The Finish Rich Workbook: Creating a Personalized Plan for a Richer Future

by David Bach

Following up on the successful "Smart Women Finish Rich" and "Smart Couples Finish Rich, " Bach helps readers put the nine principles for creating a rich future into practice with a workbook full of planning tools, exercises, checklists, and worksheets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767904818
• ISBN13: 9780767904810
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

FInish Rich Workbook

I love the entire series of Finish Rich books. This is my 3rd book I have bought. I just got married and wanted to include my husband in my plan. He is much older and ready to retire. I of course am not. We can now work together for our future. Its taken a little longer than I have planned but can not wait to put all of our things in order.

If you don't need to be motivated, just told what to do, BUY

I did not buy the book, read the book, or know anything about the book until well after I was done with the WORKBOOK. The only thing I was interested in was saving more money and making my money, which is lazy my nature, work harder for me. 11 months later: An IRA, 401k, "rainy day fund", started saving for a house, and just over 10 thousand dollars of credit card debt GONE! If there is a book, I would imagine it wouldn't be as useful as the workbook, since the workbook basically tells you exactly what to do to start "finishing rich". After reading a few other personal finance books (ie. quadrants, and rich dad stuff), I was disappointed in the fact that those books didn't actually instruct you on what to do, more than give you the ideas and philosophy to do things. I DID NOT need motivation, I needed a step-by-step plan to follow, and this book did just that. I found the Automatic millionaire workbook a good tool for learning to make things more automatic (automate your bills and such, no more writing checks)but the "Finish Rich Workbook" is really the only, and best, tool you need to get started making a better life for yourself--without having to increase your income or live on noodles and government cheese.

Everyone should do this workbook!

I have read a lot of money books and this book by far was the most helpful, easy, current personal finance book I have read. It is interactive and makes you write down your financial details in depth so you can really see what is your financial situation and apply the techniques given by David Bach. It also gives a new perspective of what your goals and values are and how you should plan your finances to acheive your goals and BE the person you want to be. It is very thorough and gives REAL specific information eg. myfico.com was so helpful, numbers and websites of investment companies etc. It allows for people with all types of goals and incomes to improve thier financial knowledge and situation in thier own terms. I have also read automatic millionare which was good too but this interative workbook will give you a kick in the pants to actually make you change the way you deal with your money. Writing it down makes all the difference.

Perfect for those who need a simple, clear financial plan

If you already read financial books, this isn't for you (you'll already know everything in this book) But for the rest of us, this is perfect- a clear, easy and, most importantly, personalized plan for achieving financial goals and staying out of debt, achieving economic security and retiring comfortably. Bach's examples are inspiring and he has tips for controlling expenses - from waiting 48 hours before buying anything that costs $100.00 or more to showing how saving as little as 3.33 a day can add up to significant savings over time. His graphs and tables are very easy to follow and his worksheets are equally simple. Perfect for anyone wanting to save more, from students just out of college to families in a budget crunch.

Balancing YOUR values and money management

We gave this book to each of our 7 children. Within a week, one child had reported back that their family had discovered how they could save $1500 a year using the principles found in the latte factor. This book teaches money management skills that are based on one's personal values. It takes one through excercises designed to help one identify what values are important, and then based on those values develop financial goals. For example, if missionary work is an important goal, this book will help one develop a plan for saving towards that goal. Mr. Bach emphasizes that YOUR values should drive your financial planning.