I Will Teach You To Be Rich: A Solid Intro to Money Management

You know, that guy or girl that has their s*** together.

This is part of Lifehacker’s newbook reviewseries.

Chances are you’ve heard of Ramit Sethi and his bestselling (and somewhat hyperbolically-titled) book before.

Essentially, it’s Money Management 101.

One Trick You’ll Take Away

There are a lot of useful tips in this book.

But out of context, they feel inaccessible.

In fact, they’re incredibly simple for us average Joes.

Sethi explains in his book’s introduction:

There’s a difference between being sexy and being rich

Forget what that money TV station or finance magazine says about the stock-of-the-month.

Do some analysis, make your decision, and then reevaluate your investment every six months or so.

If you’re still on the fence, check out thefreely available excerptson Sethi’s blog.

This book is solid.

Sethi explains everything very clearly, and doesn’t go into too much detail where it isn’t needed.

However, the book isn’t perfect.

Heck, even the title of the book is kind of a turn-off.

This can distract a bit from the book’s otherwise great information.

I usually opted to skip them and come back after I was finished with the current section.

Lastly, some personal finance geeks will likely claim that Sethi’s book is overly basic.

I don’t want the above three paragraphs to deter anyone, though.

I only mention the above shortcomings as a warning.

You cangrab the book on Amazonfor about $8, in physical or ebook format.

you’re able to also check out Sethi’s blog and the book’s homepage atIWillTeachYouToBeRich.com.