mostly common sense information
355697
This e-book is a great value for any one who has no experience shopping or buying food for a home. The information is very easy to follow and apply. If you have never ever worked up a grocery budget this little e-book will give you a few ideas on how to stretch your buck be it by bartering or buying generic products. Mostly common sense to do type of information for the beginner.
3308299
Most of it common sense- no real revelations!
779828
The book is okay. The advice given is mostly general knowledge for people who are already in retirement investment. Some of the information is repeated several times.
1174934
I think most of it is common sense, very simple easy to understand, it makes for a good summary review
3819056
There is some good stuff in this book, but a lot of it is very common sense. Quite a bit of the book is promoting the authors other books. I lost interest and didn't finish the book because I grew tired of the constant referrals to her other books. I would say of the 30 or 40 tips I did read, I gained something on about 5 of them.
2018054
As one reviewer gave this book a poor rating because she said the information could all be googled. Why goggle and spend the time researching when it's all complied handy for you? True some of it is common sense, some is what we've all heard before, but I have to admit I did learn from reading this guide. There were some methods I was unaware of, and I gleaned some information I did not previously know. It's not like the book will break your wallet. You pay for something quick and handy that will save you time and keep you from having to do the googling research. The easy-to-read beauty guide offers anti-aging history, physical activities which we probably all know about, anti-aging foods and drinks, anti-aging supplements and treatments, anti-aging lifestyle, which I'm sure we've all heard about, and two free gifts including The 30 Anti-Aging and Beauty Recipes that Every Woman Should Know and The 7 Quick and Easy Cooking Tricks to Banish Your Boring Diet. Who wants a boring diet? It also offers a website you can visit. It's not the best beauty guide I've ever read, but neither is it the worse. Reach a happy medium and find the little gems that will help you. Tidbits of treasures are hidden along with things you may know or have heard. I'd say it's a book worth a read and worth checking out if you're serious about your beauty and health. There are also tips included that are health-related, not only beauty aids. We have probably all heard that fruits and vegetable are good for use, but which ones will do what for us? Which ones will benefit our needs the best?
2844216
This is an easy to read book that may help you and your family to get out of debt and save money. Is it for everyone? Certainly not. If you have a modicum of common sense, you've already stayed out of debt your entire life, save the max you can for retirement, and have a big emergency fund.

I don't agree with everything Ramsey has to say in this book. In fact, I tend to go a bit overboard on some ideas, such as keeping two years' worth of monthly expenses in cash instead of his recommendation of six months. My formula for our family's net worth is pretty simple: 30 percent real estate; 50 percent investments (stock/bond mutual funds), 10 percent insurance (annuity, etc.), and 10 percent cash. This works for us, but definitely not everyone.

And that's the point: This book is not for everyone, but if the majority of Americans subscribed to this book's philosophy we probably wouldn't be in our current mess (or at least most of us wouldn't). Diverse investment and money saving strategies are the key to financial safety and freedom. In this regard, this book could be a lifesaver or at the very least, an extra take on money management.

Ramsey has built a big empire on a few sound ideas fleshed out in this book. I enjoyed reading it, especially the sidebars containing personal stories from families around the U.S. You'll quickly see that there are people who are/were much more in debt than you, and find out how they became debt free.
3923209
You can get this information in any book. I wasn't impressed. For the most part a lot of what was in this book was common sense.
4069149
Some of the information is beneficial however it most was information that one has learned or read in prior books.
3463675
As with most books this is a combination of common sense, clever insights and questionable relevancy (depending on your application) and padded out with some story-telling to give the impression that there is more information than there really is.
357598
The whole book can be summed up in two ideas, "mind over matter" and "physical fitness impacts mental fitness."  The stories in the forward are good, but the rest is really basic common sense.  Great for someone with no military experience (or that cannot think on their own).
658663
Some parts of this book are insightful; much of the rest deals with obvious facts.
2553910
A lot of common sense information here with a few extra tricks. Illustrations and explanations are well done and backed by good references.

Book is probably more applicable to the eastern US mountains than the Rockies or Seirra Nevadas depending on your area.
1070702
Good book, enjoyable to read, offers many good suggestions - not the kind that require you to spend tons of money or try to sell something, just good common sense ideas that you may not have considered.
1201627
Decent information. Mostly sounds like a sales pitch for some of the items. But good information none the less. There are some parts I wonder if it was proofread before printing. There is some content issues, and some information could be better stated and not so much a sales pitch. I received this product at a discount or free in exchange for my honest opinion. The opinions expressed here are my own.
4492452
A very short guide, part of the 50 things to know series. Small short blurbs give common sense advice, but don't really veer off into new information for most people. Thankfully, it was a short read, but the author did organize well. However, there is a lot of heavy promotion at the beginning of the 50 other things to know books.
4846812
It's okay, mostly common sense topics that have been written and discussed extensively in the personal finance media. The book is well-wrtitten, evergreen, and provides excellent advice with anecdotes and facts to back them up. The index card concept is a bit of a gimmick. If you are looking for a first personal finance book, it is a worthy read. If you are looking for advanced topics, this is probably too elementary.

It would be a good book to give to a young adult child--if you could get him/her to read it.