To resolve all of my waffling between admiration and scorn (and perhaps yours as well), I decided to actually take the time to read his entire book, called “I Will Teach You to Be Rich”. I wanted to see if he could convince me to change my opinion, if I spent ten hours poring over his masterpiece. So let’s see what he had to say.

What it boils down to seems to be,

Get out of Debt

Set up automatic payroll deductions and bank account transfers so that you end up saving some of your earnings (including investing in index funds)

Get in the habit of actually phoning your service companies (phone, insurance, credit card, cable) to ask them for better service and interest rates

Get better negotiating and job-hunting skills so you can score better jobs and positions in your jobs