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This blog shares information and advice on real estate in general and home mortgages specifically. The author is an experienced mortgage consultant with a desire to help people get as much information as they want and assist them in making wise decisions. To contact me directly, please email (carey@januaryfinancial.com) or check out my website, http://www.januaryfinancial.com.

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Saturday, September 08, 2007

One thing that I would highly, highly recommend to everyone is to read as much as they possibly can. If you're not a big reader, start out with something short and simple to get into it and start feeling comfortable. Eventually, it's probably a good idea to set aside a certain time each week to do some reading. To put a turn on an old class, not all regular readers are intelligent, successful people but all intelligent, successful people are regular readers.

Although there are hundreds of reasons to read, here are a few of my favorites:
- reading helps you become an interesting person.
- reading helps you learn how to write and spell correctly, and will improve your vocabulary.
- reading teaches you about things and subjects that are unfamiliar to you.
- reading introduces you to new ideas and concepts, and helps to explain them.
- reading takes you to times you've never experiences and introduces people you've never met, and can give you an amazing window into other cultures and ages.

Having said that, here area few books that I recommend for everyone. All of them can be picked up on Amazon. If you do end up picking up one of these books and enjoying it, please email me and let me know about it!!

Equity Happens - Russell Gray and Robert Helms
Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
How To Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason
The E-Myth Revisited - Michael Gerber
How to Be Rich - John Paul Getty
Art of the Deal - Donald Trump
Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner