Life and Work Principles: A Froogal Stoodent review

Life and Work Principles by Ray Dalio

A Froogal Stoodent Review

If you're interested, you can find this book at Amazon.

Fourth in a series of book reviews by The Froogal Stoodent

As usual, I’m a little backward—I actually read Dalio’s The Changing World Order first (it was available online in 2020, during the pandemic, and was almost done when I stumbled across it).

I found The Changing World Order to be filled with insight, so I figured I’d read Dalio’s first work when I got a chance. Sure enough, I got the opportunity, so I took it.

The Clash of the Cultures: A Froogal Stoodent review

The Clash of the Cultures by John C. Bogle – Notes and Quotes

A Froogal Stoodent Review

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Third in a series of book reviews by The Froogal Stoodent

If you told me 10 years ago that I’d be reading a book about agency problems, corporate governance, and financial stewardship, I wouldn’t have believed you. Or understood what you were talking about.

If you then told me that I’d actually enjoy that book, I would have laughed you out of the room!

But here I am, in 2021, reading Bogle’s The Clash of the Cultures (2012). And enjoying it, despite the infuriating problems unmasked therein.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: A Froogal Stoodent review

 Rich Dad Poor Dad

A Froogal Stoodent Review

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The second of a new series of book reviews from The Froogal Stoodent.

Years ago, I ran across quite a bit of controversy about Robert Kiyosaki and his famous book, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

So, finally, I ran across the 20^th anniversary paperback edition at my local library. Now that I have enough knowledge to actually assess its merits, I’ll share my impressions and some quotes.

Debt The First 5000 Years: A Froogal Stoodent Review

Debt: The First 5000 Years

A Froogal Stoodent Review

If you're interested, you can find this book at Amazon.

The first of a new series of book reviews from The Froogal Stoodent.

This book is far too complex and entangled for me to cite some quotes and provide a quick overview. You should read it for yourself!

In this instance, I’ll just identify one quote that really struck me:

Casimir’s behavior [that is, Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who sent a small army to brutalize his own territories in the wake of a rebellion—and of course, took all the gold]…seems, like that of Cortes’s angry foot soldiers when unleashed on the Aztec provinces, to embody something essential about the psychology of debt. Or more precisely, perhaps, about the debtor who feels he has done nothing to deserve being placed in his position: the frantic urgency of having to convert everything around oneself into money, and rage and indignation at having been reduced to the sort of person who would do so.”

—David Graeber, Debt: The First 5000 Years, p. 325

January 2021 update

 Hi everyone!

Sorry about going so suddenly quiet. In November 2021, I got an injury to my ribs—and as I was nursing that, I got sick in December, and had a subsequent complication.

The good news is that I'm feeling better now!

But I didn't get to blog nearly as much as I wanted.

The silver lining to all this is that I did a lot of reading, and will be starting a new series of undetermined length. The series revolves around reviews of the finance-focused books I've been reading. Hope I can connect you with some interesting new material!

Happy saving!