The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason (PDF)

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“As a young man, I came across George Samuel Clason’s classic 1926 book The Richest Man in Babylon, which offered commonsense financial advice told through ancient parables. I recommend it to everyone.” –Tony Robbins, Money: Master the Game The ancient Babylonians were the first people to discover the universal laws of prosperity. In his classic bestseller, “The Richest Man in Babylon,” George S. Clason reveals their secrets for creating, growing, and preserving wealth. Through these entertaining tales of merchants, tradesmen, and herdsmen, you’ll learn how to keep more out what you earn; get out of debt; put your money to work; attract good luck; choose wise investments; and safeguard a lasting fortune. This is a beautifully-designed edition of the complete, classic work. (A simplified version is also available: The Richest Man in Babylon: Six Laws of Wealth by Charles Conrad.) Visit www.successbooks.net for more of the greatest success guides ever written.

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⭐The richest man in BabylonWhen we speak of history, Babylon is a city that we associate with much wealth and prosperity, however it wasn’t always like that. The city of Babylon is a clear example of mans ability to achieve much even though they had little at their disposal.Babylon had only two natural resources, fertile soil and river water , through this and the wisdom they possessed, they were able to build one of the greatest cities ever. They engineered dams which allowed the water to flow onto the fertile soil, encouraging the growth of crops in abundance. It is believed the trading of these crops was the stepping stone for their wealth and splendor.Unlike other well known cities in history, Babylon was that which did not require the use of raiding to increase their profits, though it happened it wasn’t incidental to their success as many of their battles were on the defense against opposing forces who aimed to overcome this great city. Their defenses, the sky scraping walls they built, also considered as great as the pyramids of Egypt, were crucial in their survival, and is claimed as one of the seven wonders of the world.It is believed that the Babylonians were ahead of their time, they were skilled arts man, painters, weavers, jewelers etc, they were clever financiers and traders.Babylon though constantly besieged was never overthrown or entered by outside forces until 540 years before Christ’s birth. However it wasn’t because the opposing army penetrated the impregnable walls.The king at the time was advised to go forth to meet the oncoming army, in doing so, he was unfortunately defeated leaving the city open and unguarded.The city never achieved the greatness it once possessed and over time it became a desolate waste.Nonetheless though the city is no more. the wisdom of the Babylonians lives on, and we all can learn a great deal from the great city of Babylon.The book starts off with a man who desired gold, like every other human being we all want to be better and live better, to accumulate items we like and to bless ourselves with gifts. Bansir a chariot builder was discouraged at his lack of fortune, every day he did the same thing and barely got by, while others were living life ecstatically. He wanted more, and he observed the only way to increase his monetary value was to ask his good friend who done what he wanted to achieve and go where he wanted to go.”It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend””Thou makes me to realize the reason why we never found any measure of wealth. We never sought it.”The book continues to the advice of the good friend and how he achieved his wealth and greatness and how he became the richest man in Babylon. Likewise, The richest man in Babylon, wasn’t handed a silver spoon neither was he a prince with an inheritance. He as well, had to ask one more well off than him how to obtain richest and gold for himself. The grand advice he received was “a part of all you earn is yours to keep.”From this the richest man in Babylon understood that he must pay himself first. From everything that he earned, one tenth was his to save, or more based on what he could afford. For “wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.”The rich man than went on to include what else he had learned from his mentor, the seven cures for a lean purse. (Empty purse)They are:1.) Start they purse to fattening: which is to put aside a tenth of what you earned, over time it will accumulate.2.) Control thy expenditures: carefully consider what is necessary and what isn’t. Don’t throw your coin to what which isn’t required.3.) Make they gold multiply: look for ways to get your gold to work for you, investments.4.) Guard thy treasure from loss: this ties in with number 2, to be careful with where we spend our money. We shouldn’t be rash with spending or intrigued by get rich quick schemes.5.) Own they own home, Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment: invest in obtaining thine own land. You can’t fully enjoy life unless you have something you can call your own.6.) Insure a future income: “save for a rainy day” comes to mind with this. We don’t know what the future holds, therefore we must save accordingly for a day that comes upon us unexpectedly.7.) Increase thy ability to earn: “the more of wisdom we know, the more we may earn.” Increase your knowledge to better hell yourself. “The man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded.” The more you learn the more you earn.These methods for creating wealth were in the first half of the book. The author continues to include key knowledgeable concepts within the pages, from topics to “good luck” and “working for others”, there’s so much one can learn. The points are fundamental and simple but without a doubt are crucial. I’ve begun to adapt some methods and can see the effect it will have in the future.This book isn’t complicated or brain wrecking, it’s simplified tremendously but the impact regardless is grand. It also goes into detail concerning the seven cures for a lean purse and many other economical situations. Most would do universities courses in economics but this read i feel is a basis for any monetary exchanges and management. This isn’t just advice for the well off but for those who have little to nothing. Like the chariot builder, and the richest man in Babylon, these individuals had nothing but they made it into something.

