I am assuming that since you are reading this blog, you love to read. So, out of curiosity, my question for you is this, “What are you reading?” Don’t get cute…I don’t mean this very second…but what books are you currently enjoying? Or maybe you just read blogs. If so, what are your favorite reads? Do you read a daily newspaper? What sections? What magazines do you read?
I am usually reading more than one book at a time – not a really good plan because once I put a book down it is hard for me to get back into it. Because I love great stories, I read novels…the Terri Blackstock Light series most recently. My current read (given to me as a “must read” by a good friend) is “Aftershock“, a book written about “the next financial meltdown.” I will be referencing this book in my Monday post. I read lots of blogs, my daily newspaper (the one I write a weekly column for), and, albeit sporadically, “Smart Money” and “Money” magazines. Please leave a comment on what you are currently reading!
Recommended reading:
Some Past Financial Bubbles at My Journey to Millions
It Was November of 1943 at Money Beagle
How to Harness Passion and Take Action at the Frugal Zeitgeist
The Next Cabinet Position: The Charity Czar at The Millionaire Nurse Blog
5 Things You Should Never Say About Money at Moneyedup
Living in an 89 Square Foot House at Financial Bondage
Fame-Is It Wrong to Desire to be Famous? at Real Life Success
Is Gold the Next Bubble? at Beating Broke
Learn About the Changes to Your Credit Card Statement at Five Cent Nickle
Joe elsewhere on the net
Are You a Tigger, an Eeyore or a Pooh? at Christian PF
Carnivals I have participated in:
Carnival of Money Stories hosted by TFB
Yakezie Carnival hosted by Ultimate Money Blog
Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by Calculated Crunch News Broadcast
Christian Carnival hosted by The Peculiar Life
Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by the Skilled Investor
Baby Boomer Blog Carnival hosted by Baby Boomers US
Roundups which included my posts:
Consumer Boomer Mid-Summer Roundup
Doug Warshauer Favorite Personal Financial Posts
Invest it Wisely A Midsummer Night’s Reading
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I am reading the Count of Monte Cristo.
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@Contra,
I have never read Count of Monte Cristo, but a couple of years ago I was intentional about reading lots of classic novels, such as Red Badge of Courage, Tale of Two Cities, To Kill a Mockingbird (my favorite), The Scarlet Letter and Les Miserable. Maybe I had better put Count of Monte Cristo on my list. Do you recommend it?
I am reading Burton Malkiel’s book titled, The Random Walk Guide to Investing. It is the shorter, more accessible version of his famous book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street. I’m only on page 40 right now, but it seems to be very good and more recently updated than his complete text.
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Maximize the Moment – T..D. Jakes. This book is so helpful I keep starting it over.
Just finished Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf. The story of a young girl kidnapped by the Nazi’s and trained to be the “Perfect German Girl”. If you have read the Diary of Anne Frank or Corrie Ten Boom this is another to add to your historical knowledge of the time and is humbling in the knowledge of the goodness and freedom we have to enjoy everyday.
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Not currently reading it, but one of the best books I have read recently is “Thou Shall Prosper”. Great insight into treating all business opportunities as a service to others. When we are serving others, we can feel a sense of accomplishment in helping them.
@MPFJ,
Thanks for the heads up on the “more accessible version” of Burton Malkiel’s “A Random Walk Down Main Street”. I haven’t read that one yet.
@Carol,
I have read Diary of Anne Frank and several of Corrie Ten Boom’s books (A Hiding Place…twice). Someone Named Eve sounds great. And anything by T.D. Jakes would surely be very good also.
@Greg,
I am embarrassed to confess that I bought a copy of “Thou Shall Prosper” and have yet to read it. Thanks for the endorsement and mini-review! Maybe now I will go ahead and read it.
I love fiction and am currently reading a book called Fever Dream by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. I’ve got a couple other books from the library waiting at home and we’re heading up north so I should hopefully have some beach time to get some good reading time in.
Money Beagle,
Ahhh. I love fiction while on the beach. Sounds wonderful. I hope you have a great getaway! You drive north to a beach? Where do you live?
I am reading donald trump and bill zanker – think big and kick ass in business and life. I must confess that I would not have bought the book because I though that doanald was such a show off. Ah don’t judge! The book has given me a shive in the ass and some great ideas.
I haven’t read it, but I heard some good things about Thou Shall Prosper as well. Perhaps you could share some insights here after you read it!
I do love to read, and just finished Everybody Communicates, Few Connect by John Maxwell. Pretty good read with action steps at the end of the chapters.
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@Carol,
So reading Trump has given you a, shall I say, kick in the hindside. I admit that I haven’t read Trump for the same reason you had resisted. Maybe I need to open my mind a bit more.
@Darren,
OK. Thou Shall Prosper is sitting on my bookshelf about two feet away from me, saying, “Joe…you have to read me!” I promise, Darren, it will be next. And I will surely find some good post ideas in the book. Thanks for the prompt!
I read a lot of blogs mostly but also have a few books on the go. Some are books I need to review (Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover, No More Dreaded Mondays) and I just finished The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Problem is I read very slow offline (read tons of posts online every day).
Thanks for linking Jesse’s great guest post on my blog
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Forest,
Interesting that you read slowly off line. I have always been a slow reader, but it never occurred to me that one might read slower or faster off line. I am still old fashioned enough that I like to hold a book in my hand (as opposed to an ebook).
About linking to Jesse’s guest post on your blog. No problem. He did a great job!
Hey Joe, it’s not that I actually read the pages slowly, it’s just that I don’t pick the books up enough…. Weirdly I love it when I do read so I am not sure why I always forget to do it!!
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Forest,
OK. That makes more sense. By the way, Total Money Makeover and No More Mondays are both great books…both are in my personal library.
Slow reader off line?
The teacher hat comes out:>)
When on line you read in a F – top, side, middle- quick skim for important information.
IRL we read straight down the middle- a slower process because we tend to read every word instead of “jist” reading :>)
The younger generation CAN read- they just read differently.
Janette,
Thanks for the analysis. I read somewhere that JFK could read several newspapers very quickly each morning. I imagine he did the same F style with newspapers that many do on line. Right? Come to think of it, I probably read newspapers much faster than I do books. Hmmmm. This is interesting. Thanks again for the explanation.