The Book on Making Money
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After skipping college, Steve Oliverez worked a series of low-paying jobs before setting a remarkable goal for himself - to double his income every year. In The Book On Making Money, he reveals what he learned while successfully hitting this goal for seven years in a row, growing his annual income to more than $1 million. Walking readers through the steps he took to reach his goal, he shows how they can apply the same techniques to greatly increase their own income, whether they work for someone else or run their own business. Oliverez spells out his disagreements with the traditional wisdom that tells young adults to go to school, get good grades and find a safe, steady job - advice that has left many Americans with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans, credit card debt or mortgages on homes they can't afford. He also assaults the idea of saving one’s way to wealth as absurd and counterproductive, using his own experience of trying to save money while poor as an example. Instead of promoting an austere lifestyle of clipping coupons and spending as little as possible, he shows how those habits can actually prevent people from becoming wealthy. Review: Expected more - While I really liked the overall premise, the book was lacking in what I was specifically looking for. Not to say it may not help others, but as a small business owner my company did not fit the niche of this. I do not currently have a product per day to sell so some of the ideas will not work for me. I did like the idea of making more money instead of trying to cut costs to the bone (I have already done that) and the amount you save does not make a big enough difference in the short term to offset the miserable living conditions one must endure to make ends meet. Review: Excellent - This is a good read with solid content. It was nice to read about someone who made something of himself but did so by lifting himself out of poverty and pressing forward to build wealth beyond what most people think is realistic. Mindset is a powerful thing.
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 66 Reviews |
D**G
Expected more
While I really liked the overall premise, the book was lacking in what I was specifically looking for. Not to say it may not help others, but as a small business owner my company did not fit the niche of this. I do not currently have a product per day to sell so some of the ideas will not work for me. I did like the idea of making more money instead of trying to cut costs to the bone (I have already done that) and the amount you save does not make a big enough difference in the short term to offset the miserable living conditions one must endure to make ends meet.
A**R
Excellent
This is a good read with solid content. It was nice to read about someone who made something of himself but did so by lifting himself out of poverty and pressing forward to build wealth beyond what most people think is realistic. Mindset is a powerful thing.
P**V
Save your money and don't buy this book
The Book on Making Money -- write a book with a tantalizing title that is obviously a self-publication and have people write good reviews on it. The author doesn't take into account that the world can't simply run on people who haven't gone to college, aren't working at brick and mortar businesses or aren't providing much needed services. Like me, there are people who actually like what they do for a living and actually want to do something positive in the lives of those they interact with. What did I learn? To not fall for marketing ploys used in search engines, to not click on click-bait, to not click on google results with Ad next to it (which I never do anyway because, duh, it's obvious that there are strings attached). He subscribes to making money off of people's internet naiveity without providing a true, helpful service to others or providing much-needed jobs to people. He spends A LOT of time talking about what DOESN'T make you rich vs. how to truly use money wisely. I regret spending hard-earned money on this book.
S**H
This book gave me hope
This book was just what I needed. I wanted to find something I could start up on my free time, but I kept running into pyramid schemes and it was red flag after red flag. I love how the author's suggestions can be tailored to how deep you want to dive in. I'm excited to start his techniques on my own time while keeping my FT job. If it works well, I can leave that and work from home, but, if not, no harm done.
G**A
Loved it
I liked the approach on money in this book, it's not one of those "get rich fast" books. It teaches you the risks and how you should act to always stay safe. For example it tells you to keep your job until you have enough experience and you earn enough to self-sustain with your business. I believe this book is a starting point to a brighter future, it's the first of many you should read to learn the way to become successful.
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