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Richest Man in Babylon - The Success Secrets of the Ancients

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Clason's time tested classic has sold over 1.5 million copies and is a must read for anyone interested in achieving financial success. The principles embodied in the book are, in the author's words, "a cure for a lean purse."

The book is a collection of short stories that all revolve around five basic concepts:

Money comes to those who save.
Money multiples for those who invest it.
Money stays with the person who entrusts it to wise people.
Money is lost when invested in things with which you are not familiar.
Money is lost at a fast rate by pursuing get-rich-quick schemes.

The reader should keep in mind that Clason wrote these stories to be published as pamphlets and distributed to bank customers. While the lessons are obviously designed to encourage saving money (thus helping the bank), its lessons are quite valuable and worth learning.

You may also want to read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and The 17 Principles of Creating Wealth by Phillip Collinsowrth.


Ron Taylor
Author, Network Marketing: MLM Strategies for Success and Wealth Creation

I just completed the audio CDs of this book and it was incredible. I had read the actual book about 5 years ago, but this time I suppose being in a different place in my life I was able to really grasp much more of the author's intent. The best thing is now our entire family views money differently. Even though it is affordable to spend our "slaves" on many things we are choosing now to increase the number of "slaves" we have so they can multiply and be with us for ever. Get this book or audio CD read it and make your kids read it. The overall message is given to you in the first 5 minutes of the book and then the rest is a great storytelling that really provides you the understanding and motivation to begin changing your thought process in regards to money and therein lies the value of any self-help book the ability to read it and become motivated to change.

This was an incredible book! I loved the stories and underlying lessons. Perfect translation from the days of Babylon to today! Life lessons... and Investment lessons taught. Read and Re-Read this book. The audio book is better.

I found this book to be helpful, but it's told in old english so at times it's hard to understand. Good financial principles to live by, but if I could buy this over again, I would get the updated version.

There are so many books and recordings out there on how to create wealth. The problem with these books are that they can only be implemented when you have accumulated certain amount of money (typically around $500k in assets), so it wouldnt benefit the average joe. On the other hand if you do possess the required assets, it is still a struggle to double your wealth because you dont have the knowledge of the fundamentals of creating wealth.

Majority of the information out there would explain to you how to increase your assets, but what they dont explain to you is how to start with "Nothing" and create wealth. "The richest man in babylon" clearly addresses this important issue and have to admit that majority of the informations out there lack this principle. It is like teaching you how to write sentences without you knowing your ABC's,... and thats why lots of informations on creating wealth fails with so many people.

Being successful in any area of your life means grasping and mastering the fundamentals, and "The richest man in babylon" delivers the fundamentals clearly, precisely and easily.

I give this a 5stars based on the high quality of educational content it provides to its listener/reader(from all walks of life).

Since listening to the cd, I have become conscious of my financePoems from Despair to Eternity and began putting the lessons learn into practice. Well worth it.

I have the original book (yellow soft cover) and love to read it every so often to remind myself of George S. Clason's delightful insight to ancient babylonian wisdom on handling gold. This year I decided to treat myself and so I bought the audio book. Listening to it brought everything to new light. It is wonderful. If you love the book, you'll love the audio book.

I enjoy the fact the author puts it in a story format but the vocal is boring and it was hard to stay focused on.

Other than that I don't think the strategies could have been any clearer. The author repeated them several times throughout the story which made it easy to remember and more than applicable.

Thank you!

Very simple wealth principles are given to follow. It is written in an easy to read story form and the CD is easy listening, putting you there in your mind. Follow the steps given to get out of debt and obtain wealth using what money you already have. I love this book and recommend it to anyone who handles money, pre-teen and up.The Richest Man in Babylon

In 1960, as a young, dirt-poor buckaroo from the Oregon country, I married a great city girl - Nancy. To my surprise, at the wedding a multi-millionaire (in 1950'dollars) pulled me aside for a private conversation. He slipped me a small wrapped present and advised me it was the absolute secret to his successes in life. Wow, I thought - a real key to success?!

Upon unwraping the gift I was again surprised. It contained a very simply written, eary to read, book of basic financial fables. This was my first introduction to "The Richest Man In Babylon". I was disappointed, and dubious, until I realized that Bill H. so believed in its principles that he had written a private message to me (which will remain private) on the fly page and then signed it. Now I may have been a poor young cowboy, BUT my mom raised no fools! I wasn't about to second guess my wealthy mentor...and I was definately tired of being poor!

First, I read it cover to cover. Then I contemplated what I had read for a period of time. Finally the power of the simple advice offered in the book hit home. I knew that if a person reads something new, 90 days later only 2-3% is still available for conscious recall, but if a person reads (or hears) a teaching in exactly the same words every day for one week it will become ingrained thinking. A 67% conscious recall is then available to the student. So I outlined the book's chapters and tape recorded them. I then proceed to listen to them, in order, for seven days each.

Net-net, as I celebrate my 50th year with Nancy (a true keeper) and what we refer to as "the Book" (also a true keeper), I find us enjoying strong financial independence in our retirement age. As a life-long entrepreneur, my personal successes and the successes of my companies are directly rooted in this simple book Bill gave me so long ago.

I recommend EVERYONE buy and learn from it (as opposed to just reading it!) SUCCESS AWAITS YOU!

Thank you, Bill! I am certain you are resting a Golden Throne in Heaven!

E.Z. Earl