April 15, 2004
How to Ruin Your Financial Life
I can’t say that I always agree with Ben Stein, but I always like him. He is erudite and a gentleman in a world in which most pundits are neither.
He has now written a book on personal finance, and in keeping with today being US Tax Day, I picked up a copy. It’s great. The advice (written in his usual, ironic “do this if you want ruin“ style) is spot-on. In a time in which credit card debit has gotten entirely out of control, and most people haven’t a clue how money works, I’m glad that he’s out there, trying to change things.
Of course, the biggest problem is that many people won’t really get the joke, and will just flip through the book, nod, smile, feel smug about all those other people who don’t get how money works . . . and then go buy something they don’t need because they need cheering up after they pay their taxes.
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