Customer Reviews
Interesting but not useful - By: Lee Englestone, 17 Dec 2008 
It is an interesting & short book, but there are no secretsin here i'm afraid.
-- Lee
Motivating a Wealth Mentality! - By: C. Clayton, 25 Aug 2008 
I read this book backin 1994. It has much timeless knowledge.
The Richest Manin Babylon is an inspirational book on helping to create an investment mentality by using parables of how the Richest Manin Babylon would have invested. It is for beginning investors who need good reasons to develop a proper mindset to start working towards becoming financially independent. It also is a good book for recharging a wealth mentalityin any investor.
The conceptsin the book are simple, but their effects on wealth are profound! For example, George Clason covers The Five Laws of Gold . From the version I read, they are:
I. Gold cometh gladly &in increasing quantities to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future & that of his family.
II. Gold laboreth diligently & contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocksin the field.
III. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wisein its handling.
IV. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests itin businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilledin its keep.
V. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters & schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience & romantic desiresin investment.
Overall an excellent book for beginners though advanced investors.
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Financial detox! - By: Aphrodite, 19 Aug 2008 'The Richest Manin Babylon' is inspirational & has radically changed my outlook on my finances. It begins by using a parable about a poor manin Babylon who seeks the advice of a wealthy man to let him know the secrets of his seemingly never ending pot of gold. He discovers that these secrets are actually quite straightforward & easily put into practice, which he does with proven results. Pitfalls are overcome & all the while we are learning the core rules of accumulating wealth, maintaining wealth and, most importantly, multiplying wealth.
Although this book is setin Ancient Babylon the rules still apply today, although now we are talking about moneyin the bank as opposed to bars of gold or shekelsin your purse! Overall this has given me a far more balanced view of my money & lifein general. It almost feels like you are cleansing your soul as you read it - a sort of mind detox! So for anyone who dreads opening letters from the bank or buries their headin the sand, this book is for you!
Brilliant - By: D. L. Anderton, 09 Aug 2008 This book is quite simply brilliant. I have bought copies for other people as presents & all of them really enjoyed it. Yes its message is simple, but simple ideas are nearly always the best. Do your self a favour & just buy it now.
Excellent - By: N. Entwistle, 25 Jul 2008 Very good book to help you examine your way of thinking to finance. Ideal for the beach when on holiday or a long plane flight as the book is difficult to put down, one of the few really good books on finance. The government should make this a part of the national curriculumin school to make future generations more responcible & sucessful with their own personal finances.
