Robert G. Allen

This book is written by the Chicken Soup for the Sole guy and tries to copy that format, while teaching you how to make money so you can better all of humanity. It has some good insight, and the story leads me to wish there really was an "Always Together Bear" I could give Zebedee. Of course the non-fiction part of the book claims it does exist but I'd scored the Internet to no avail.

Maybe one day some of this stuff will take to heart, but really I need to eliminate all of my consumer debt show more first. Dave Ramsey has this one right, and the rest of this insight really isn't valuable until that baby step is done. Its hard for me that its taking this long. Nearly a year and not gone yet. show less

Cracking the Millionaire Code: Your Key to Enlightened Wealth by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen.

Why I picked up this book: For years I would say, “Here’s you millionaire idea” then talk about fun ideas I’d have. Two or three years ago I received this book from one of my brother-in-laws for Christmas. I picked it up to see what it had to say.

Why I finished this book: I found myself resonating with some of the concepts but also disagreeing with others. There were some practice show more business ideas, religious thoughts, big picture issues and other issues I was able to interact with so I finished this book.

General Thoughts: I agree that finances are actually God’s and the Divine allows us to be stewards of the assets. We should give money back, both in church and other ways. I like how this book talked about looking beyond ourselves and seeing we are connected to others. This book was fine, not the best but ok to read. You can see there is a general god perspective but I didn’t see the God focus really. It seemed more like the “Higher Power” kind of idea that the world is moving toward.

Rating: I’d give it a 3 out of 5 star rating. show less

I've enjoyed some of Robert G. Allen's other, more recently written books, so when I discovered the book that put him on the map in a second-hand book store I thought I'd take a read through.
Many of the techniques aren't applicable where I live (Australia), however they do get you thinking more laterally. This in and of itself is a useful ability to develop.
In this book, Allen examines a number of ways of buying a property without using any of, or as little as possible, cash from your own show more pocket. show less

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