Personal Finance Deal Breakers

I read a lot. I don't hesitate to grab 5-6 books at the library every time I'm in there. Luckily I read pretty quickly and keep books on a short leash. I give them 50-60 pages to state their case or I toss them into the return pile. Because of these reasons I don't mind gambling on books unlikely to pay off. For instance I grab a lot of books by scientists, economists, personal development authors and lastly, personal finance authors. Why would I do this to myself? Well once in a while you find a gem, some more often than others.

Personal Finance is incredibly important but the topic is so watered down with bad advice or redundancy. Part of it is because there aren't a whole lot of secrets out there so you have to find a way to reheat the same old hamburger helper every night. For goodness sake Dave Ramsey is still a thing!

I have yet to decide what, if anything this blog will be about other than whatever I feel like writing about. But I imagine personal finance will be one of them.

Here are 2 things to look for in a book/blog/article/tweet that will let you know instantly to toss it aside.

1. Latte/Coffee. If you see a single reference to cutting out coffee just stop. This person has nothing to say and is just wasting your time with bullshit.

2. Kiyosaki. If you see any positive mention of Rich Dad, Poor Dad run for your life. That guy is full of shit and he used to hang out w/ the current president. Need I say more?

There you have it. I just saved you from wasting your time on about 75% of the PF material out there.