The Richest Man in Babylon: A Reader's Guide
George Clason's parables — save, invest, and guard gold in ancient Babylon setting.
The Richest Man in Babylon — financial advice as Babylonian parables: pay yourself first, control expenses, make gold work, avoid debt traps.
Reception
1920s personal finance classic — simple rules, allegorical style.
How to read
Extract principles; ignore dated gender roles; apply arithmetic discipline stories teach.
Short chapters — popular starter in money literacy tradition.