I recently had the chance to chat with Todd Tresidder.  If you don’t know the name, don’t worry.  Up until about a year ago, I didn’t either.  But, the short of it is that the guy is retired.  In fact, he retired much earlier than most will.  At the ripe “old” age of 35, he [...]

Debt Heroes By: Jeff Rose & Ben Edwards Ben and Jeff approached me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I’d like to read a copy of their book, Debt Heroes.  They released the book as a companion to the Debt Movement that Jeff started back in February.  They even offered it for free [...]

Investing Made Simple: Index Fund Investing and ETF Investing Explained in 100 Pages or Less By: Mike Piper (ObliviousInvestor.com) I had the opportunity to meet Mike at the first FINCON in Chicago last year.  He’s a thoroughly nice guy.  I knew him from his blog and website, but for some reason I hadn’t known the [...]

Your Money or Your Life By: Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin When this book first came onto my radar as a book I might like to read, it was with reviews from my fellow personal finance bloggers that described it as one that will change your life, and that will make your finances follow you [...]

The Work Revolution By: Dr. Julie Clow There are so many gurus and life coaches out there that are telling everyone that they can that the only way to truly be happy with work, is to leave work, and get on an entrepreneurial journey.  There’s books, seminars, and more than enough websites that are dedicated [...]

Money Rules : The Simple Path to Lifelong Security By: Jean Chatzky Chatzky is a pretty big name in the realm of personal finance media, so when I was asked if I wanted to review her latest book, I jumped at the chance.  In Money Rules, Chatzky aims to break down personal finance into it’s [...]

The Millionaire Fastlane By: MJ Demarco If there was ever a case for a little less “hype-y” title for a book, this is it.  I’m not sure what else I would have named it, but the title just seems like a whole bunch of get-rich-quick hype, and it kept me from reading the book sooner [...]

The Wealth Cure By: Hill Harper When you first see the image of who Hill Harper is (He’s an actor on CSI:N.Y.), you assume that this is just another book by a celebrity to boost his status and pad his wallet.  What you get when you read this book, however, is another thing entirely.  Not [...]

After Andrea’s wonderful post on Go Green Method to Save Money: eBooks, and the ensuing conversation that started in the comments, I though it might be nice to share my story in regards to ebooks and ereaders. Where it begins. I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember.  Some of my earliest [...]

Street Smarts: Beyond the Diploma By: Jim Randel Often, when we’ve “grown up” and graduated college, we all move on to our new lives as adults with the expectation that our schooling has given us everything we’ll need to be prepared for the wide world ahead of us.  And, just as often, we are disappointed.  [...]