮毓丕賱丕鬲 賰亘賷乇丞貙 賱兀賳賴賲 賱賳 賷爻鬲胤賷毓賵丕 丕賱賵賮丕亍 亘丿賷賵賳賴賲
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May 10, 2011
This book teaches timeless financial wisdom in the form of fictitious parables set in ancient Babylon. I found the stories entertaining and the financial lessons as valid today as they were in Babylon millennia ago.

There鈥檚 nothing groundbreaking here, but that doesn鈥檛 lessen the value of the simple financial basics: pay yourself first (at least 10%), live on less than you earn, get advice from financially competent people, and put your money to work through cautious investing.

The book recommends enjoying life, and not working so hard to amass wealth that you become miserly. It says that to succeed, you must have strong, definite desires and ambitions, not vague dreams. The story of the goddess of good luck teaches that you must always be prepared for opportunity, because luck rewards men of action.

I first heard about this book on the . When an investment manager recommended it too, I decided to read it. I'm glad I did!

My favorite chapter was Seven Cures for a Lean Purse. Here are the lessons:

鈥� Start thy purse to fattening: save 10% of all you earn
鈥� Control thy expenditures: budget 90% of earnings to cover necessities and luxuries
鈥� Make thy gold multiply: put money to work by investing
鈥� Guard thy treasure from loss: seek financial advice and make wise investments
鈥� Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment: own your home to decrease living costs and increase enjoyment (compared to renting)
鈥� Ensure a future income: plan for the future financial well-being of yourself and family
鈥� Increase thy ability to earn: increase your skills through study and practice
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May 18, 2012
"...I made a million,today. What did you do?..."


A book review of 鈥淭he Richest Man in Babylon鈥� by George S. Clason

Have you heard about The Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason first published in 1926, it鈥檚 a story that maybe you should read? When I first read this story I was just a young boy, but it still fascinates me now.

My grandfather had given a copy to me to read, and after I finished reading it, I can remember him asking me what I had learnt. I can also remember what I said in reply.

I explained to my granddad that I understood the wisdom of saving and how Armad the richest man in Babylon acquired his wealth that had spent much of his time teaching others how to become wiser, and I guess wealthier?

You might consider that Arkad was lucky in his life that he was able to accumulate such wealth, but you would be wrong in your thinking. He had a simple philosophy save ten per cent of what you earn and invest, and this is what he did. Every day he taught to the crowd who would gather to listen that his fortune didn鈥檛 depend on lady luck, but on wise investment of one鈥檚 earnings.

Those bankers which lost billions for their banks recently and had to be bailed out by governments around the world they should read the story about Arkad, but I guess they would be too busy spending their bonuses. I find it difficult to multi-task as well. Even computers cannot multi-task it just appears so.

I wrote an article some moons ago called 鈥淎dding Alpha - Do computers have the alpha edge鈥� that discussed how investment banks and institutions in today鈥檚 cyber space currently rely heavily on 鈥榓lgo trading鈥� to make money trading in stocks, shares, commodities, currencies. Algo trading is a term used to describe the algorithmic software which is used to gain that alpha edge against an increasing frenetic trading market where milliseconds can mean millions in buy and sell decisions in veiled trading markets. In a previous life, a trader said to me 鈥溾€� I made a million, today. What did you do?鈥� I replied, 鈥淚鈥檝e fixed the computer.鈥�

Anyhow, my grandfather said you need to read it again, because you have missed the most important point. This is what I did. Essentially, it鈥檚 easy to miss the opportunities that come our way which is the moral of the story.

There鈥檚 a Jewish proverb that says, 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence.鈥�

It wasn鈥檛 until I understood the importance of critical thinking that I really appreciated the truth in this book. When we make assumptions, we often make the wrong ones.

