I love a good giveaway. Due to the increasing popularity of this blog (thank you Yakezie), readers of Evolution Of Wealth will have an opportunity to win a personal finance book titled, Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It. Below is a brief write up about the book and at the bottom of this post I will let you know how to enter. I will be running this giveaway for the next week so you must get your entries in by midnight eastern time next Wednesday, April 28th.
Book Giveaway: Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It
By J. Steve Miller
A movie producer called this award-winning book “the money book for people who hate money books.” Why? Because although it’s full of practical wisdom and well-documented with authoritative sources, it’s written in an entertaining story form.
Enjoy Your Money! goes way beyond “the same old stuff,” by learning from real people who either succeeded or failed with their money. Discover how Warren Buffett accumulated $47,000 (in today’s money, adjusted for inflation) by the time he graduated from high school, working ordinary jobs that anyone could do. Find how Oseola McCarty retired with over a quarter of a million dollars after spending her life washing clothes in boiling water over a fire. You’ll encounter Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson, coach Joe Gibbs, Led Zeppelin and a host of other interesting folks.
Although it targets 18-30 year-olds, making it an ideal graduation gift, reviews from older folks show that it’s got a universal appeal. As Ike Reighard, former Executive Vice President of HomeBanc said,
“Had I read this book in my 20’s, I’d be financially independent today. It’s a remarkable blend of fabulous research with clear and lively writing. You’d pay an expert quite a sum for this caliber of counsel. That’s why I say that the best investment you make this year just might be this book. Your second best investment will be the copies you buy for your children.“
***The Giveaway Has Ended***
Four Ways To Enter
- Follow this blog via RSS or e-mail.
- Become a fan on Facebook.
- Link to this giveaway ( Yes, I will count tweets. However, a link from another website will count for 2 entries! )
- Comment below answering the question, “What do you know now financially, that you wish you knew when you were 20?”
In your comments below let me everyone know where and how you entered and I will be using random.org to choose a winner. Good Luck!
Congratulations to our winner Forest from Frugal Zeitgeist!!!
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I wish I really had a grasp on the power of compound interest. Oh, my dad told me how it was important to save, but I never had somebody sit down with me and actually SHOW me on paper how time is a young person’s best friend when it comes to growing money.
The light bulb went on when I was about 25, which isn’t too bad. But man, oh man, if I could only have learned that when I was pulling in an inflation-adjusted income of over $30,000 per year when I was 18. I guarantee you I wouldn’t have wasted so much money on my car.
All the best,
Len
Len Penzo dot Com
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Len Penzo:
Isn’t it amazing the difference a couple of years makes on compounding interest? Great advice.
Though I’m only 23, I really wish I had learned how effective automation can be on your finances. In the last year I have put away almost 10k just by setting up automatic withdrawals to my savings account and creating zero loss in my budget. Each time my income increases, or some unforeseen money comes in, I start another automated withdrawal and forget about it.
That savings account just keeps on growing.
.-= Jesse´s last blog ..Free Business Cards from UPrinting.com =-.
Jesse:
They say the best rule is “pay yourself first”. Automation is definitely living by that rule. One of the biggest mistakes people make is by putting their money into their hands. Once there you can do anything with it. Great lesson to learn.
This would be a great book for my kids to read
Robert:
Good luck. Send me your e-mail in case you win.
Looks like a cool book.
I wish i knew credit card companies could change their rates without much warning…. really did cause me a lot of extra problems paying them off!
Ok I am already signed up by mail.
I am a Facebook fan (Ian Parks).
I am tweeting this very second
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Forest:
That’s great advice. Most of us probably learned the hard way either directly or indirectly but once you learn it we don’t always help the younger people learn about what credit card companies can and can’t do.
Thanks for the entries and good luck.
Thanks
the best way to learn is to read and the best books are free ones that can change your year…
James:
I like your thinking.
Sounds like a great book, and I’d love to win it. I found you from Jason’s review on his blog.
Man, there are many things I know now that I wish I knew when I was 20, but here are the two that stand out the most.
1) Investing in an IRA at that age would’ve given me a head start on compounding and the time value of money.
2) Buying a quality used car would’ve been much cheaper, since a lot of the depreciation occurs in the first few years.
.-= Darren´s last blog ..How To Find The Right Financial Planner Using 10 Questions =-.
Darren:
Thanks for venturing over from Jason’s blog. Two great examples of things to learn. I didn’t really learn the power of an IRA and compounding interest until I was out of college and the work force. As for the car, when you are younger you need to look good to impress the ladies. Then you mature a bit and it becomes more about practicality.
What do I do now that I wished I did before? Save and invest!
Michelle:
Simple yet effective.
Subscribed via email.
Thank you.
I just started reading this book yesterday and I LOVE IT! Great review of a very valuable resource children and young adults should use to their advantage.
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Brad:
I’m glad to hear that you love the book. Hopefully a lucky reader will enjoy it just as much.
i’ve never heard of it but, some of the best books i’ve read are books i have never heard of. i am going to check it on on Amazon.
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