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    The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent
    The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent
    The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent
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    The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent

    Written by David Chilton

    Narrated by L.J. Ganser

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    About this audiobook

    A frequent guest on national TV and radio shows, David Chilton is widely praised for his ability to combine humor and common sense to show people the simplicity of sound financial planning. This updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books will help you straighten out the complex twists and turns of personal finance on the road to monetary independence. Chilton shows you how to get rich slowly and steadily--even if your salary is average! Relying on his fictional assistant, Roy the barber, and healthy dollops of humor, Chilton shows how you can take charge of your money now and achieve future financial freedom. Using an entertaining story to present his plan, Chilton shows you the way to fiscal good fortune, even if your current finances seem like a calamity. L.J. Ganser's congenial narration highlights Chilton's affable, readily accessible style.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 8, 2011
    ISBN9781456122683
    The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent

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    • 5/5
      Great read, information still applies to today for the most part & also a funny read. Enjoyed it
    • 5/5
      This book came highly reccomended Now I see why. For anyone interesred in financial planning I reccomend this book
    • 5/5
      Very good book. I would recommend thank you very much
    • 5/5
      Amazing tips! Have a pen and paper ready to jot things down
    • 5/5
      Some say that The Wealthy Barber is outdated. I read the revised third edition which was published over twenty years ago. Times have changed but the words in this book is still relevant for the everyone that wants to become financially independent. If you look at it as your first book to read as you make your path to reach that goal. Although, I have been doing much of what is written, it was still helpful. I would recommended this book to those starting out on their own and don’t know what to do with the finances. He covers not only saving, but life insurance, with a bit or taxes and real estate. Not in depth though, but more as a starting point. Easy and fun read that I would recommend to everyone who wants to a push in the right direction for their personal finances.
    • 3/5
      This was pretty much all stuff I (even I) know, and a lot of the details were not that useful because I ended up with the US version somehow (even though the Barber is an originally Canadian phenomenon--they moved him from Sarnia to Ann Arbor), and they didn't give me a solid reason for getting life insurance (which I can't help but feel is ghoulish, though I come from a family that get pushy-backy and hostile whenever you mention the idea that anyone could get sick or get hit by a bus, except when the conclusion is "so what can you do, let's forget it"), and every aspect of home finance is worse than it was when the book was written (rates of return lower, housing prices higher, jobs more precarious, etc.), and it doesn't ever engage with the "fairness" questions even when it raises them itself, but it was still good to have it all like laid out in order. Now if I can just pay off all these back taxes (they got Al Capone) I can start saving my ten percent.
    • 3/5
      Should be a good and helpful read for people just starting out in their late 20's early 30's regarding solid financial advice.A important read, especially these days with the social safety net in peril.
    • 3/5
      If you have not read any other financial books, then this is one to start with. If you have read some others then most likely there will not be anything in here you already don't know, plus some of the information is out of date. This does not go into a great amount of detail on anything which again is why it would be a good place to start for someone looking to get on the right track.
    • 5/5
      The basics that everyone should know but yet so many don't. If you are simply not a finaqnce person but need something to give you what you need to get set up and then forget about - this would be that book.