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To bring your dreams and desires to fulfillment, you must be successful with money. This book shows you how to amass personal wealth by sharing the secrets of the ancient Babylonians, who were the first to discover the universal laws of prosperity.

Hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth, The Richest Man in Babylon is a timeless classic that holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. Through entertaining stories about the herdsmen, merchants, and tradesmen of ancient Babylon, George S. Clason provides concrete advice for creating, growing, and preserving wealth. Beloved by millions, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of, and a solution to, your personal financial problems. This is the book that holds the secrets to keeping your money and making more.

Financial principles covered in this book include:

Pay yourself first.
Don't trust a bricklayer to buy jewels. (Don't get caught up in other people's excitement. Go seek the experts instead.)
Don't put all your eggs in a single basket. (Diversify your portfolio.)
Control thy expenses. (Even the richest man has a time constraint on his life. Do what you enjoy, but don't overdo it.)
Increase your ability to earn.

Keeping these core principles in mind will help you through economic hard times and put you on the road to riches.

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Publication date

March 6, 2019
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The masterwork in personal finance

A proven system for attaining financial security

“If you have not acquired more than a bare existence since ye were youths, it is because you either have failed to learn the laws that govern the building of wealth, or else you do not observe them.”

Anyone can build and maintain wealth

Arkad, known far and wide in ancient Babylon for his great wealth, reveals how he amassed riches and gained influence by implementing financial principles related to securing income, moderating spending, privileging savings, and investing intelligently. Through a series of engaging parables, readers discover how they, too, can apply these commonsense strategies to achieve financial independence.

Essential financial principles covered include:

Pay yourself first
Live within your means
Increase your capacity for earning
Minimize risk in financial investments
Attract good luck
Secure an income stream
And more!

Originally circulated as pamphlets by banks and insurance companies

Initially distributed as a series of pamphlets by US banks and insurance companies, the stories were collected in The Richest Man of Babylon in 1926. Nearly 100 years later, the parables continue to inspire readers around the world to take control of their finances and enjoy the freedom that effective money management brings.

Publishing tycoon George S. Clason shares his financial wisdom in these Babylonian parables

George Samuel Clason was born on November 7, 1974 in a small town in Missouri. After serving in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, he built an illustrious career in publishing and founded one of the most successful map companies in America. Identifying the great advantages available to those who follow simple financial principles, he recast elementary lessons in savings and investment as parables set in ancient Babylon.

This reproduction of the 1926 edition includes:

The Richest Man in Babylon Tells His System
Out of the Ruins of Babylon
Seven Remedies for a Lean Purse
The Treasures of Babylon
The Babylon Course in Financial Success

The classic book for learning MONEY BASICS

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About the Author

George S. Clason was born in Louisiana. He attended the University of Nebraska. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish American War. Clason started two companies, the Clason Map Company of Denver Colorado and the Clason Publishing Company.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07P9BG1WR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sound Wisdom LLC (March 6, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4889 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1640950494

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- #1,200 in Personal Success in Business

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George Samuel Clason (November 7, 1874 – April 7, 1957 ), also known as George S. Clason, was born in Louisiana, Missouri, and died in Napa, California.

During his eighty two years he was a soldier, businessman and writer. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.

Clason started two companies, the Clason Map Company of Denver Colorado and the Clason Publishing Company. The Clason Map Company was the first to publish a road atlas of the United States and Canada, and did not survive the Great Depression.

George Clason is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing the pamphlets in 1926, using parables that were set in ancient Babylon. Banks and insurance companies began to distribute the parables, and the most famous ones were compiled into the book The Richest Man in Babylon. Clason's book "Gold Ahead" was renamed as The Richest Man in Babylon. Clason was married twice, the first time to Ida Ann Venable and the second to Anna Burt.

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Robin M.

Short and Concise

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023

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Great book. Very straightforward and easy to read. The information seems basic, but still, priceless. We all just need to apply what we read in this book.

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Dalton

Excellent and quick to the point.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023

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The book is short, easy to read, and despite being financial education does it in the form of following characters from ancient Babylon which makes it fun to read. This is a good starting book for your financial Journey because without the rule of paying yourself first the advice from a lot of other financial books can be wasted. Most importantly I just really enjoyed this book it didn’t feel boring. I skipped the quiz section in the last part of the boo though as I didn’t feel it necessary compared to the story portion.

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Bad quality! Not very well packaged, lots of marks in the product.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023

Very good book

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wealth

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024

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"The Richest Man in Babylon" stands as a timeless beacon of financial wisdom, encapsulating the essence of wealth accumulation through captivating parables set in ancient Babylon. George S. Clason masterfully intertwines historical anecdotes with practical advice, making the path to financial independence both clear and attainable. This book serves not just as a guide to managing finances, but as a profound journey into the heart of prosperity, teaching readers the universal principles of saving, investing, and wise spending. Its lessons on achieving financial success and personal discipline are as relevant today as they were in the times of Babylon, offering invaluable insights for anyone seeking to improve their financial situation and live a life of abundance.

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Faye Levin

Cute introduction to investing basics

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021

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For people who have no interest in investing -- or THINK they have no interest -- this book can serve as a fun and more readable entry point to the basic concepts. Written in parable form, it's a lighter and more engaging "story-like" introduction to basic investment principles such as allocation and earning interest (or other return on investment). Although it's a far cry from being detailed enough to be actionable, it could certainly whet the appetite of the unitiated and propel them to seek out more information about financial planning.

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Courtney D. Waller

And they hid knowledge in a book....

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023

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Police officer friend of mine urged me for weeks to purchase this book and one other book. I'm glad I did. I listen to it on audio, read it from this book and now I've ordered other copies for those who truly desire wealth and are willing to work towards it, and GIVING them the book so that may access it's wisdom.
Gold (money) is your sl@ve and it's children and their children and their children are too, but soooo many men are yet sl@ves to Gold (money) and thus them and their children and their children remain as such. My chains are broken!
They hid knowledge in a book, because they knew man refuses to read.... (Those who are POC, you know what saying I'm referring to...)

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AhmazinSKM

Simplistic, but Powerful

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022

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The book is a quick read, but one that must be read and applied to the rest of your life. These simple principles are sound and can be used immediately for more than just finacial security. It can be applied to the people we spend time with, the educations that we persue and so on.

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Bookworm

Wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023

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Great book about financial literacy, s
should be required reading for business majors and a must read for all individuals.

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