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Wealthing Like Rabbits: An Original and Occasionally Hilarious Introduction to the World of Personal Finance Kindle Edition

by Robert Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 522 ratings
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With Canadian personal savings lower than ever before and household debt going through the roof, many people are in dire need of financial advice. But can a book that includes sex, zombies, pancakes, and Star Trek really help? You might be surprised. Wealthing Like Rabbits is a fun, entertaining guide to personal finance that proves sound money management doesn’t have to be painful and neither does learning about it.

Combining a unique blend of humour and perspective with everyday common sense, Robert R. Brown takes you through the basics of financial planning by using anecdotes and pop culture to shed light on some of the most important, yet often mismanaged aspects of personal finance. Covering subjects ranging from retirement savings and mortgages to credit cards and debt, this book will arm you with simple strategies to help you balance your life goals with your financial responsibilities. Wealthing Like Rabbits is a smart, accessible, never-boring romp through personal finance that you will certainly count as one of your best investments ever.
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  1. If, on the other hand, you want to reduce your taxes, you will need to obtain a separate form—the T1213, which can be found on the CRA website.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N06271Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Redford Enterprises
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Aug. 23 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 439 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 201 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0993842313
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Customers find the book great for starting out and an absolute must-read for any Canadian. They appreciate the readability, saying the points are easy to understand and the information is easy to apply. Readers mention the book inspired them to take action in several areas of financial planning and relates personal finance to pop culture. They find the writing style interesting, down to earth, and pleasant. Readers also appreciate the right mix of subtle suggestions and being blunt.

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64 customers mention "Content"64 positive0 negative

Customers find the content of the book great, interesting, and entertaining. They say it's an absolute must-read for any Canadian looking to become wealthy. Readers also say the book is worth their time and money.

"...She swears it’s the best book she’s ever read. She is on her way to financial independence!" Read more

"...the book was written by a Canadian so it was specific to the laws, taxes, types of bank accounts that we have...." Read more

"I really enjoyed reading this book, it is a great general personal finance book that covers a lot of the basics and sets the stage for furthering..." Read more

"...A must-read for all Canadians who wants to build financial stability without any gimmicks." Read more

37 customers mention "Readability"37 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read, understand, and learn. They say it's wonderfully simply written, in plain language, and sensible steps on how to champion your personal finance. Readers also mention the book covers a lot of the basics and provides good practical advice.

"...this book, it is a great general personal finance book that covers a lot of the basics and sets the stage for furthering your knowledge...." Read more

"This book give the layman, logical, and sensible steps on how to champion your personal finance...." Read more

"...The choices for a larger house, etc was quite good and simple. However, I do have one huge negative...." Read more

"I'm still reading this. Its incredibly easy to read, the author gives great scenarios in order to paint a picture to understand how dept and credit..." Read more

14 customers mention "Personal finance"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the book provides important yet basic principles of personal finance. They say it inspires them to take action in several areas of financial planning that they had not started previously. Readers appreciate that it is specific to the Canadian investment landscape. They also say it provides sufficient knowledge to avoid the mistakes of Financial Planning and has value in motivation.

"...It covers the basics of savings, investing, debt, your first job, and spending...." Read more

"...quickly thanks to the method of story telling and relating personal finance to pop culture in many instances...." Read more

"This is an excellent book. I love that it is specific to the Canadian investment landscape, as so many books are for American audiences...." Read more

"...Many of his suggestions are minor tweaks in money philosophy which can save readers thousands of dollars over their lifetime...." Read more

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Customers find the book great for any of all ages. They mention it's great for people in their 20s.

"I thought it was great for anyone under 30 (basically the intent of the author). The choices for a larger house, etc was quite good and simple...." Read more

"...Aimed specifically at Canadians and adaptable to any age group, Brown makes tedious topics interesting to read...." Read more

"...Definately for younger people, I'm 26 and probably too old for it. I'll definately lend it to some younger friends." Read more

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Customers find the writing style interesting and close to life. They say the author has the right mix of subtle suggestions and being blunt.

