The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place

by Hill Harper

The perennial New York Times bestselling author helps readers discover how to put money in its place and use wealth-building as a tool for joy and fulfillment. Hill Harper is uniquely poised to guide readers through tough times and offers bestselling advice for reaping the rewards of a truly happy life. With The Wealth Cure , he does more than He presents a revolutionary new definition of wealth, motivating readers to not only build financial security but to also achieve wealth in every aspect of their lives. Using his own journey as a parable, Harper inspires the reader to evaluate their values while explaining the importance of laying a sound financial foundation and how to recognize the worth of your relationships and increase the value of your interactions with the people in your life. Drawing on his personal recollections and true stories from family and friends, Harper helps readers begin to see money not as a goal but as a tool that provides freedom for following their passions. The keys include investing in yourself, tapping the resources you need, and taking responsibility for how those resources are used. Far from a get-rich-quick primer, The Wealth Cure brims with inspired wisdom for building a lasting bounty from the experiences, loved ones, and achievements that really matter.

Genres: Finance, Nonfiction, Self Help, Memoir, Personal Finance, Money Management

288 pages, Hardcover

First published August 23, 2011

About the author

Francis Harper, known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. An alumnus of Harvard Law School, he is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS drama television series CSI: NY.

Reviews

[Roxanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated the both introspective and inspirational book this was. While there was practical information on money and building wealth, this book was a motivating reminder that wealth is far more vast than one’s financial net worth. It is wholehearted health and happiness in all areas of life. I also enjoyed the unique layout of the book as a personal and reflective journey contemplating a Wealth Cure while taking a physical journey traveling across country, this was a nice touch.

[Adrienna · Rating 4 out of 5]

While reading the first few chapters, I found myself going "aw" and "ohs" with his gratitude and kindness, especially to his dear friend, Sean, going through divorce. He also dealt with Hurricane Katrina and how Hill Harper assisted his friend during these tragic times. Moreover, "Wealth Cure" tells us how to diagnose, treat, comply, maintain, and thrive our wealth; loved the quotes; and wisdom shared in this book such as our health and spiritual being is the true wealth cure.

"Some storms are real, some are metaphorical, but they all have the power to be a catalyst for change." This statement stuck out for me since I have been undergoing storms for quite some time, and know that change is coming and continue to keep hope alive. Another quote by unknown author, "Sometimes God calms the storm. At other times, He calms the sailor. And sometimes He makes us swim." This speaks to me on so many volumes and will share tonight with my virtual ministry radio program (DYRP Midnight Hour, Friday evenings, www.talkshoe.com/tc/91725) since it is on "Hope 4 Me" of the Me Series.

Mastermind Circle=is a group of individuals that meet a common goal, support network, true progress in both business and personal life to advance. I am hoping to find one. I thought I had a couple females who also wanted to achieve law degree except later they stated they wanted to get their masters which I accomplished nearly 8 years ago.

Moreover, he shared how he may never find someone to share a lasting bond with because of the pain of his parents' divorce, also afraid of losing her but this can sabotage his relationships. I can relate on so many levels with addition: abusive and cheating.

I took numerous pages of notes, even of some of the quotes for future postings or teachings.

3.5

[Hannah Molette · Rating 5 out of 5]

What this book has that others do not, is a heartfelt approach to dealing with personal finances. Although The Wealth Cure doesn’t offer a-get-rich quick formula, it does offer a cure for motivating readers to not only build financial security but to also achieve wealth in every other area of their lives. On that note,Hill Harper’s The Wealth Cure is a must read.

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[Nakia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Holistic Money View

Hill Harper views wealth from all angles; spiritual, practical and behavioral. This is not your run of the mill how I made money or how to become wealthy books. The Wealth Cure ask you to determine and define what wealth is to you then guides you to creating and achieving it. I would recommend this book to people who think that “money is the root to all evil” or those who are uncomfortable discussing money. I think it will help you shift your view of money and the role it plays in your life and, your relationships and society.

[Thomas Chau · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entry level personal finance book. a motivational book about personal finance too. overall I think this is a good read for beginners of this subject. It is not very technical and doesn't not offer a whole lot for veterans readers of this subject.

