Very thoughtful attitude toward how to see and treat our money. We treat our money well then it love to stay with is and bring more of its friends which is also money to us.
This book has been elevated to my all times favorite book in the personal finance realm.
The author is a Korean American entrepreneur who enjoys success from his various businesses in both the US and S. Korea. In this regard he is different from most personal finance book writers who get rich from writing (think rich dad series).
Reasons for the book being my all time favorite: - It covers topics for beginner investors and he is pretty conservative. E.g. he advocates cutting up your credit cards. It also covers money philosophies which are solid.
- He advocates not getting into extremely volatile investments. He explains that a highly lucrative investment messes you up. You end up looking down on all regular investments, those 8- 10% annual returns will no longer be appealing and you will end up losing all your winnings on the reversals. This may be important to those eagerly waiting for the next bitcoin halfing.
- He also encourages entrepreneurship (this part is not relevant to me but it may be for other readers).
Most importantly he covers some topics that are unique to high income earners and savers that are simply not addressed in most personal finance books (that I have read) in America, Taiwan, and Japan today:
- He advocates a 75% saving rate as a successful business owner. Not just for a few years like most FIRE books but indefinitely. I read almost all personal finance books out there and I have not seen any books that actually put down a permanent rate and a high rate and I have to give him credit for that. The reason for 75% is so that for every year he spends, he can save up 3 years of expenses. This advice will be helpful to someone who feel guilty saving 76-79%% because the annual goal was 80% or some other crazy number.
- He provides a guide for how much to help out family members based on your asset level. Again, this is rarely discussed in most books by American writers. But may serve as a useful guide for Asian or Asian Americans. For Asians with familial duties, this will provide good enough guidance so you are not biting off more than you can chew.