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The Wealthy Barber Returns!

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pole41mademnmcl_sl160_1If you’ve never had a chance to read The Wealthy Bar­ber, you should prob­a­bly drop every­thing you’re doing right now and go hunt down a copy.  David Chilton’s 1989 book about per­sonal finance is the defin­i­tive guide to com­mon sense sav­ings, pay­ing down debt, and every­thing else the a money-conscious Smart­Canucker should know.  What’s more, unlike most per­sonal finance books it’s writ­ten in a friendly and acces­si­ble way.

“Ok Jim, it’s a good book.  But why are you bring­ing it up more than 20 years after pub­li­ca­tion?”  Because The Wealthy Bar­ber is com­ing back!  David Chilton will be pub­lish­ing a brand new book dis­cussing how best peo­ple can tackle in their finances today, and it’s com­ing out in the Sum­mer of 2011 — The Wealthy Bar­ber Returns: Sig­nif­i­cantly Older and Mar­gin­ally Wiser.

Want a taste?  The Toronto Star just pub­lished an excerpt from the book, and it’s avail­able on their web­site. There’s also a great recent inter­view with Chilton here.

6 Responses to “The Wealthy Barber Returns!”

  1. Sandi

    I can hardly wait for this new book — thanks for telling us about it. The first one was amaz­ing. I’m sure this one will be no less!!!

  2. budge

    i really enjoyed the first book and its what helped me become
    the bud­get con­cious per­son i am today!!

  3. Anne Dougherty

    Weird! lol I was just think­ing about this 2 days ago, and think­ing there’s got to be an updated ver­sion. Every per­son on this planet who has not read this book should be FORCED to lol. Well, prob­lem is that there’s just no help­ing some peo­ple with their finances. It’s a VERY com­mon sense book, but there’s no magic pill for peo­ple who lack com­mon sense. lol

    I first read this book when I was 23. Look­ing for­ward to reread­ing it a decade later.

  4. Ann

    I actu­ally went to a sem­i­nar when he talked and signed books after, and he was an amaz­ing speaker. I look for­ward to this book!

  5. Alex

    Look­ing for­ward to it. Thanks
    Really enjoyed his first book!!!

    Ps. Remem­ber to deter­mine if your pur­chase is a NEED or a WANT!
    The land­fill will thank you too.

  6. Lynn49

    What every­one needs to do is head to their bank and speak to a finan­cial advi­sor on how best to pro­vide for their and their family’s future. It’s amaz­ing what peo­ple don’t know…and it doesn’t mat­ter how much money peo­ple make, igno­rance of finan­cial issues cuts across the board.
    Bor­row the book from the library if you must and save your money buy­ing the book.…now THAT’S good finan­cial information…:-)

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