Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa July/August 2019

BOOKS & APPS Investment books you need to read There is a plethora of information hiding between the pages of books, providing insight into how we can make the best of our finances, investments and property portfolios. Not only do books, provide a helpful hand in learning but they can also change our perspective on life and equip us with a new set of tools to use everyday, Books Manage your money like a f*cking grown up Author: Sam Beckbessinger Nine Lies About Work Authors: Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall Profit First Author: Mike Michalowicz 62 JULY/AUGUST 2019 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine Sam Beckbessinger, a South African writer and fintech entrepreneur takes a unique approach to educating readers on how to practically manage their finances. Using concepts and words anyone can understand.The book provides readers with the necessary financial tools from how to save more money (without giving up the fun side of life), how to create a budget, why you need to forget what you have learnt about credit to how to negotiate a raise and more. This no nonsense (but quirky) read appeals to a wider audience and take the serious jargon out the way to get straight to the business of managing your money. An array of visual tools from flowcharts to informative illustrations are bound to keep you glued to the pages. Have you ever wondered if your levels of controlled productivity in the working space are doing you any good or if they could change? Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall’s Nine Lies About Work will prove that old school ways are not doing the industry or its worker bee’s any good. The book analyses practises which organisations implement to create uniformity, some of which have become common practise but have not increased productivity or employee motivation. Certain beliefs such as; people care about which company they work for, people can reliably rate other people are critically analysed in this thought-provoking book. At the young age of 35 years , businessman, author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz founded and sold two multi- million dollar companies. After loosing his entire fortune years later, Michalowicz started all over again and is now running his third million-dollar venture. His book, titled Profit First: A Simple System To Transform Any Business From A Cash-Eating Monster to a Money Making Machine is a guide book for businesses to ensure profit is generated from the moment they make their first deposit. Through a detailed focus of a cash management system, Michalowicz applies his model to any business, even those with heavy debt. The book showcases that the ‘age old accounting formula’ is harbouring business from their full potential. For business owners who want to make the most out of their company and make it profitable, this is the book for you.

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