When Ramit approached me about writing about his new I Will Teach You To Be Rich Boot Camp, I was a little hesitant. I was hesitant because I didn’t really know much about him, despite writing a few pages in his New York Times bestselling book I Will Teach You To Be Rich, and I didn’t know if it would really be worth it.

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This is a book review of Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You To Be Rich and I am friends with Ramit, so please keep that bias in mind. I also contributed to the book in an “Advice from the Blogosphere” piece at the end of Chapter Four. I don’t have a financial interest in the book doing well but I like seeing a fellow personal finance blogger do well.

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi is a six week program that will set you up for financial success. If you have six weeks, you have enough time to establish a financial foundation that will yield benefits for decades. In fact, you won’t need six full weeks, you’ll just need a little bit of time each week to lay one brick in the foundation. When I graduated college, I had very little personal finance knowledge. It was only through years of reading, writing, and reading some more did I finally learn much of what Ramit has distilled into a 250-page book.

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This is a guest post from Ramit Sethi, the founder of iwillteachyoutoberich.com. His new book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, will be published on March 23rd.

A few weeks ago, I got an email from a reader named Dave:

A few months back I was looking to buy a home in Houston. During my search I decided to look at this builder because of the “incentives” they were offering. Well, I soon found out that these “incentives” were nothing more than a bait and switch tactic.

Anyhow, a couple of days ago out of the blue I received the e-mail below, and couldn’t believe what I was reading. With all of the unfavorable economic conditions we’re facing, home builders continue to send out this garbage.

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