I hope you enjoy it.
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505 reviews281 followers
September 26, 2019
25 Sept. 2019 - Finally read this little classic. It had been on my "To Read" shelf for over 30 years, but a combination of factors finally got me to read it. Very glad I did. What a great little gem. So many people over the years had referred me to this, that I am embarrassed to say it took me so long to get to. However, fortunately, I had read other books and taken other wise soul's advice that covered much of this book's wisdom previously, that I was not unduly harmed by putting it off.

However, for younger readers, or for those who may not have been so lucky as me to have received such good advice early, I highly recommend this easy to read, yet full of profound guidance book and it's simple lessons.

The style may be a bit quaint for some, but I found it very helpful and fun, even in this day and age.

There may be some better arguments for some of the principles, but that is a minor thing.

There may be some arguing with some of the scope or applications of the principles, around the edges, but the basics are solid and will serve as excellent guides through life.

Should be especially good for teenagers and 20-somethings who may never have received these excellent guides to financial independence and success, but if you are older or younger and have the opportunity and desire to check this out -go for it for sure!

Let me just give you the first guide, since it is so important, and leads to the others:

"A part of all you ear is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first."

Simple. Difficult at first to implement. But the more it becomes a simple habit, the easier and more rewarding it gets. Go for it.
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September 13, 2021
Meh , that is the best way to describe this book. This may be due to the fact that everything that was disucssed is fairly common knowledge and most people practice these concepts or know to practice these concepts. They may not have been common at the time, but doent explain how this book has such a high rating. The concepts being wrapped in a 'theme' of sorts just made it harder to follow along at times since the style or writing is quite old. The age of this book shows it self even more by the fact that it doesnt address any of the issues that people face in our current age (an example of this is rampant consumerism and excesive use of interest based finance).
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Author听3 books120 followers
February 7, 2022
This is an excellent read. I see why this book is a classic. While purchasing this book, the cashier shared that this book is a top one for financial gurus.

It is an easy read, informational, and appealing. I like history and learning in general, so this literature caressed my interests. The content of this book is delivered through dialogue between characters and parables. Many life lessons concerning money management and philosophies concerning wealth, its apprehension, and attitudes towards it is addressed. This book itself is plentious of rich nuggets.

I did not waste my time flipping its pages. Truly, I was enriched.
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5,223 reviews3,330 followers
February 26, 2022
I didn't think I would love this book this much! Time to apply it. And keep learning. And keep rereading the book and apply the basic lessons as much as I can. They are reasonable. They are practical. As long as you understand the language and the way it is written, this book will do everyone good.

This book surprised me.
At first I thought it would be a book that would take time for me to understand it鈥檚 contents.
But how wrong was I?!

Absolutely entertaining and almost like a folk tale, this book gives simple and meaningful tips on how to

鈽戯笍save money
鈽戯笍make money
鈽戯笍make money grow
鈽戯笍make meaningful investments and partnerships

Highlights:

馃挴the writing is so beautiful! For a business book, I really wasn鈥檛 expecting it. The language is lyrical and yes, totally pretty!

馃挴take home message at the end of each chapter

馃挴 the five laws of gold

馃挴short with short chapters

You might take more time while getting into the book but as soon as you get into the second chapter, you will fly through the entire book.

Give this book a try and it鈥檚 worth the hype. I would recommend this book for the beginners as well as the teenagers and those in their early twenties.
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44 reviews
January 5, 2008
Lo, Money is Plentiful For Those Who Understand The Simple Rules of its Acquisition

$even Cures for a Lean Purse

1. Start thy purse to fattening
For every ten coins thou placest within thy purse take out for use but nine

2. Control thy expenditures

3. Make thy gold multiply
Not only did my capital increase, but it's earnings likewise increased

4. Guard thy treasures from loss
It is wise to be intrigued by larger earnings when thy principal may be lost? I say not

5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment
Every man own the roof that sheltereth him and his

6. Insure a future income
A man to make preparation for a suitable income in the days to come, when he is no longer young, and to make preparations for his family should he be no longer with them to comfort and support them

7. Increase thy ability to earn Cultivate thy own powers, to study and become wiser, to become more skillful

Read the book! it's an excellent financial advisor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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