Interview with Sam Dogen, author of Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom
Sam Dogen, author of Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom recommends some useful books! Before jumping into the interview, please check out Sam's book:
Review from Book Depository:
Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samurai blog, knows that you need to spend money to make money. He's taught over 90 million readers how to invest wisely in all facets of life, from education to parenting to relationships to side hustles, even choosing where to work and play.
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Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom
Now, in his first book, Buy This, Not That, the Financial Samurai takes the guesswork out of financial planning and shows you exactly what to buy, how much to spend, and how to optimize every dollar you earn so you can maximize wealth building and live life on your terms. The good news? You don't need to be a millionaire or a genius to achieve financial freedom. It's about making the most of your money, now and forever--and it's never too late to get started. You'll learn:
-- The Financial Samurai's 70/30 framework for optimal financial decision-making
-- What is "good debt" and "bad debt," and the right way to pay down debt or invest
-- Strategies and tips for building passive income streams that work for your goals and risk tolerance
-- How to invest in real estate, even if you can't afford to buy property
-- Rules for spending--from coffee and cars to mortgages and marriage
-- And so much more!
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Book Depository €25.14
Waterstones £22.99
Wordery $28.75
Q. Do you have a favourite smart thinking book (and why that book)?
My favorite book is Healing Back Pain by Dr. Sarno. It is more a book about getting your mental and physical connection right so you can live a pain-free life. The book has been a life safer in dealing with stress after I negotiated a severance from my day job in 2012.
Review From Book Depository:
Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on Tension Myositis Syndrome reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery.
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Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
Dr. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose program has helped thousands of people find relief from chronic back conditions without drugs, physical therapy, or dangerous surgery. In this bestselling guide to overcoming back pain, you'll find out:
* Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)
* How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasmsHow people "train themselves" to experience back pain
* How you may get relief from back pain within two to six weeks by recognizing TMS and its causes
With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain... and how, just by reading this book, you may start recovering from back pain today.
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Book Depository €7.64
Waterstones £7.99
Wordery $14.70
Q. What's the most recent smart thinking book you've read (and how would you rate it)?
The most recent book I read was How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye. It's the only severance negotiation book on the market. Just like how you need to sell yourself to get a job, you need to sell yourself and sell a solution to get out of a job with a severance.
Review From Financial Samurai:
Let me show you how to negotiate a severance with my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye. It is a 200-page book I’ve refined since 2012 to help tens of thousands of people live the lives they want.
It’s the only book on the market that teaches you how to negotiate a severance. In addition, it’s full of first hand experience. There are multiple case studies of people who succeeded thanks to the tips and resources in the book
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How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye
Buy On:
Financial Samurai $97.00
Q. Do you have a favourite childhood book?
I enjoyed all the Choose Your Own Adventure books, The Great Brain series, and The Hardy Boys.
Review From Book Depository:
The Hardy brothers solve Bayport's toughest mysteries in this beautifully redesigned, collectible set of the first ten Hardy Boys Adventures.
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Hardy Boys Adventures Special Collection
Smart, resourceful, and perceptive, Frank and Joe Hardy can be counted on to crack the case. They're familiar with encountering danger along the way, but from tracking a jewel thief to surviving a blizzard, the brothers are faced with some of the most perilous adventures yet. In these ten page-turning mysteries, they'll have to stay on their toes to catch the culprits...and survive the search.
With all-new covers only available in this collection, this thrilling paperback boxed set includes:
Secret of the Red Arrow
Mystery of the Phantom Heist
The Vanishing Game
Into Thin Air
Peril at Granite Peak
The Battle of Bayport
Shadows at Predator Reef
Deception on the Set
The Curse of the Ancient Emerald
Tunnel of Secrets
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Book Depository €42.91
Waterstones £50.00
Wordery $51.25
Q. Do you prefer reading on paper, Kindle or listening to an audiobook?
I like hardcopy books the best, followed by paper, and then audio. I'm very into collecting rare autographed books. I think they will be worth a fortune, especially since the pandemic throttled book signing. Learn and earn is the best combination!
Q. Do you have a favourite bookshop (and why that shop)?
I enjoy Barnes & Noble bookshops because they are massive. They also bring me back to my days as a high school student flipping through magazines. I also like the independent books stores by Books Inc in San Francisco. Clean, great selection, and they have copies of Buy This, Not That in all their stores!
Many thanks to Sam for recommending some important books! Please don't forget to check out Sam's book A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse.
Daryl
Image Copyrights: Random House USA Inc (Buy This, Not That), Little, Brown & Company (Healing Back Pain), Financial Samurai (How To Engineer Your Layoff), Simon & Schuster (Hardy Boys Adventures Specials Collection)
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