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How To Achieve Financial Success

In these troubled economic times there are many scams and snake oil products that promise to make you an overnight millionaire. The truth is, they are all fraudulent. Think about it: if it really was that easy to get rich quick then everyone would be doing it.

The only legal way to get rich quick is to be extremely lucky and to win the lottery, or to be blessed with an incredible talent for sport, acting or music. For most of us we will never be so lucky or fortunate so we have to go back to basics and get rich through hard work and dedication.

It is an unwritten truth that the most successful people are those that put in the effort, the long hours and make it happen. They might appear to be lucky, but they will tell you that the harder they work, the luckier they become and you can be just the same.

This lens will introduce you to a wonderful book: The Richest Man In Babylon. You will still have to work hard, but if you follow the lessons in this book you will get rich and, just as importantly, you will stay rich.

What's In Store?

  1. "The Richest Man In Babylon"
  2. Get Rich. Stay Rich. The Secrets Revealed.
  3. "The Richest Man In Babylon" Still Makes People Talk
  4. Start Getting Rich TODAY!
  5. People are talking about this book RIGHT NOW

"The Richest Man In Babylon"

Lo! Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition

The Richest Man In Babylon was first published in 1926 as a collection of parables on how to be financially successful. The parables were written by George S. Clason and set in ancient Babylon. The value of the parables is just as relevant today as it was in 1926 and in ancient times.

In the book's foreword, George S Clason states: Babylon became the wealthiest city of the ancient world because its citizens were the richest people of their time. They appreciated the value of money. They practiced sound financial principles in acquiring money, keeping money and making their money earn more money. They provided for themselves what we all desire... incomes for the future.

Millions of readers have been helped by the famous Babylonian parables, hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth.

In language as simple as that of the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys.

Acclaimed as a modern day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of - and solution to - your personal financial problems that will guide you through a lifetime.

This is a book that holds the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn more money.

Get Rich. Stay Rich. The Secrets Revealed.

The "Richest Man In Babylon" shows you the eleven steps to financial success

The Richest Man In Babylon is a short paperback book of eleven chapters, each written in the style of a parable to convey a different message of how to get rich, stay rich and grow rich.


  1. The Man Who Desired Gold Where we are introduced to Bansir the chariot maker and his friend Kobbi. Both are weary of being without gold in the midst of plenty and wish to become men of means. They plan to visit an old friend, Arkad, who is claimed to be the richest man in all Babylon. They will ask him how they may acquire incomes for themselves.

  2. The Richest Man In Babylon Where Arkad tells them that 'A part of all I earn is mine to keep' and that they need to save a portion of this. Let it be not less than one-tenth and lay it by, arranging other expenditures to do this if necessary. Make this treasure work for you. Make it your slave. Make its children and its children's children work for you.

  3. Seven Cures For A Lean Purse Arkad tells all of his cures: (i) Start thy purse to fattening, (ii) Control thy expenditures, (iii) Make thy gold multiply, (iv) Guard thy treasures from loss, (v) Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment, (vi) Insure a future income, (vii) Increase thy ability to earn.

  4. Meet The Goddess Of Good Luck The desire to be lucky is universal. It was just as strong in the breasts of men four thousand years ago in ancient Babylon as it is in the hearts of men today. We all hope to be favored by the whimsical Goddess of Good Luck. Is there some way we can meet her and attract, not only her favorable attention, but her generous favors? This is an excellent question for Arkad to answer.

  5. The Five Laws Of Gold The Old Kalabab tells us that "Gold is reserved for those who know its laws and abide by them" He knows this because he was taught the laws by Arkad's son who said to him: "For the benefit of you who are seated here this night, I will read the wisdom of my father as engraved upon the clay tablet which he gave to me ten years ago: THE FIVE LAWS OF GOLD"

  6. The Gold Lender Of Babylon We are introduced to Mathon, the Gold Lender, giving sage advice to Rodan. Rodan has 50 pieces of gold to invest and wants to maximise his return. Mathon shows him the carving beneath the lid of his token box: BETTER A LITTLE CAUTION THAN A GREAT REGRET and explains that it applies equally to the borrower and lender.