"Very interesting way of presenting the material. So simple to understand , the examples are close to life which makes the book really vibrant...." Read more

"The author has the right mix of subtle suggestion and being blunt and in your face about personal finances...." Read more

"...going through the pillars of personal finance but in a fun, and whimsical manner." Read more

"...written book explain what most think as a complicated topic in a down to earth, pleasant format. I wish that I had read this book 30 years ago...." Read more

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This is an excellent book. I love that it is specific to the Canadian investment landscape, as so many books are for American audiences. It is an easy read and funny! Actually funny! It touches on so many topics that are important to understand and plan for, but often feel too complex to tackle (retirement, mortgages, lines of credit, etc). This would make a great gift, especially to younger people. My only complaint is about the delivery. The corner of the book got smashed in transit. It's a shame since I like to keep my books in really good condition.
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  • Lorne
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone with an income!!!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2025
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    Wealthing like Rabbits should be in every Junior and High School curicullum I gave one to my daughter a few years back. She swears it’s the best book she’s ever read.
    She is on her way to financial independence!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for
    Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2021
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    I really enjoyed this book. I am a university student and wanted to learn more about personal finance. I especially liked that the book was written by a Canadian so it was specific to the laws, taxes, types of bank accounts that we have. It covered a lot, which is what I was hoping for, like RRSPs, TFSAs, mortgages and down payments, credit cards, how to save money, etc. I had very limited prior knowledge on these topics before reading. It was definately a good book for someone who does not know a lot about money, and I learned a lot from it.
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  • Mark S
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great starting book
    Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2018
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    I really enjoyed reading this book, it is a great general personal finance book that covers a lot of the basics and sets the stage for furthering your knowledge. It covers the basics of savings, investing, debt, your first job, and spending.

    The book covers the basics of the following areas, I included a recommended book to further your knowledge on each one.

    1. Money Self Checkup - Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
    2. Budgets - Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Fully Revised and Updated for 2018
    3. Financial Products 101 - further reading I Will Teach You To Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program that Works
    4. Debt management & Student loans - further reading Debt Free By 30
    5. Living within your means - Further reading - The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
    6. Negotiating your salary - further reading - Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
    7. investing - further reading - The Wealthy Barber Returns
    8. Major life events - No further reading required.
    40 people found this helpful
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  • Gia-Hung
    5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Finance 101
    Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2024
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    This book give the layman, logical, and sensible steps on how to champion your personal finance. A must-read for all Canadians who wants to build financial stability without any gimmicks.
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  • Natalie Fitzpatrick
    5.0 out of 5 stars I feel like this is something that they should offer to University ...
    Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2014
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    I found this book very helpful and interesting. I have read several personal finance books, and found many of them to be a very dry read. This book; however, managed to connect with me on a different level. I finished the whole thing quickly thanks to the method of story telling and relating personal finance to pop culture in many instances.

    I feel like this is something that they should offer to University students in their first week of school to get them started on the right financial path. I definitely would have benefited having this 10 years ago when I started at the University of Guelph. Still, 10 years later, I find much of the information to be helpful in guiding me down a positive financial path.

    Shipping through Amazon was quick, and I had the book within a few days of ordering.

    Great read, and highly recommended!
    6 people found this helpful
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  • AlWin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!
    Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2020
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    As a tax accountant and fellow author whose clients are constantly asking me personal finance questions, I strongly feel that Wealthing Like Rabbits is an absolute must-read for any Canadian looking to get their personal finances under control.
    Every Grade 12 student in Canada should be forced to read this book. Every college and university student should read this book. If our governments were smart, they would add this book to every provincial school curriculum as soon as possible.
    I will be recommending this book to all my clients and anyone who asks me personal finance questions.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2020
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    I thought it was great for anyone under 30 (basically the intent of the author). The choices for a larger house, etc was quite good and simple. However, I do have one huge negative. Not sure how the author can write for newspapers, write books, etc without knowing one basic element to disparaging mutual funds. His claim is that mutual fund posted rates are before fees, they are AFTER. The posted rates for mutual fund fees (MERS) are deducted before they are posted. Such a simple miss, but so important for anyone trying to choose between mutual funds and ETFs. It made me very suspect about the rest of the book, but as said before he did a very good job all in all.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Aran
    5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous&easy read for anyone looking to learn how to better manage their finances in Canada
    Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2021
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    I'm still reading this. Its incredibly easy to read, the author gives great scenarios in order to paint a picture to understand how dept and credit work. This isn't for millennial its for everyone. I did extensive research on books of this type. Very few that are easier to digest to newbs to the details of the finance world are actually written by Canadians for Canadians so the info in this book is extremely valuable to me. The author has a great sense of humour as well! I'd highly recommend!
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  • Rishu
    3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Motivation Book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2017
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    Good read. It teaches concepts on developing good habits to manage your financial health. I had hoped there would be more in-depth information on investment strategies and tax efficiency.
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  • Edward A Kennedy
    2.0 out of 5 stars for the uninitiated
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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    So nothing revolutionary, but a good bit of info for the uninitiated. Money is a mysterious thing for many and this gives some good basic guidance.
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  • G. Collector
    1.0 out of 5 stars So basic....so bad....such a waste of money
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2016
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    Very basic here is the advice. Buy a cheap house, pay off your mortgage as quick as possible and all other debt is bad.

    A waste of money and time. Do not buy.
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