John David Mann

Some good information about investing early and compound interest. I'm not a huge fan of the "fiction-like" format for a non-fiction book. But that doesn't really take away from the sound advice and may work for some people. In fact, probably a good book to try to get my adult kids to read because of the format.

Well-written and easy-to-read parable about personal financial planning, but better suited for real novices. I didn't learn anything new, but appreciated its delivery.

Not bad for a business parable - dialogue a bit stilted, writing a bit contrived, and an ending that reminded you that this book had an obvious target audience to appeal to. But, it didn't feel like a waste of time and had some good insights. If only people actually used these books instead of reading them to fulfill a requirement or appease their boss.

3.5 stars - great financial advice though nothing groundbreaking. The story is a little clunky.