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Professional narrator Steve Hoover will make each character come to life as you visualize yourself back in ancient Babylon sitting at the feet of a financial master teacher. Time-proven financial wisdom will be your reward for learning the secrets of wealth accumulation and building. Do you need more MONEY? Here is your solution to Financial Freedom.
GOLD AHEAD is the original title for The Richest Man in Babylon. This book is a word-for-word transcript of George S. Clason’s 1940, Second Edition, of GOLD AHEAD. It includes the rarely shared Part 2, ‘How to Study for Financial Success and How to Analyze Financial Problems, ‘ which has been omitted by many publishers.
You will discover a system to help you keep more of your hard-earned money. Plus, you will learn a prudent way to make your money . . . earn more money. Clason’s stories will teach you about ‘Fattening Your Purse.’ In today’s world, you will be fattening your bank account.
As a bonus, it includes the powerful Forward by E. Mc Pherson Cole from the original 1937 book. Clason’s writings have been referred to as a guide to financial understanding and have sold millions of copies.
An interesting, little-known fact is that the author, George S. Clason, never published a book titled The Richest Man in Babylon. He did print a series of pamphlets starting in 1926, that shared his famous stories. This new title was taken from Chapter 3 – ‘The Richest Man in Babylon Tells His System’. Clason’s original books were titled GOLD AHEAD. The first was printed in 1937 and in 1940 he updated his manuscript and produced the Second Edition. We promise in this 1940 edition you shall receive the complete work which includes all of Clason’s financial insights and wisdom. ENJOY!!!
If you are in business or self-employed than making a profit is critical. Keeping a percentage of your profits for yourself can make you rich. This book will help you to think and grow rich by managing your income. Financial success can be yours when you apply his time-proven success principles for getting rich.
Financial Freedom can be yours. Knowing how to invest your money wisely will help you build wealth and become rich. No, this is not a get-rich-quick scheme. You will learn a step-by-step plan of action that will produce positive financial results for you and your family. It is time for you to get out of debt and start saving money. You are guaranteed financially prosper by applying the principles in GOLD AHEAD!
Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments Page i
Two Forewords Page ii
PART 1 No Gold in the Midst of Plenty
Chapter 1 The Tell of The Man Who Desired Much Gold Page 4
Chapter 2 The Richest Man in Babylon Tells His System Page 12
Chapter 3 Seven Remedies for a Lean Purse Page 31
Chapter 4 The Tale of The Goddess of Good Luck Page 58
Chapter 5 The Tale of The Five Laws of Gold Page 71
Chapter 6 The Tale of The Gold Lender of Babylon Page 89
Chapter 7 The Tale of The Walls of Babylon Page 107
Chapter 8 The Tale of The Camel Trader of Babylon Page 115
Chapter 9 The Tale of The Clay Tablets from Babylon Page 131
Chapter 10 Historical Sketch of Babylon Page 147
PART 2 New Understanding
Chapter 11 How to Study for Financial Success Page 158
Chapter 12 How to Analyze Financial Problems Page 164
Chapter 13 Study Questions – The Man Who Desired Much Gold Page 175
Chapter 14 Study Questions – The Richest Man Tells His System Page 179
Chapter 15 Study Questions – Seven Remedies for a Lean Purse Page 183
Chapter 16 Study Questions – The Goddess of Good Luck Page 188
Chapter 17 Study Questions – The Five Laws of Gold Page 192
Chapter 18 Study Questions – The Gold Lender of Babylon Page 197
Chapter 19 Study Questions – The Walls of Babylon Page 202
Chapter 20 Study Questions – The Camel Trader of Babylon Page 205
Chapter 21 Study Questions – The Clay Tablets from Babylon Page 210
Chapter 22 Ahead of You Stretches Your Future Page 215
About the Author Page 221
About the author
Born in Louisiana, Missouri on November 7, 1874 George Samuel Clason became a great American author. After attending the University of Nebraska, he served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Being an entrepreneur, he started two companies, the Clason Map Company of Denver, Colorado and the Clason Publishing Company. Clason is best known for a series of informational pamphlets on financial matters he authored in 1926. He created characters set in ancient Babylon that taught lessons on financial prosperity. The bankers and insurance companies of his day distributed millions of his pamphlets to their clients to promote saving and investing accounts. In 1937, Clason first put his words of wisdom together in his book GOLD AHEAD. His 2nd edition appeared in 1940. Today, it is better known as The Richest Man in Babylon. His writings have fallen into public domain. They have been reproduced numerous times. George S. Clason passed away on April 5, 1957 leaving this world a better place by helping millions of people financially prosper.