23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I hope they're kidding!, November 17, 2005
This review is from: How To Marry A Multi-millionaire: The Ultimate Guide To High Net Worth Dating (Paperback)
I just bought this book because I am in the market for a rich husband (only kidding a little). This book must be a joke because, if not, it is positively frightening. I have no illusions about gold-digging...it is ugly, cutthroat business (much like Manhattan real estate), however, their advice is often silly (the diet is absurd) and, if you took it at face value, you would likely end up, not with a rich husband, but with a one-way ticket to either rehab, a mental hospital or the poor house (or all three).
However, it is probably to most expansive book on Gold Digging that is currently out there (however, I have not read Sayles book yet, so hers may be better). However, had I known that I was too long in the tooth to be a gold-digger, I wouldn't have spent the money (i.e. if you are over 30, forget about it). Too bad for me, but good luck to all of you. Perhaps I'll see you in and around NYC (at a benefit, perhaps)!
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41 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A very shallow book, December 14, 2006
This review is from: How To Marry A Multi-millionaire: The Ultimate Guide To High Net Worth Dating (Paperback)
I saw this book at the book store and because of the title I was curious and read several chapters. I did not buy this book.
I think this book's title is incorrect. A better title for this book would be "How to destroy your marriage and get a divorce".
After reading about 2 chapters, I decided not only was this book a waste of time, but I was also bothered by what this book was promoting.
I am a multi-millionaire, and single, so perhaps my reasons for reading this book are different than the typical reader.
I guess what bothers me about this book is the whole focus on money and it misses out on true meaning of love and marriage. In particular the book had several chapters on really dumb ideas such as ways to frame your spouse and set them up so that when you go to get a divorce you can try to make them look bad in court in the hopes of getting more money when you get a divorce. It talks about how to avoid having to sign a prenup, how to get out of your responsibilities, etc.
In fact some of the dumb ideas they promote won't even work from a legal standpoint in most divorce courts because of no-fault divorce laws. So not only are their ideas insensitive and cruel, they don't even serve any purpose other than giving you ideas on how to hurt your spouse or destroy your marriage. The ideas they offer will also help you have a more bitter divorce that will result in more legal fees for your divorce attorneys (and less money for you).
I can assure you that if I was dating someone and they pulled some of the stunts suggested by this book, then our relationship would end and there would never be a marriage.
Marriage should be about love, respect, commitment. This book seems to think that marriage is mainly a way for somebody to use another person, become rich, and then get a divorce.
Having a lot of money won't make up for what you lose if you decide to live your life like a lie. This book has no real value and does not serve much purpose other than showing you how to sabatoge your life and the people who are in it.
If you buy this book, you are wasting your money and time. You are also giving money to authors who really don't deserve to make money. In a way I feel it is unethical to give financial support to people like the authors of this book. You vote with your dollars and what you choose to buy and read also says a lot about who you are.
If you really feel like this is a book you want, then just read it at the bookstore and after about 2 chapters you will realize you probably don't want to waste your time or money on this book.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Was this book a Joke?, June 8, 2008
This review is from: How To Marry A Multi-millionaire: The Ultimate Guide To High Net Worth Dating (Paperback)
This book, if it was meant to be serious, was without a doubt the biggest load of crap I have ever come across. Honestly, encouraging women to become addicted to speed in order to stay thin??? What is going on with the world?? I really hope that no young and impressionable girls read this and take it to be truth. On the other hand if this book was supposed to be a joke, then it is hilarious!
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