Robert G. Allen

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 pocket.… (more)

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 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.… (more)