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A review by ahatterandahare
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
4.0
Changes on the TBR plan for 2022: after one #tbrjar book, I am reading one personal development book. The Richest Man in Babylon was the most recommended in my research for personal finance books, so I read it. For financial advice, this is perfect for complete noobs like me. It teaches principles of money management through simple, short stories. I loved it and I’m already applying some of the principles in my own finances. I recommend this if you’re looking to get better at managing your finances without having to look at investment plans and trendy things.
This book is 100 years old, using stories from a civilisation from over 5000 years ago and still manages to be relevant and important.
I really enjoyed it and took a few really good lessons from it.
The only ‘bad’ thing I have to say about this book is the writing style. It clearly feels like it’s what someone in the beginning of the 20th century thought old times people spoke like, and sometimes he trails off from that style. The racism and misogyny is also strong on this one, but I chose to ignore it as I started reading it because of course it’s written 100 years ago and we became smarter since then.
This book is 100 years old, using stories from a civilisation from over 5000 years ago and still manages to be relevant and important.
I really enjoyed it and took a few really good lessons from it.
The only ‘bad’ thing I have to say about this book is the writing style. It clearly feels like it’s what someone in the beginning of the 20th century thought old times people spoke like, and sometimes he trails off from that style. The racism and misogyny is also strong on this one, but I chose to ignore it as I started reading it because of course it’s written 100 years ago and we became smarter since then.