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Julie and Debbie's Guide to Getting Rich on Just $10 a Week: We're Making a Fortune, And You Can Too, Using Dividend Re-Investment Plans

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If you are a COMPLETE novice then this book is for you. But, if you have any experience at all with stocks, bonds, trading, etc. then I would pass on this book. The writing style is written for the junior high school level. I would buy Chuck Carlson's book for a more advanced approach to DRIP's and DIP's.

This is such a great book on the basics of buying stock that even high school students get it. Thanks to Julie and Debbie, I finally have a book on investing that teenagers understand. And the most amazing part is students are investing!

An excellent book for beginners...simply written
and easy to understand, the authors tell you
everything you need to know about investing in
stocks without a broker. It is written in a "cute"
sort of style which may appeal more to women than to
men. Reading this book will make you feel that
getting rich by making long-term investments is
very possible. The book can be read in one sitting.

I love their writing style. By using illustrations that people like me can understand, they explain about stocks and how to read a prospectus and what all those financial terms mean. They even show you step-by-step how to get the information you need from the companies and how to fill out an application.

If you're an "I know absolutely nothing and never understood what they're trying to explain" person, this book is just what you need. If you're looking for advanced material you're probably better off getting something more sophisticated.

Sure, I doubt any of us could get rich on $10 a week, but at least we don't have to feel left out of the investment game just because we don't have tons of money to invest.

I didn't enjoy this book that much. I think that maybe it was because I had already had some expirience with investing prior to reading this book. There are other books out there that gave me more information. This book is also very limited in the places it gives you to start investing your $10 a week. I also found that most of those places want much more than $10 to start a drip account. Not bad for a first time investor though.

This is a book that may be for the very beginning investor. Some good information, but most of it is covered by "cute" sayings. I agree with the other reviewer that this writing style is probably more for women than men.

I would have to agree with all of the posting reviews. I am a woman and I found Julie and Debbie's writing style to be enjoyable and targeted more for the feminine viewpoint. They were "spot on" in dealing with the woman's apprehension towards investing. The book covers all the basics to investing in an easy to read format and lays out a plan that takes the fear out of starting to invest. What I love about this book is that it actually motivated me to start investing. This is an excellent gateway book for beginners and teens to be introduced to investing.

Julie and Debbie's Guide to Getting Rich on Just $10 a Week: We're Making a Fortune, And You Can Too, Using Dividend Re-Investment Plans

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A few years ago I signed this book out of the library.

I couldn't put it down... I kept renewing it till the library wouldn't let me anymore.

So I reluctantly turned back in.

Now I own it ..... it's mine.

I acquired it from Amazon.

I'm very happy with this acquisition.

its a great and easy to read book, found info very, very helpful....read the book one night and started researching DRIPS the next!!!

We both loved the book, although she says I hog the book. By following the directions, we called for the prospectus on Liz Claiburn. She loves to shop there. We should start the DRIP next week. It sticks to the basics. It's a great book!