I, like many others, can't get enough knowledge. I constantly want to learn new things, and also being an entrepreneur, learning about making money is a great passion. Using my iTunes gift cards, I got myself an audio book to play while I was driving.
I read the reviews of several money making audio books before settling for The Richest Man in Babylon. I only paid $4.95 for this, and quite frankly it was a complete waste of money.
The first issue I had with it was that it was read in an olde English tone. I put up with it, but it would really bug some listeners. The total was only just over 4 hours in length.
To be honest, this book should be marketed towards those who are just starting out in the money making game and are eager to think themselves clever by decoding stories and finding the not too well hidden meanings. Most of the principals are obvious, though some are understated.
As opposed to just one story, The Richest Man in Babylon is a compilation of tales which run concurrently.
The stories are simple to grasp but the characters get confused.
The principal is the basic one which we all know by now; divide your income into three and spend as follows; 10% on sound investments, 20% on clearing debts and 70% on living expenses.
There are lots of other nuggets of advice, which once again, will only benefit the greenest of listeners.
Gems such as don't gamble heavily and don't accept investment advice from amateurs.
Those 4 hours basically concentrated on common sense and wisdom that you shouldn't need to be told. No wonder I felt alienated from it.
Overall, I learned nothing new from this book, which was the whole point of the exercise. I was hoping from some new and cutting edge information that I could really get my teeth into, instead I only had what I already knew repeated several times over. A wholly disappointing experience, and one I hope I won't be repeating anytime soon.
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