Pimp Your Finances

What sets “The Wealthy Barber” apart from other books is that it makes personal finance simple and approachable.  It’s a fictional tale, written from the point of Dave, a soon-to-be-father.  He is inspired to learn about money after realizing his wife is pregnant.
Confused about where to start, he approaches his father.  His dad sends him to [...]

My 401K is down 45% this year, but that doesn’t bother me (very much).  I try to take a long term point of view with my finances.  But I recently realized that even my decades long point of view is far too short sighted.
I’ve never taken the time to figure out exactly how much money [...]

Are you saddled with debt and have no idea where to start?  If so, then this is a good book for you.  If you don’t have debt or you already have a plan, you may better off skipping this one.
The author starts by helping you assess your spending problem by clearly listing out all of your [...]

Most money books just tell you what you should be doing – which most of us already know, but ignore anyway.
“Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes – and How to Correct Them” is unique in that it examines why we don’t do the things we know we should be doing.  It seeks to improve [...]

I always have a bag of mixed emotions towards the big name financial gurus – like Suze Orman, Dave Ramsay, Robert Kiyosaki, etc….
I think that they all have some valid and insightful points to make, but at the same time you have keep in mind that they are trying to sell a brand – themselves.
This [...]