second big book giveaway!
OK, once again, a big book giveaway. This time it’s David Bach’s Smart Couples Finish Rich. It’s an excellent book for anyone just married, or in a relationship, or even thinking about being in a relationship – in short, good for anyone not planning on being a lifelong bachelor/bachelorette. It’s a great primer on the key steps to financial stability, and that’s the key – it’s setting you in the right direction, not towards being fabulously wealthy. I enjoyed the book when Bubelah and I got married but we’ve absorbed most of the points and we’re on to quantum finance and derivatives now…
The rules are simple:
- Comment on a post from this point onwards: 1 point
- Link to bripblap.com from your blog: 5 points
- Add bripblap.com to your blogroll: 10 points
If you link or add me to your blogroll you can either rely on wordpress to notify me (dicey) or actually send me an email to let me know you did it (probably a good idea – see the contact page). I will tally up the points as of Thursday evening 8 pm Eastern Standard Time (US). I will ship to US addresses or international addresses at my discretion (i.e. not too expensive). I will announce the winner Friday and I reserve the right to revise the rules or cancel the contest at my whim (hey, I’m giving it away, after all).
All I ask if you win is that you acknowledge that you won on your blog. The book’s in almost-like-new condition.
Good luck!
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Ironically I posted on this book tonight…
I just read the book about a month ago and I would say that it is very good.
I’ll excuse myself from the competition since I’d rather the book go to someone who hasn’t read it yet.
Mike
I haven’t read the book yet, but I am still working through “Your Money or Your Life”. I think this giveaway is a great idea, and good luck to the winner.
Mike – so you did – should’ve run through my bookmarks first! Great minds run in the same channels, eh? Well, it works out well for me since you’re cross-promoting the book I’m giving away, then. It is a good book, and short of maybe three other books it’s one of the best books on personal financial planning I’ve read.
ooh a book!
people keep telling me I should read more books.
I shall go add you to my blogroll. Too bad I don’t get to count the link love I’ve already given you lol.
Hey BB,
I always wanted to read that book, since I will be living with my girlfriend when I move. You are now on my blogroll, sorry it should have been there earlier it totally slipped my mind.
I read this book a few years ago.
The book is pretty decent for a basic understanding of personal finance and investing. It lacks detail and refinement in several areas, and reminds me too much of the Dr. Phil ‘comon sense’ approach that Bach is famous for. He is a pretty good marketer, I’ll give him that…
what would be the best personal finance book to read if you were to only read one?
(I have two very small children and little free time lol)
I would probably vote for “Your Money or Your Life.” I think it would depend on what topic you really want – debt reduction, investing, saving, etc. But YMOYL is an excellent, excellent book that most pf bloggers would agree is a top 5er. I think Trent at The Simple Dollar said that was the book that kicked it off for him.
I haven’t read this one yet. Perhaps more importantly I have not yet read this one with my wife;)
While I was previously an occasional reader I’ve now added you to my blogroll.