Book Reviews
Looking for book reviews? You've come to the right place. Our site focuses on the following book genres:
- Non-Fiction
- Business and Finance
- Self-Help
- History
- Fiction
- Young Adult
- Chick Lit
- Children's Books
- Fiction/Literary Fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Manga
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Graphic Novel Review Roundup 2016
2016 was a great year for me in terms of Graphic Novels and reading books. Not only did Peter and I travel more, we ended up reading more! Oh, and getting married and concentrating on our financial future was just the cherry on top. This post is a mega post: a graphic novel roundup of everything I’ve managed to read in 2016. A Love Rekindled for Archie Comics Thanks to our local library, I picked up more Archie comic books this year than well, my last two years in America. It’s quite funny that life goes full circle sometimes. I first encountered Archie Comics when I was a little girl in the Philippines.…
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The 13 Best Book Series (On TV or Movies Too)
Looking for a few books or shows to keep you and your family members busy at home? Here's a list of the best series for both adults and young adults. Updated whenever we discover new series to read or watch!
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7 Best Personal Finance Books To Read
Want to use this time to learn more about managing your finances? Here's a few books that I would recommend you start with to learn more about personal finance.
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Book Review: How to Invest in Real Estate (Joshua Dorkin & Brandon Turner)
In an effort to become financially independent, we have discovered the BiggerPockets website, a site focusing on real estate and the various ins and outs of it. Back in 2015, after we bought our first house and started house hacking (by renting out our spare room), we realized the benefits of real estate investing and we wanted to add it our financial independence strategy. In 2016, we bought our first investment property, a buy-and-hold rental around 20 minutes south from our place. We then bought the Biggerpockets Guide to Managing Rental Properties (at the time these books were not available in our library), and it has been an invaluable source…
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Book Review: Playing with FIRE (Scott Rieckens)
Now that I’m pregnant and getting bigger every single day, our travel days are numbered, and we are stuck in nesting mode. This means I can read more books as I await the arrival of our little one because I can’t really go anywhere new (unless it’s within an hour or so of where the hospital is). Since I like reading a lot of non-fiction books in an effort to learn more about personal finances, retirement, real estate, and the like – I picked up the book Playing With Fire (Financial Independence, Retire Early) by Scott Rieckens and here’s my review of the book. Book Review: Playing with FIRE This…
