by Greg McFarlane | Book Review
There’s certainly a market for such a lofty read. As a personal finance blogger who encourages people to never let an adversary take advantage of them, I routinely hear readers complain about what horrible negotiators they are. Apparently lots of people just can’t or...
by Greg McFarlane | Book Review
Being sincere isn’t a sufficient condition for writing a self-help book. Jim Randel’s The Skinny On Willpower is yet another installment in the lawyer-cum-author’s The Skinny On series, (childishly) illustrated books that convey the details of time management,...
by Greg McFarlane | Finance, Investing, Real Estate
It’s the modern exemplar of fiscal responsibility – the mortgage you pay off in half the time of a standard one. Granted, people who carry 15-year mortgages are generally the same ones who alphabetize their refrigerators and iron their gym clothes. But people like...
by Greg McFarlane | Book Review
The Skinny On The Housing Crisis is the fattest title in Jim Randel’s The Skinny on series, running 269 pages. The cover blurb is written by Connecticut attorney general and U.S. Senate hopeful Dick Blumenthal, the guy who said: In Vietnam we had to endure taunts and...
by Greg McFarlane | Book Review
When I consented to review The Skinny on Real Estate Investing, I assumed I’d be reviewing a book, and not a pamphlet illustrated by my 8-year old niece who drools a lot and still has some trouble negotiating bathroom time. This review might run longer than the book...
