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5898411 No.5898411 [Reply] [Original]

ITT: Books that could easily be cut down to a small blog post.

There's nothing worse that reading a book that belabors its point with fluff.

>> No.5898514

>>5898411

well, whats the point of "The Millionaire Next Door"?

>> No.5898544

>>5898514
Not OP, but basically it tells you to cut down on costs, live well under your means, dont be ostentatious, and stick your money in low risk index funds, but also keep an eye out for high return low investment opportunities. The wikipedia article is all that is necessary.

It also implies that most americans are whores for spending

Most financial books are basically like this:

http://www.bogleheads.org/readbooks.htm

Every one of these basically says invest monthly in a vanguard account, where non-equity/bond investments are ~%=your age (except the history books)

>> No.5898552

>>5898544


so basically Common Sense: The Book

>> No.5898601
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5898601

>>5898552
like any self help book

>> No.5898606

>>5898601
>>5898552
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBArMmngVH4

>> No.5898607

The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz.

The fucker keeps repeating the same thing over and over. What a waste of time.

>> No.5898621

>>5898606
>avoid eating fat

*avoid consuming excessive calories

>> No.5898630

>>5898621
well, it was done in the 70s, they werent doing Keto diets back then. Suffice to say watch what you eat.

>> No.5899005

>>5898601
Its own author said it could be summarized in a single page in the prologue, yet it is still a must-read.