[DaJuan Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid Read. Hill Harper did a great job of weaving the connectedness that finances have on all aspects of life. Provided several nuggets of wealth to consider on your quest for true wealth which is the ability to live life fully.

[Sharon Archer · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a delightful book about what true wealth means. Contentment, service, finances, love...all part of a good life.

[Madlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book from Hill educating his readers about the purpose and energy of managing our finances.

[Amy Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hill is such an inspiration. He offers great advice from personal experience.

[Smkelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a book on how we need to look at our relationship with money and our lives. Hill relates his ideas with what was happening in his own life. It was preachy at times but overall worth reading.

[Jennifer]

A common sense guide to money. Rather than focusing on the nuts and bolts of budgeting/investing it gets into the importance of your attitude towards money.

[DJ Jeffries · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read, easy to understand and interesting. Not groundbreaking, but definitely entertaining and insightful.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very little about money. It's mainly about the author's personal journey through a medical adventure and how he learns what is most important in life, with a cross-country train trip serving as a frame parable. It's about finding balance in different aspects of life (work, money, health, relationships, etc) in order to find true wealth. There are a few basic financial tenets (budget, pay off debt, don't overspend, etc) but some of the numbers that go with them (if you invest X for time Y you get Z millions) are not clear at all, and in at least one case he mixes up millions and billions. However, most of the book doesn't deal with money itself, but with values and aspirations and passions and affirmations.

I didn't feel like it was tightly written; it seemed to meander as much as his journey from LA to Chicago on the Southwest Chief. Admittedly I skipped some parts, but wanted to make sure he didn't have a fatal case of thyroid cancer. (He's still with us, thankfully, so no.) There's a lot of motivational stuff, and as someone who has been focused on personal finance and intentional living for several years now, this book was preaching to the choir.

One new tidbit was the idea of a Mastermind Circle (I'd call it a brain trust or a support group) to help each other meet specific goals and work out problems as relates to [work, money, health, etc].

[Karen_RunwrightReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part journal, part advice book, The Wealth Cure is a record of Hill Harper's musing over the course of a three day train journey from California to Chicago. As Harper travels, he considers all the things that have happened to bring him to this place - experiences from his own life and those of generations that have come before him, and helps him make decisions about how he will live his future.
In contemplating his own mortality, he discusses wealth, desire, the quest for success and what it all means when compared to one's own health and life. The people in his life all help him gain perspective, even as he helps them make their own decisions to move forward.
The book is incredibly interesting. It's not a classic advice book, perhaps because Harper uses the best format of all - the story telling format, sharing some American history that I didn't know that I didn't know so had never looked up, stories from his past and introduces his family and friends, and it even the story of a love you'll probably find yourself rooting for at the end of the book in between saving one or two of his quotes.
I have skimmed other Harper books before but this is my first time reading an entire work of his and in just a couple hours too.

[Misshaq · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Hill Harper's books and his perspective on life. This book was excellent, one of the best books I've read this year. Harper contributes a wise point of view on how we should think of money and income as a tool to improve our lifes and to help improve our families and communities. Rather than spending money on the trite and unuseful, Hill encourages us to live smart and healthy, invest, save and follow our passion to achieve true Wealth.

Wealth is not just having money and material possessions, but having health, family, friendship and an occupation that we love. But its more than I can put into words... Harper encourages each of us to define what we want for our lives and to take steps to achieve our goals. And he reminds us that we are not alone, there are a wealth of resources at our disposal to guide us.

I plan to seek some Masterminds to help me get closer to my goals and visions. This is a great book to own and to gift to someone else.

P.S. I also like how he intervweaved history into the book. I found the part about the history of Pullman Porters fascinating. I won't tell any more go pick it up!

[Althea · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a personal journey than a financial advice book, this is still a really good read. There are some good nuggets of advice on creating your own list of priorities and a MasterCircle mentor group, as well as some practical discussion of how to live your passion without going into debt. I'm sick of the books that tell you to do what you love but don't seem to acknowledge that you need money to do so. Mr. Harper tells you find practical ways to follow your dreams without getting so into debt that you can't enjoy it when you get there. (For instance, the reason so many actors wait tables is that it also allows them the freedom to audition and pursue acting roles while also earning a steady living. Good advice!) I also appreciated his descriptions of traveling the country by train, as I have done this myself. Don't expect to walk away from this book with the information to become a financial guru, but you should definitely walk away with a sense of how to gauge your own personal wealth and needs.