⭐This is one of the best financial literacy books that I have ever read. I already on the Kindle edition. Then when I saw that it came in a deluxe, hardbound edition, so I decided to get it for my permanent home library. It’s a thin small hard copy book with beautiful gold trim.I can see why this book has lasted through the ages. The lessons taught when it was first written still work today. This is a must read for anyone that wants to learn how to be good with money.

⭐This book has changed my life and my views on financial freedom. I thought it was a daunting task to achieve but this book has taught me that all it takes is discipline and consistency to accomplish one’s financial goals.

⭐I bought this book for an incarcerated fried. He enjoyed it!

⭐This is it, the search is over. Action time! Lessons, lessons, lessons . Dost thou eat the children of thy slaves?”Procrastinator! ” “that’s him”

⭐Arrived in great condition.

⭐It’s amazing to learn that the book is a collection of pamhplets handed out by banks and insurance companies a century ago.

⭐Bought this for the deluxe hardbound edition. Was not disappointed. It’s a worthy edition for this classic.

⭐In short this book is about…1. Saving money and2. Investing that money intelligently to make more money.

⭐I regret not reading this book when I first started earningNote that this book doesn’t contain any information on how to invest if that is what you are are looking for, it instead focuses on the habits one must cultivate in order to have more control over your finances. The book conveys this via short stories which are packed full of wisdom and are not boring to read through.Must Read for anyone who just started a job and is clueless about how to handle his finances

⭐Great book! The author, writes about the wisdom of wealth possessed by ancient Babylonians.All historians agree with the fact that babylon was the richest of all of the ancient kingdoms, although it was located in the middle of a dry, arid desert.The information contained in this book is acquired by the careful transliteration of the ancient clay tablets discovered by archeologists over the many years after the discovery of the ruins of this once great kingdom in ancient mesopotamia.The first section deals with advice on money-making by a very rich & powerful man named Arkad.He is undoubtedly the richest man in Babylon for he even lends gold to the emperor in the times of crisis. The later half describes tales which are directly taken from the ancient tablets, all containing profound financial advice on the art of wealth-incremement.150 odd pages, took me about 5 hours to finish it.Go for it, its really a good book unlike all those other books on the same subject that promise to provide a lot but is full of pseudoscience & BS.

⭐Writing this review after reading the book.Author shared 3 main principle.Save 1/10 of your earningSpend 7/10 on your expensesCreate asset or clear debt with remaining 2/10I am ranked 6245 in reviews I hope this review will help you. You can complete in a day or two. Author narrAted in a interesting way.

⭐This is a book I should have read in my early twenties not now in my mid forties! Simple wealth creating principles. Pay day today and I have “paid” my self promptly as the book suggested.The old style English can be slightly off putting but as a KJV reader it was no problem.It is otherwise easy to read, laid out in short stories and highlights at end to drive home points.God help me, I will be teaching my children this book. Highly recommended for hard workers like me but with lean purses.

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