  7. The Walls Of Babylon Where we learn that the city of Babylon endured for centuries because it was fully protected. It couldn't afford not to be. The walls of Babylon were an outstanding example of man's need and desire for protection. In this day, behind the impregnable walls of insurance, savings accounts and dependable investments, we can guard against unexpected tragedies.

  8. The Camel Trader Of Babylon Dabasir the camel trader discovers a great truth. A truth that had been known and used by wise men long before his time. It has led men of all ages out of difficulties and into success and it will continue to do so for those who have wisdom to understand its magic power.

  9. The Clay Tablets From Babylon An archaeological find that discloses the problem of a person named Dabasir to pay off his debts and become a man of means in his native city of Babylon. He is determined to follow an exact plan that he doth say will lead any honorable man out of debt into means and self respect.

  10. The Luckiest Man In Babylon "Tears of gratitude filled my eyes. I knew I was the luckiest man in Babylon. Work, thou see, by this, in the time of my greatest distress, didst prove to be my best friend. My willingness to work enabled me to escape from being sold to join the slave gangs upon the walls." so says Sharru Nada as he recounts how his hard work paid off.

  11. An Historical Sketch Of Babylon Babylon is an outstanding example of man's ability to achieve great objectives, using whatever means are at his disposal. All of the resources supporting this large city were man-developed. All of its riches were man made. The Babylonians were clever financiers and traders. So far as we know, they were the original inventors of money as a means of exchange, of promissory notes and written titles to property

"The Richest Man In Babylon" Still Makes People Talk

What are those people saying?

The Richest Vet in Babylon
The most famous story was "The Richest Man in Babylon,? and it is as relevant today as it was then. Arkad was a young, hard-working scribe?a professional copyist. As he was wondering how he could become financially independent, he met Algamish, ...
Ostrofe Financial Consultants and the National Financial Educators Council ...
He also donated the book 'The Richest Man in Babylon' to the enthusiastic students and the school libraries. "It's an amazing feeling having students come up after the presentation that are interested in personal finance," states Fronk.
Rules for success
People who retire successfully treat their savings like a creditor; it cannot be neglected. Often their savings is deducted straight from a paycheck. This principle is articulated well in the book ?The Richest Man in Babylon.
Nigeria: Amosun And Post-Baghdad Reconstruction
We all remember the story of the Ancient Babylon city that was once the global centre of Arab culture and scholarship. We all remember how Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, then, Iraq's president, came, destroyed Iraq and left Iraqis devastated.
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  • azmilsyahmi Jan 18, 2011 @ 6:11 am | delete
    Richest Man in Babylon is a relly great book. I was surprised that this book was written in the 1920s The ideas in it can be used in this age too. I reread this book every 6 month to refresh my mind. I even have the Audio Book which I listen while I work in my office.
  • TeamSTM Feb 8, 2010 @ 11:22 am | delete
    This Squidoo Lense is stating the facts, there is No Easy Way to become Successful, Wealthy or Prosper overnight! It take long hours, dedication, drive, desire, & hard work to make it happen! Like all things nothing is impossible if you want it bad enough, that includes wealth or anything that is Truly Worth Having!
  • pamary6014 Nov 12, 2009 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    Wow! Glad this story is fiction. Prosperity is not luck. It is hard work, dedication, devotion to a cause and coated with talent, skill, and knowledge. As for the 10%. This is biblical truth. This is the portion God commanded his people to dedicate to Him for the sole purpose to his people learning how to put God first. "Then all of these things shall be added to you." Good fiction though.
  • daria369 Feb 19, 2009 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    An excellent book, great job!! :)

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  • tdove Feb 10, 2009 @ 12:13 am | delete
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