I Will Teach You To Be Rich

by Ramit Sethi

Ebook, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

332.02401

Genres

Collections

Non-fiction & Reference, Digital Library

Publication

Workman Publishing Company (2009), Edition: Epub, 266 pages

Description

Business. Finance. Nonfiction. HTML:The groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER that taught a generation how to earn more, save more, and live a rich life�now in a revised 2nd edition. Buy as many lattes as you want. Choose the right accounts and investments so your money grows for you�automatically. Best of all, spend guilt-free on the things you love. Personal finance expert Ramit Sethi has been called a �wealth wizard� by Forbes and the �new guru on the block� by Fortune. Now he�s updated and expanded his modern money classic for a new age, delivering a simple, powerful, no-BS 6-week program that just works. I Will Teach You to Be Rich will show you: � How to crush your debt and student loans faster than you thought possible � How to set up no-fee, high-interest bank accounts that won�t gouge you for every penny � How Ramit automates his finances so his money goes exactly where he wants it to�and how you can do it too � How to talk your way out of late fees (with word-for-word scripts) � How to save hundreds or even thousands per month (and still buy what you love) � A set-it-and-forget-it investment strategy that�s dead simple and beats financial advisors at their own game � How to handle buying a car or a house, paying for a wedding, having kids, and other big expenses�stress free � The exact words to use to negotiate a big raise at work Plus, this 10th anniversary edition features over 80 new pages, including: � New tools � New insights on money and psychology � Amazing stories of how previous readers used the book to create their rich lives Master your money�and then get on with your life. .… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member burningskulls

Good for those who do not have much financial knowledge going in. If you have a 401(k), IRA, emergency fund, or follow any of the popular personal finance bloggers (Simple Dollar, Get Rich Slowly, Ramit himself), you really won't learn much new from this book. But if you are still living paycheck

to paycheck, this is a definite must read, along with the aforementioned blogs.

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LibraryThing member sachachua

Personal finance book that goes beyond dealing with debt. Has good tips on envelope systems, negotiation, automation.

LibraryThing member yannie

This is the personal finance book to read if you want to sort out your money and get on with your life. The writing is easy to follow, is devoid of annoying acronyms and other offputting self-help gibberish. In the author's six-part outline for organizing your finances(divided each per chapter),

the fourth chapter dealing with a 'conscious spending plan' is probably the most invaluable. It also demonstrates clearly that wealth accumulation does not equal to a life of deprivation and austerity. All in all, it's pretty effective in demystifying personal finance, especially for 'young people'.

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LibraryThing member lisaflip

I'd highly recommend this personal finance book to most people but I think it's especially valuable to people in their 20s and 30s who are just becoming aware of their financial situation. I first heard about this book in a Charles Schwab magazine. Ramit Sethi was a psychology major who had heard

advice like, buy one less coffee per week to save money. But he noted that people never offered advice about what to do with that extra money.

Some of the ideas in the book are obvious and all sections are very well explained. Sethi does a great job of making financial advice accessbile to all. He also has a great sense of humor and quotes people like Salt 'n Pepa. In a nutshell, if you are turned off or intimidated by finance, this book would be a great place to start. I really liked it!

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LibraryThing member calmclam

This book does a pretty good job covering the basics for people in their twenties and thirties. I wouldn't recommend it for someone with more than a basic knowledge of personal finance (if you contribute to your retirement account, are paying down your debt, aren't taking any more on, and are

saving monthly, you're probably not going to get much out of this book), but for someone just starting out I think it would be really useful.

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LibraryThing member chaosmogony

The title's a bit dodgy-sounding but this is one of the better personal-finance books. Sethi writes accessibly and in a way that combines thoughtfulness with the obvious wisdom of having been there, rather than just quoting dry finance aphorisms and impractical advice, as most books in this genre

seem to do.

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LibraryThing member Daniel.Estes

Books on personal finance are a dime a dozen, and since there are only so many ways to teach people how to use their money intelligently, the success of one's message depends greatly on how it is said. Ramit Sethi gets this right by bringing a fresh, youthful perspective to the conversation. His

tone is often playfully arrogant, but I don't mind because it's never condescending.

Ramit is at his best on the distraction of minutiae, or more specifically, when he calls you out for being penny-wise but pound-foolish. Too often we busy ourselves with the small details of money management, kicking up a lot of dust though accomplishing very little, when the real work is being left unattended. This work is the hard work and requires a heavy dose of taking responsibility, but the results are measurable and can be lasting if you do your part.

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LibraryThing member smilez4u1390

This book is just awesome! I learned more about how to take control of my finances from reading this book, than I ever did in school or from my parents. Since reading, I have successfully managed to boost my credit score, set up an automatic savings account with individual savings goals, and create

an investment account. This book is easy to read and brings finance information down to an everyman level.

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LibraryThing member Schneider

A pretty decent book in regards to personal finance and investing. It was very good at describing the basics that a newbie would need to know when they first decide to begin investing their money. My big red flag was that all the writing (or the vast majority of it) was written for people in their

twenties and casually mentions those outside of that target group. As far as personal investing goes, this would be a good place to start and then find something to supplement your reading. His strategy is very basic and old: pay off your debts, save your money... Would recommend it.

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LibraryThing member BibliophageOnCoffee

This is the finance book I'd give to high school seniors/college freshman.

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