Books like Richest Man in Babylon, Rich Dad Poor Dad, the Millionaire next door will never go away unfortunately. There is too much money to be made in writing them. Richest Man in Babylon combines a simple premise with a mysterious title to drag the reader through 150 pages of drudgery that could be summed up in a couple of sentences:

1. Save 10% of everything you make.
2. Be smart not dumb
3. Invest the money you save.

Despite George Clason's (the author) best, somewhat self serving, intentions America has clever and deeper pocketed interests such as Capital One Master Card, Retailers, Payday Loan Centers, and the Brick and Mortar of the American Economy, Capitalism and Consumerism that are determined in showing us that being broke and having things is better than being the Richest man in Babylon and suffering our old acquaintances showing up at high school reunions in fancier cars than our mid 90's Toyota 4Runner.

For those that find Richest Man in Babylon persuasive, putting forward novel concepts that will motivate them to straighten out their finances, I've got bad news. The hounds of consumerism will put out an equally persuasive message which will financially pull in the other direction and it will be back to potentially suffering from Aflatoxin poisoning while eating dry cat food to knock out this month's rent.

A great little book I've read umpteen times. It reads beautifully and is packed with wisdom, truth, great knowledge, and profound insights.

بعض الرغبات تظل في حيز الأمنيات حتى تجد من يحولها إلى واقع
فيصبح لها قيمة ومعنى .
من هذه الرغبات ؛ الرغبة في الثراء ،
فإن كان الراغب فرداً من عائلة فقيرة أو متوسطة الحال أو حتى موظف حكومي
فحينها ينظر البعض إلى رغبته تلك على أنها خيالية!
أو يمكن تحقيقها فقط بأن يتحول إلى لص، أو أن تهبط عليه ثروة من السماء !
وكأن طرق الثراء الحلال انقطعت أسبابها !

بهذا الكتاب يشرح المؤلف لمن استحوذت عليه تلك الرغبة فسعى مثابراً لأن يكونها؛
كيفية تحويلها إلى واقع ملموس ، بأسلوب قصصيّ استرسلت الأحداث
لتحوّل العقل الاستهلاكيّ إلى عقل استثماري ..
خطوة خطوة عن طريق خطة عمل اهتم المؤلف بجميع تفاصيلها من محفزات أو معوقات ..

فقط مأخذي الوحيد على الباب المعنون بـ
(تاجر الجواهر في بابل)
حيث اختلط فيه الحابل بالنابل ..
لأن المؤلف غير مسلم لم يأبه باختلاط المعاملات المالية من قرض ،رهن ، شراكة.
أما الإسلام فيفصل بين هذه المعاملات؛ إذ لكل منها طريقة وحكم .

جذبني بالكتاب طريقة التخلص من الديون المتراكمة ،
طريقة سأعمل بإذن الله على شرحها لكل من شكى إليّ من تراكم همّ الدين عليه .

The Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason

The Richest Man in Babylon is a 1926 book by George S. Clason that dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables in ancient Babylon.

تاریخ نخستین خوان: سال 1997میلادی

عنوان: ثروتمندترین مرد بابل؛ ن‍ویسنده‌: ج‍ورج‌ اس ک‍لاس‍ون‌؛ مت‍رج‍م: م‍ه‍دی‌ م‍ج‍ردزاده‌ ک‍رم‍ان‍ی‌؛ 1374؛ در 167ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، راه بین، 1375؛ در 167ص؛ چاپ چهارم 1378؛ شابک 9646276172؛ چاپ پنجم 1380؛ چاپ ششم 1381؛ چاپ هشتم و نهم 1384؛ چاپ دهم 1386؛ چاپ هجدهم 1392؛ شابک 9789646276178؛ موضوع: اخلاق کسب و کار از نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20م

سرفصلها: مردی در آرزوی طلا؛ ثروتمندترین مرد بابل؛ هفت راه برای رفع مشکلات مالی؛ به پر کردن کیسه خود آغاز کنید؛ مخارج خود را تنظیم کنید؛ اندوخته خود را چند برابر کنید؛ از گنجینه خود حفاظت کنید؛ سرمایه گذاری در زمینه مسکن؛ تامین آتیه؛ توانایی خود را برای کسب درآمد افزایش دهید؛ دیدار با فرشته خوشبختی؛ پنج قانون طلایی؛ صراف بابلی؛ دیوارهای بابل؛ شتر فروش شهر بابل؛ لوحه های گلی بابلی؛ خوشبخت ترین مرد بابل؛ تاریخچه شهر بابل

