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The Latte Factor

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I will most definitely be ordering it in to sell to customers at my work!

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Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for making the book available for me. I have read it and so has my husband.

It looks like many of the characters in the book are fictitious. They Iive in New York City so it is always a basis for good story.

My husband and I have been investing our savings for decades now. He even started long before I met him so he is very familiar with most aspects of personal finance and the power of compounded interest and investing money into a 401 (k). He has been living a frugal life since he started his career in commercial real estate. At age 56, he does not need to work anymore but he still does on a part time basis. We both have read numerous books about personal finance.

We know that there is a lot of money to save but not buying a latte every day, bringing your own lunch to work (with some exceptions), etc. As a result, we did not really learn anything new in the field of personal finance from this book.

This said, the book is well written and is easy to read. It can be a very good book for someone in his/her 20's and 30's to realize how important it is to take control of our finances. The information can be found in textbooks but this format is fun to read because it reads like a novel.

I hope that these comments will be helpful to you.

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I knew what I was getting into before I started reading this book because I heard of David Bach years ago. I can see where people haven't liked this book because it seems geared towards young women who drink lattes and are looking for a man to save them. But maybe this is who this book is for. I got though this book faster than I would normally read a self-help finance book because of the fact that it makes it seem more personal by telling someone's financial story. I think this I a perfect book for young women in their twenties who want a secure future,

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