Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Book Review: Cash in a Flash

Cash in a Flash: Real Money in No Time
By Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hansen

This is a book about how easy it is to make money if you can get into the right mind set.

Like many “How to make money” books there is always a large mindset and attitude element. The basics behind this book is that you need to be in the right mental space before you can excel in business. You could have all the ideas in the world but if you don't have the mental ability to work your ideas you will struggle.

Although not as good as their first book “The One Minute Millionaire” they do show several ways to make money both online and offline. In “Cash in a Flash” the main character Michelle Erickson from the “The One Minute Millionaire” returns but now she is the mentor helping her group of unlikely friends to make money and overcome life's troubles.

I love following the story line of this book but it is written in a two books in one format. So, if you want to read a story about how to make money you can but if you just want the “How to” version of the book you can also. Depending on the type of learner you are you can take something away from this book.

I give this book 3 out of 5.

Learn out more about this book on Amazon!

Have a great day,
Ian

Monday, June 21, 2010

Book Review - The One Minute Millionaire

The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth
by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen

This book is a two in one book...

One side of each page is like any typical financial self help type of book BUT the other side of the page is a story of how someone is using the things learned in the book to become rich. It's a very cool concept.

The story part of the book is about a woman that needs to become a millionaire as fast as she can because her life is falling apart. She meets a woman that helps teach her how to become rich. I can't remember how long I think 2 or 3 months is all the time she has and she does it by using two main projects.

She builds a small real estate empire and flips some houses. I love the idea of real estate because you build income two ways. Passive income from rent and capital gains when the market goes up. So you can sell with it's worth more or use you extra equity to buy another property. Even if the housing market stays level or goes low you still make the money from rent.

The other main way for her to make money was to sell a product online! This is a book that got me really interested in online marketing. They made a great product with the help of woman that teaches her about becoming rich. Then she gets a guy to help her build a fully automated website to sell the product. They rent an e-mail list with millions of e-mails on it to send their ad to and in a few minutes they make a pile of money!

This is a good book and I plan to re-read it shortly! You have to read and learn all the time if you want to get into the money making get rich mind set!

I give this a 4.5 out of 5!

Find out more about this great book at Amazon!

Have a great day!
Ian Hopfe

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Book Review - Retire Young Retire Rich

Well I'm a strong believer in learning something new each day and the only way I'm going to learn how to be rich is read. So now and again I will review books that I have read.

Retire Young Retire Rich
by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon R. Lecher

I love all the Rich Dad books I have read so far and this one is good also! I now have a copy next to my computer as a reference.

Learn about habits of the rich in Chapter 14 The Leverage of Habits. OK, I know what you are thinking "Habits are not going to make me rich...step by step plans will." Well, If you don't have the discipline to clean your house when you should, exercise when you should, eat healthy when you should, get work done when you should, or just about anything in your life when you should what makes you think you will stick to a plan to become rich?

Great introduction to Options Trading can be found in Chapter 17 The Leverage of Paper Assets. If you think the advice we get to invest in stocks or mutual funds for the long term, hold, and pray is right then you really need this chapter. Would you drive a car without insurance? Well options are the stock markets equivalent of insurance!

I give this a 5 out of 5!

Find out more about Retire Young Retire Rich at Amazon!

Have a Great Day!
Ian Hopfe