[Dar · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book because it was about how we regard money in our lives, and not about how to manage it. Hill Harper is an actor, and the writer of the inspirational books Letters to a Young Brother and Letters to a Young Sister. I have read tons of financial advice books and this wasn't one. It was intended to inspire about using money wisely to reflect your values, rather than as a status symbol. The author uses a storytelling style, in which he takes a train journey across the west to meet up with a friend and share some personal news. Along the way, he reflects on mistakes he's made and advises us on how we could avoid the same. There's a little bit of financial training, a little bit of religion, some self-reflection and even some celebrity gossip. I thought this was a really down-to-earth book that a lot of people could relate to. Interestingly, my library put it in the self-help section rather than personal finance.

[Merc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not the type of person that looks at another person's life and thinks "oh that is what I should do in mine" because there are too many variables between ME and YOU. Part of that could be why I truly did not enjoy this book. But, being that it is a finance book- I rate it differently then I do fiction books. Having read other financial books, I am accustomed to them being REALLY annoying.

So, I would recommend this book but I would also recommend skipping a large percentage of the book because it often reads as a biography. His "stories" are long. In fact, many of them were better off not in the book. But, that is very common in fiction books. It's someone who has wanted to write a book writing all the books they've ever wanted to write in one book. It's fluff.

This is a very fluffy finance + wellness book.

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed reading Hill Harper's "The Wealth Cure". It is my first time reading his work. Not only is Mr. Harper a fantastic actor, but he is also a talented writer. I appreciate the fact that he allowed so much of himself to come through in the content of this book. The material was very comprehensible and I didn't feel like I had to muddle through a lot of fancy jargon, in order to get the idea. This book was broken down in terms that even the most unversed person in the area of managing life choices as it pertains to money, wealth and health could grasp and come away with a better understanding. So grateful for this work. Thank you Mr. Harper.

[Courtney Christison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was absolutely fantastic. Hill Harper brings up a lot of great points about what it means to be truly wealthy (and not always in a monetary sense). He also breaks down easy fundatmentals for the financially challenged, and brings inspiring stories to light. Easy read full of points that will make you sit back and think!

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was more about inner happiness and relationships than money. I guess it's all on how you see what wealth truly means to you. I liked Hill Harper's easy going writing style and all of the personal stories he wove in and out of his money advice. Would recommend for teens and twenty somethings to read as an inspirational book. I liked his reading lists and website lists in the appendix.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this approach. Yes, it is episodic and sometimes feels like rambling, some of it is cobbled from the ideas of others, but it has a good heart and an important message. For those who need to create a new dialogue within themselves, Harper provides a fresh, conversational style that provokes thoughts and ideas.

[Jessica Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book enlightened me not only on how to grow financially but that your financial growth is tied to your mental; spiritual; and emotional positions in your life and their growth. I even learned a few facts about history of this country and some successful black figures within the black community.

[Malika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually, this was my favorite of all his books. His other books have an air of casual name-dropping and celebrity talk that is a bit off-putting.

This book was more introspective and really gave nice thoughts on how to consider money and your spending habits.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some basic information about finances and life in general. It had a few feel good stories about different people in Hill's life. I enjoyed some of his perspectives on life in general and it was a decent read.

[Shelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this self-help book. I loved the short stories. Hill is a great writer, very passionate, intelligent and wise... This is a very short list of the words to describe Hill. I don't read many self help books but I plan to pick this book up again.

[Jenson Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I completely enjoyed this book! This is my second time reading it. Harper is such a humble man that will allow the reader to change their views without forcing his opinion down your throat. A must read! Grab his other books!

[Alexis Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great book which really makes you contemplate what true wealth is. True wealth is your health. Hill Harper also did a great job of keeping the reader intrigued throughout. Very well written.

[Richard Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book only because my dad recommended it to me and I really learn a lot at a young age. Being 15 and learning how to handle my money helped me a lot. Now that i'm 16 I'm working on investing and learning how to invest my money into the stock market.

[L. Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remarkable! Glad to see an actor learning his lesson with money! When we know better we do better