Recently Morgan Housel’s book, The Psychology of Money, was recommended on my list of podcasts and YouTube videos. Why? I don’t know. Maybe “Google” was trying to tell me something? 🙂 Anyway, after listening to his interview about his latest book, I had to order one for myself. I love his statement in the Introduction: …
Giftology? Is that a course I missed in college? 🙂 It’s funny when I look back over the 20+ years of education that allowed me to practice as a periodontist, some of the courses that really “stuck with me” had nothing to do with teeth. During my residency at LSU, gift giving was never on…
Up until recently, one of the most influential books that’s helped in ALL aspects of my life (work, family and social) was Dr. Robert Cialdini’s Influence – The Psychology of Persuasion. Once I started learning about why we do the things that we do, I’ve become fascinated with behavioral psychology. Recently I joined one of…
There’s something special about those of us that grew up in the 80’s and 90’s :). One of those reasons happens to be that during this time, the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan, was selected as the third overall pick in the NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. To put things in…
If there’s one book that I’ve read that has helped me in ALL aspects of life (work, family and social), it would be Dr. Robert Cialdini’s Influence – The Psychology of Persuasion. It’s also frequently mentioned on podcasts as being on the interviewers favorite books list. There’s something about both psychology and negotiation that has…
It didn’t take long after completing dental school and a surgical residency to start getting hounded by insurance agents and financial advisors. I had no idea how many policies were needed to own a practice! Any way, the financial advisor recommended that I only work with him to ensure I’d be able to someday retire…
You may not be familiar with Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw, but you’ve probably heard of her dad, Dr. Thomas J. Stanley. He was the author of one of my favorite books, the Millionaire Next Door, which was the best selling personal finance book that yours truly read some 25 years ago. Sarah also knows a thing…
Don’t let the date (1926) fool you into thinking that the book, The Richest Man In Babylon, is still not relevant today. It and other classics such as Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich (1937), contain wealth building lessons that will NEVER go out of style. The Richest Man In Babylon has gained tremendous popularity…
I remember growing up during high school watching Bill Cosby play Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the Cosby Show. There was one particular episode where he deliberately dressed in shabby clothes when purchasing a new car. He wanted to teach his kids that you shouldn’t ever dress like you’re wealthy when making large purchases in order…
7 Minute Read: Tax Free Wealth Book Summary I’ll admit. I’ve spent most of my life relying on other people for help in areas that I don’t know much about. One of them is construction. My dad owns a hardware store, so you’d think I’d be handy with tools. Think again! Unfortunately he didn’t pass…
How’s The Culture In Your Kingdom During the pandemic, Louisiana dental offices were shut down for seven weeks. It seemed that our state’s government didn’t consider our services “essential” yet people could still play the lotto and buy alcohol. No comment. The much needed down time allowed me to rethink some things both on a…
Chop Wood Carry Water Summary I’m always in search for a good self-improvement book. Lord knows I need all the help I can get! Most of the time I get new book ideas from authors that I’ve already read before. If I like them then I usually pull the trigger and purchase their recommendations. Even…
Chris Voss Never Split The Difference There’s something about terrorists, Navy Seals, hostage negotiations and drug cartels that’s always peaked my interest. So when I recently heard former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss discuss his book, Never Split The Difference on the Entreleadership podcast, I was immediately fascinated. When you think about it, we’re negotiating with people…
13 Lessons From Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill The older I get, the more I try to learn new information for personal development in a way that takes the least amount of time and energy. How? By not trying to reinvent the wheel. For instance, with the coronavirus crisis, it seemed that everyone became…
The ONE Thing Book Summary I remember first reading The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan shortly after it was released in 2012. Back then, I didn’t know what my one thing was. Recently after watching Jay Papsan’s Wealth Building With The ONE Thing & Millionaire Series talk he gave at Google (see…
The Magic Of Thinking Big Summary Occasionally I like to take a break from writing about finance and passive real estate investing and grab a book from my shelf that I think would benefit you. Well, today is your lucky day. Author David J. Schwartz wrote The Magic Of Thinking Big, which has played a…
The Geometry Of Wealth I love to read. It’s also my #1 prescription for anyone that suffers with insomnia. I typically average 5-7 books a month and usually get a list of book ideas from either the books I read (they reference other books) or from other people. When I met with Dr. Cherry Chen…
The 7 Best Books To Become Rich In 2020 And Beyond If you’ve been an avid reader of the Debt Free Dr. site, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve written a few articles highlighting millionaires such as: The #1 Reason Why The First Million Is The Hardest 7 Unexpected Habits Of A Frugal Millionaire Research shows…
10X Grant Cardone Grant Cardone is one of the most influential and successful individuals when it comes to real estate. I recently stumbled across him online and was amazed that I’d never heard of him considering his huge online following. (As of this writing, he has over 1.3 million YouTube subscribers.) A couple reasons I…
The Richest Man In Babylon Book Summary If you’re reading this article, then it’s safe to say you’re interested in: building of wealth financial advice saving money wanting financial success There’s also a good chance that you like to read. People that don’t read much (but want to) usually blame their busy lifestyle. Yet rich…
I’ve been a fan of author David Bach fan for sometime now and became inspired to pursue financial freedom shortly after reading The Automatic Millionaire many years ago. He’s also written other bestsellers such as: Smart Women Finish Rich  Start Late Finish Rich  Smart Couples Finish Rich So when I recently heard that he’d written…
Betterment vs Wealthfront: One of my goals this year is to make better use of my time. Thankfully, I don’t spend much of it commuting to work but I do spend a good sixty to ninety minutes a day exercising. Normally, I pop in my headphones and listen to music while working out. But now…
Personal Capital vs Wealthfront – Which is best? Personal Capital and Wealthfront are two of the more popular web-based investment management platforms. But choosing which to use is like anything else in the personal finance world, it all comes down to personal preference and need. Each platform caters to a different segment of the investing…
Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover Review I’ve been wanting to write a Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover review for several months now. Two of the most popular finance gurus these days are Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman. Suze is known for several books including, “The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, and Broke” and for…
6 Principles of Persuasion – Robert Cialdini Influence One of the most important things we can do as parents is teach our kids the necessary skills to get them ready to enter the real world. I wish someone would have forced me to learn the three main ones I think are critical no matter what…
When I first heard that Chris Hogan (part of the national best selling author Dave Ramsey Solutions team) was writing an everyday millionaire book, I realized it had been over twenty years since I’d read The Millionaire Next Door. Luckily, I still had the copy I purchased when it was released in 1996 (my senior…
The Millionaire Next Door summary is something that I’ve been wanting to write for some time now. The first time I read the book was shortly after it was published in 1996. I was a senior in college at that time and most of the concepts went in one ear and out the next. Now…
The first paragraph in personal finance columnist Jonathan Clements’s book, How To Think About Money, sums it up rather precisely. It states, “There are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible (I used to be that guy), that street smarts and hard work…
It’s funny how our paths cross in life. During a break at a recent FinCon meeting (conference for financial bloggers and professionals), I happened to turn to the guy sitting behind me. It seemed that there had been a schedule change that I was unaware of. Little did I know that this “guy” happened to be someone…
Secrets of the millionaire mind book summary: When it comes to becoming a millionaire, most think about how to make money. In the book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, author T. Harv Eker discusses in detail what we must do FIRST if we ever want to become wealthy & it all has to do with…
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