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| Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity | 
 enlarge | Author: Garrett B. Gunderson
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (40 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13316
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1929774516
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024
EAN: 9781929774517
ASIN: 1929774516
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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 Get it at the library later, save your money for something more substantivee September 8, 2008
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book was mailed to me free of charge by Nightingale Conant Corporation. Several pages had been damaged in the process of printing the book, rendering several pages as un-readable.
I think that perhaps an underlying motivation by the author is to sell membership programs in Killing Sacred Cows.com. which is mentioned at the end of the book.
After reflecting on this book I have doubts about the theories and propositions that the author purports.
 Long book for simple thoughts September 3, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book says in several hundred pages what can be said in 5-10 pages. It is highly repetitive, and has more of a moral message than a financial one.
It has very little "hard", quantitative information.
Good advice, but could have been written in 20 pages, not 271! September 2, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree with the majority of the advice in this book. I've always thought the stock market was just a legalized pyramid scheme. It makes a lot of sense to focus on how to increase your personal productivity and income. BUT there were two overwhelming thoughts I had while reading this book:
1. Wait - didn't I just read this same sentence 5 times? It felt like the author kept repeating the IDENTICAL phrases over and over again. Like he was just trying to fill enough pages to be able to publish a book.
2. Is this a book or just a 271 page advertisement to take the author's financial seminars?
So, while it is good advice, be prepared to skim alot of pages because it is extremely repetitive. And I would say that this is a book to borrow from the library because once you've read it, there's no need to reference it again.
 Will scare you out of your 401k if you are ignorant August 21, 2008
9 out of 20 found this review helpful
Rich Dad must be making progress in influencing other authors. This is another recommendation to "buy rental properties". The author does not hit it nearly as hard as Rich Dad does though. It is subtle but it is throughout the book. We also learn that that banks are ripping you off by taking your deposits and lending it out to others for more than they pay you. Gasp! 401K's are awful and a waste of your money.
The author does have a decent discussion of risk vs. reward. Different investment vehicles are not really inherently risky. It depends on your knowledge of them. Overall good insurance discussion, but lacking disability insurance coverage past a few bullet points.
Overall....waste of the time I spent to browse it. That is the opportunity cost I willingly paid. If you know nothing it will only make you think that everyone is out to get you and make money for themselves...which is probably true, but this book will not arm you with any knowledge to fight back.
 Killing Sacred Cows will change everything you know about money August 18, 2008
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
Amazing book. The principles taught in this here really opened my eyes and made me look at money, and my stewardship over it in a whole new way. I would recommend this book to everyone.
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