راهنمای درک مسائل مالی ست هدف واقعی آن ایجاد بینشی ست تا علاقمندان به موفقیتهای مالی به یاری بینشی که در این کتاب است، ثروتمند شوند و از ثروت خود نگهداری کنند، و از محل درآمدهای ناشی از آن ثروت نیز، ثروت بیشتری بیندوزند

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 09/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

n  "Wealth that comes quickly goeth the same way."n

The Richest Man in Babylon is one of those books that has been on my TBR forever. The only reason I finally picked this up was to catchup with my non-fiction reading goals. Turns out, this is actually a fantastic read!

n  "No man's family can fully enjoy life unless they do have a plot of ground wherein children can play in the clean earth."n

The Riches Man in Babylon is of those books like Alchemist: A simple story is being narrated with the aim of delivering a strong underlying idea (but unlike Alchemist, there's no multiple interpretations here). And that underlying concept here is the basic financial management. While it might seem too simple to warrant writing an entire book about it, I think this would be a nice eye-opener for many.

The core principle moves around each person paying himself/ herself at least one tenth of monthly earnings as a means to ensure future happiness. Again, though it might seem trivial, the author's subtle way of drawing the reader's attention towards the importance and methodologies are very effective in my opinion.

n  "Thy desires must be strong and definite. General desires are but weak longings."n

This is a very short book. And give how short it is, I cannot help but recommend that this should be read by everyone, irrespective of the reading preferences. The little time you invest will leave you with some messages worth remembering throughout entire life!

n  "Opportunity waits for no man. Today it is here; soon it is gone. Therefore, delay not!"n

Read it 4 years ago, LOVED it, I should read it again. Fun to read, interesting, though provoking and but mostly just plain inspiring. If you don't have problems with spending too much money no need to read it. If you have tons of money and it's not a problem no need to read it. If you live on a budget like most of it, enjoy. Deserving of its well-regarded status of one of the classics of personal finance.

ربما سمعنا كثيرا عن بابل وعن تقدمها العلمي والمادي من الروايات وكتب التاريخ رغم أنها في الحقيقة كانت تقع في مكان أجدب لا يوجد حوله أي نوع من الموارد ،إلا أن شعبها كان يمتلك حكمة وعلما وفنا في المجالات المختلفة وخاصة التجارة التي أعطت المدينة شأنا عظيما .. ومن الجدير بالذكر أن الناس في بابل كان إما فاحش الثراء أو شديد الفقر ،ولما رأى الملك ذلك في حال الناس أرسل في طلب أغنى رجل في بابل (أركاد)ليعلم الفقراء كيفية تكوين الثروة ،فكانت نصائحه في سبعة أيام تباعا على النحو التالي:
1.ابدأ في ملء محفظتك
2.تحكم في نفقاتك
3. اعمل على إنماء ثروتك
4.حافظ على ثروتك من الضياع
5.اجعل منزلك استثمارا مربحا
6.اضمن دخلا ثابتا في المستقبل
7.زد من قدرتك على الكسب
وقد ذكر الكتاب قصصا مختلفة أخرى مثلا لدور الحظ في تكوين الثروة وحكاية عبد فقير يباع من سيد لآخر وتحوله إلى رجل حر ذو شأن بين العوام..
إن الحظ السعيد يأتي فقط لمن يعملون بنشاط لاستغلال الفرصة التي تتاح لهم..♡♡

Very repetitive, the financial lessons are very simplistic and some even outdated

Wisdom for wealth

Simple and well known wisdom, narrated in the best manner.
Liked the delivery style and arrangement of ideas.
This book has been written in the early 19th century. So the options said can be related to that age.

My youngest uncle, who was only a few years older than me, recommended this book. He has since passed away.

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason offers timeless financial wisdom through simple stories set in ancient Babylon.

I bought and read it right away many years ago.

OK, I didn't even finish the book because I've heard it all before. Besides, here it's told in a story which is nice if you need to know about how to acquire money, keep it, and make your money earn more money, especially if this is your first book on the topic, find the topic boring, and need a story to entertain to get it across. This is just one of thousands of books that speaks on this material. I found it rather repetitive and corny in its story form. Other books you might be interested in that are more fact based and driven are Secrets to Creating Wealth: Learn How to Create Outrageous Wealth with Only Two Pennies to Rub Together; Think and Grow Rich; The Science of Getting Rich, How to Get What You Want; Secrets of the Millionaire Mind; on and on.

Like I said, there have been thousands of books written on the topic. Why this one is so popular, not sure. It has been around a long time, first published in 1926 and re-printed a dozen times; it's a very short, easy read, and, like I said, it's in story form. So maybe all that adds to it, but I'd rather just have the facts. I don't need story. When things are written like this and I'm looking for information, I have a tendency to skip around a lot. Or, like in this case, just drop it after a few dozen pages because I've heard this stuff many times before.

If you don't know much about the topic, I say give it a read through. But be warned, it is not the end all and cure all on such a complex topic. To understand any topic of complexity you have to read many books, for there is author bias, blind spots (few of us know it all), and complexity. Few books can cover all angles well. But to give you an idea about what this book covers, here it is:
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1) Start thy purse to fattening - save/invest
2) Control thy expenditures - watch out for self serving brokers
3) Make thy gold mutiply - use powerful investments
4) Guard thy treasures from loss - watch out for brokers with
their hot tips.
5) Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment - rental properties, your own home---but stay within your means.
6) Insure a future income - do work that you love to do. Become excellent at it.
7) Increase thy ability to earn - education never stops. Keep reading good books like this one, The Millionaire Next Door, Rich Dad Poor Dad and so on.

But anyone who has made money will tell you, there's much more to it than just what is stated here. Also much depends on the individual: talents, gifts, upbringing, mental maturity and stability, focus, ability to deal with and prosper from failure, motivation, on and on. Many have read books, gone to seminars, listened to CDs, watched DVDs, got it all, got it all down pat but never do anything with it. If it was that easy to make money and get rich, most would be doing it. There is a LOT that is not covered here. Another point to consider that there are as many ways to gain riches as there are people to gain them. YOU have your road map to riches and wealth within you; it is a very individual based path. But when all is said and done, if you just focus on money, you've missed the point all together. Peace!

"And when youth comes to age for advice he receives the wisdom of years. But too often does youth think that age knows only the wisdom of days that are gone, and therefore profits not. But remember this, the sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born, and will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness."
There are unconditional and eternal certainties that pass throughout the centuries. There are valuable lessons that pass from generation to generation worthwhile learning. Times have changed, and regardless of the socio-economic environment, there are certain states of mind that are unchangeable for a stable lifestyle.
George S. Clason wrote this book through a collection of ancient parables, set 8,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. Babylon, according to ancient documents, was a prospering and rich city. The citizens of this city mastered the ability to create and grow wealth. They appreciated the value of money and practised valuable principles in acquiring wealth.
The book starts with the main idea of the seven cures for a lean purse. Wealth is not attained in a short period of time. It takes time, patience and determination. This main concept tells that one should save one-tenth of the income, invest in the future, secure a future income and control significant expenditures. Later on, the author presents the "Five laws of Gold". In this chapter, it's presented the "How-to" use gold in a wise manner. In a later part of the book, it's presented a metaphorical tale about determination ("Where the Determination Is, the Way Can be Found."). The book carries on with inscriptions concerning "The clay tablets of Babylon". In these tablets, one can find practical examples of people who prospered, in a wise way. The book finished with three symbolic stories: "Meet the goddess of good luck" ("Men of Action are Favored by The Goddess of Good Luck"), "The Walls of Babylon" and "The luckiest man in Babylon". The last two stories teach relevant lessons about wealth protection and opportunity.
The author provides a comprehensive guide to understand and acquire some financial stability. Clason presents ancient "financial habits" through stories from that period. One must take into account that there are no secret formulas in order to attain wealth. It all depends upon our state of mind which requires determination, focus and commitment. Furthermore, understanding how the economic system works is always a huge step in order to acquire a decent financial solidity.
"The richest man in Babylon" is a recommendable book for those who need some practical and proper ideas for steady financial growth. The main ideas for wealth are there, but it all depends on ourselves. The socio-economic environment has changed throughout the centuries. We live in a more complex economic situation compared to Clason's time. However, all decisions and habits we take every day will have a deep impact on us in the future.
In the age of debt, credit card and bank loans, having a better economic perception is the beginning of financial freedom. Overall, this book teaches valuable lessons that can be adapted in our current lives for a better financial outcome.

Rating: 4/5 stars