Book Review: The Skinny on Credit Cards
Written by author Jim Randel, The Skinny on Credit Cards was the straight-to-the-point type of book that I had expected. It acted very much like the CliffNotes guides that we used to skip out on reading the entire novel. Throw in a short storyline and some stick figure illustrations with the bare bone facts on [...]
Book Review: Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
Ever wondered why compulsive shopaholics continue to rack up credit card debt even when they know they should stop? Your body’s biological functions may be at fault. Written by world class marketing guru Martin Lindstrom, Buyology is an enlightening book on his experiments that study the powers of neuromarketing – to shed some light on [...]
Book Review: Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad, is an accomplished entrepreneur, businessman, and investor whose financial concepts have spurred plenty of criticism among the personal finance community. After hearing all the boo’s, I was reluctant to pick it up and open it but then decided that I’d like to see it for myself [...]
Review: Scottrade Online Discount Brokerage
For more than two years, I’ve been using Scottrade, an online discount brokerage. When I first decided to start investing, I managed to have only $500 to mess with. So surely, I couldn’t afford the high commission fees from brokerages such as Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity. While Zecco was offering free trades, I [...]
Book Review: I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Written by the founder of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, Ramit Sethi’s book “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” is a personal-finance resource catered to the youthful yet typically irresponsible spenders known as the twentysomethings. Since I was a twentysomething myself, I was anxious to see what kind of tips I could take out of Ramit’s book. Upon [...]
