Comments on: Review: Making the Most of Your Money http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:45:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Syd Spain http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-34225 Syd Spain Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:32:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-34225 Perhaps my desire for more detailed information encouraged me to purchase this book when it was first released. I perused sections which were applicable to my family at first, and I have frequently returned to it for insights. My personal praise for her book is that I gained helpful information from each section which has influenced my retirement, home purchasing, insurance, and other personal finance strategies; although I favor a more simplified investment approach like that in "John Bogle on Investing." Perhaps my desire for more detailed information encouraged me to purchase this book when it was first released. I perused sections which were applicable to my family at first, and I have frequently returned to it for insights. My personal praise for her book is that I gained helpful information from each section which has influenced my retirement, home purchasing, insurance, and other personal finance strategies; although I favor a more simplified investment approach like that in “John Bogle on Investing.”

]]> By: Matt Smith http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-20003 Matt Smith Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:56:11 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-20003 I was with you right up until the very end.. I agree that timliness is the Achilles heel of a book like this, and this book would would be much better with a regular update, like the old encyclopedia yearbooks. Quinn (or is that Bryant Quinn) also shows the reasons for the recommendations she makes. This gives the serious personal finance enthusiast the tools to decide if the new products that hit the marketplace are worthwhile. I hate to see one of the few books that tackles the real details of PF dismissed for that very reason. Keep up the good work. Your blog does an excellent job on both quality and quantity. I was with you right up until the very end..
I agree that timliness is the Achilles heel of a book like this, and this book would would be much better with a regular update, like the old encyclopedia yearbooks.
Quinn (or is that Bryant Quinn) also shows the reasons for the recommendations she makes. This gives the serious personal finance enthusiast the tools to decide if the new products that hit the marketplace are worthwhile. I hate to see one of the few books that tackles the real details of PF dismissed for that very reason.
Keep up the good work. Your blog does an excellent job on both quality and quantity.

]]> By: lorax http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-19627 lorax Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:21:17 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-19627 This is one of my all time favorites, although I admit mine is copyright in the early 90s. It's one of the few finance books that I actually own. It is dense, but it is very practical. If you need to know about anything in the personal finance space, it's in there. This is one of my all time favorites, although I admit mine is copyright in the early 90s. It’s one of the few finance books that I actually own.

It is dense, but it is very practical. If you need to know about anything in the personal finance space, it’s in there.

]]> By: jake http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-19575 jake Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:12:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-19575 saw this at the library and sat down and flip through it. Read a chapter or two and all I can say is that at times it was very specific and dense. I dont think I would ever read through this book on my own, it was just too much. The author should look into better organizing the information or something because it was just dead boring plowing through the dense information. I got bored and it was hard for me to keep focus. It almost felt like reading a dictionary. saw this at the library and sat down and flip through it. Read a chapter or two and all I can say is that at times it was very specific and dense. I dont think I would ever read through this book on my own, it was just too much. The author should look into better organizing the information or something because it was just dead boring plowing through the dense information. I got bored and it was hard for me to keep focus. It almost felt like reading a dictionary.

]]> By: Andamom http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-19567 Andamom Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:32:24 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-19567 I'm going to be gathering information to do a post on my site about paying for college. As such, I was curious what information the book offered on the subject. So, it was disappointing that 529s were not mentioned... In terms of saving, actually to a certain extent parents are penalized for saving in great quantities because financial aid takes this into account when putting together financial aid packages. And, for most parents, what are the options if saving wasn't started early enough or in large enough quantities to make it useful. You can only make the most of what you have... I’m going to be gathering information to do a post on my site about paying for college. As such, I was curious what information the book offered on the subject. So, it was disappointing that 529s were not mentioned… In terms of saving, actually to a certain extent parents are penalized for saving in great quantities because financial aid takes this into account when putting together financial aid packages. And, for most parents, what are the options if saving wasn’t started early enough or in large enough quantities to make it useful. You can only make the most of what you have…

]]> By: Hazzard http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/comment-page-1/#comment-19557 Hazzard Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:45:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/20/review-making-the-most-of-your-money/#comment-19557 It seems to me that the problem with a book like this is that it has to keep the attention of the reader. For the hardcore personal finance reader, I suppose that isn't much of a task, but for the general reader who is trying to learn about the subjects in the book, it would be almost overwhelming. They almost need to create a "Cliff Notes" version that highlights the key steps in the book. Or they could send everyone to your book review. :) It seems to me that the problem with a book like this is that it has to keep the attention of the reader. For the hardcore personal finance reader, I suppose that isn’t much of a task, but for the general reader who is trying to learn about the subjects in the book, it would be almost overwhelming. They almost need to create a “Cliff Notes” version that highlights the key steps in the book. Or they could send everyone to your book review. :)

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