I really wish people on the covers of finance books would stop pointing at me.
Nevertheless, 4 Steps to Financial Freedom by Sean Toh is a good ebook. It sells for $18.90, but you can get it for free from Saiful’s blog. (Click that link, then click the picture of the ebook at the bottom of the post).
And this ebook really should have been free from the start. It’s good, but it’s not the kind of thing that you’d want to pay $18.90 for considering what’s already available on the internet for free.
Here are Sean’s 4 steps:
1. Get Healthy And Strive For Great Health
2. Adopt An Open Mindset To Learn
3. Invest Your Time In Financial And Health Education
4. Enjoy The Wealth That You Have Created
What I enjoyed most was Sean’s personal story of how he rose from humble beginnings to financial freedom. I love stuff like that.
One warning, though. This ebook is pretty long at 158 pages, and completely unfocused. It jumps all over the place, from bodybuilding to nutrition to mental health to putting together a financial plan to changing your mindset to the different types of income to how to trade stocks online in Singapore, etc. He has a lot of good stuff here, but I would have split it up into several more tightly focused ebooks.
I guess Sean’s breadth of knowledge comes from all the different experiences he’s had. For example, his jobs have included being a waiter, dishwasher, painter, construction worker, promoter, salesman, technician, flight attendant, lighting designer, engineer, personal trainer, educator, competitive bodybuilder, and model. Different experiences make life interesting, and I guess they also make for interesting ebooks, if you can handle the twists and turns.
“What I enjoyed most was Sean’s personal story of how he rose from humble beginnings to financial freedom. I love stuff like that.”
I love these things too. I regularly read several financial blogs, not so much b/c I’m looking for advice (I already know it all
, but because I love the way they share their financial journey with their readers.
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Hunter,
It’s interesting. You know, I’ve been contemplating an idea to write may be about 30 page booklet on my journey in this great nation from $20 to owning three hotels. I’m not financially free but I’ve enough to live a simple life without worrying about money.
If I can make it happen, anyone can with a clear understanding of what they want and achieving it in this great nation.
BTW, I’ll give it away for a subscription. What do you think?
Shilpan
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Well, with the obesity epidemic in countries like the US and the UK, and with the number of people going into huge debt because of the “gotta have it right now” mentality, I agree that both health and financial education are important. I also enjoy rags to riches stories (people prevailing despite having the odds stacked up against them).
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@ Shilpan, I think this is a great idea! People LOVE reading this type of stories.
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@ Vered, as they say, “the journey is the reward!”
@ Shilpan, YES, you must write that! It’s hard for me to even imagine owning a hotel. For you to own three after starting in a foreign country with $20 is mind-boggling! I’d love to hear the details.
@ Marelisa, it was interesting how Sean ties health and finance together. He says that the same strategies will let you succeed in both.
Hi Hunter,
You do bring up a good point. Financial books often have the author pointing their finger at us. If must sell books as there are a lot of books out there using the same technique.
The rags to riches stories are great. They’re often inspiring and motivational as well.
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@ Barbara, I guess it must sell, but I wonder who actually tested it–releasing a “pointing” version and a “non-pointing” version, to see what sold better.