Why people recommend it
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason is a classic personal finance parable set in ancient Babylon that uses timeless storytelling to teach foundational principles of saving, wealth building, and financial management. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Freeway Rick Ross named it as one of his all-time favorite books, noting how its core lessons helped shape his principles during his time in prison. Warren Cass also recommended the work on Modern Wisdom, praising its unique ability to illustrate what building a business and accumulating wealth genuinely look like in practice. Other podcast guests reflected on how the book impacted their financial journeys. Travis Shakespeare shared a humorous anecdote on ChooseFI about misinterpreting the classic advice of saving ten percent of one's income, a misunderstanding that ultimately accelerated his path to financial independence. Stephen Heptig mentioned reading the volume on the same podcast as part of an intensive self-education phase after hitting a financial rock bottom with zero dollars in his bank account. Furthermore, Anthony Pompliano recalled reading the title alongside other foundational self-help books while stationed in the desert of Iraq at the age of twenty. These varied accounts demonstrate the enduring legacy of Clason's financial parables across generations of readers.
Who recommended it
- Travis Shakespeare Discussed
- Stephen Heptig Discussed
- Anthony Pompliano Discussed
- Freeway Rick Ross Recommended
- Warren Cass Recommended
Travis Shakespeare — 1 mention
“my biggest Financial mistake was that early on in my financial education I read the richest man in Babylon where he says that you're supposed to save 10 of your income right you're supposed to pay yourself first and save 10”
Stephen Heptig — 1 mention
“I came to a point where I did eventually run out of money one day legitimately got to zero on my bank account and I was like okay this is a point at which I have to change everything I'm doing so I did do a bunch of reading I all of the standard books that we talk about so”
Anthony Pompliano — 1 mention
“i read when i was 20 actually sitting in the desert of iraq um rich dad poor dad think and grow rich and the richest man in babylon”
Freeway Rick Ross — 1 mention
“my favorite three books is the richest man in Babylon by George classy thinking go rich by napoleon hill and as a man think by James Allen”
Warren Cass — 1 mention
“I loved one called richest man in Babylon which is which is which is a story around actually what what building a business or what building wealth actually actually looks like”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Think and Grow Rich
- As a Man Thinketh
- Atomic Habits
- Bitcoin & Black America
- Dark Alliance
- Early Retirement Extreme
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I did do a bunch of reading I all of the standard books that we talk about so jail Collins the richest man in Babylon those types of things”