Achieve Financial Freedom - Big Time!: Wealth-Building Secrets from Everyday Millionaires

by Sandy Botkin

HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM--DO WHAT RICH PEOPLE DO!Starting with this profoundly simple concept, bestselling author Sandy Botkin and his son, Matt Botkin, interviewed a host of millionaires to learn how they made their money, invested it, and planned for the future.The result is "Achieve Financial Freedom-Big Time!," a simple, straightforward guide to building, keeping, and growing your wealth so you never have to worry about finances again.The authors reveal the fundamental financial decisions this elite group makes in virtually every area of financial planning--from paying for college and healthcare to investing and estate planning.Learn how to: Reduce your debt to zero--including your mortgageChoose realistic retirement targetsPick the right insurance and insurance options for your needs--and save money at the same timePay for your child's college and wedding without going brokeLower your tax burdenAvoid any Madoff-style scamIncrease your asset protection and reduce your chances of being sued"Achieve Financial Freedom-Big Time!" tells you everything CPAs don't want to. Start taking action now--so you don't have to in the future.

Genres: Finance

332 pages, ebook

First published August 28, 2012

Reviews

[Karla Huebner]

I wouldn't describe this as so much a book about how to become a millionaire ( despite the title) as a book on general finance for middle-class people--it has chapters on topics like having liquid reserves for big expenses like roof repair, and how compound interest works, how to pay for kids' college, retirement and estate planning, etc. As far as information goes, it's pretty decent apart from being ten years old (thus not exactly up to date). I skimmed this book, as much of the information was familiar (but it's good to get different viewpoints) AND the chatty format of the authors visiting different specialists got on my nerves. Some people will like this style of book, but I rapidly tired of how often this person or that one chuckled or gulped or looked grim, and of whether they drank lemonade or soda pop or ate cookies. I'd rather just quickly get the information.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made clear concepts on insurance and financial planning but the American focus wrt taxes and college fees was not relevant to me