Comment by jrm4
3 years ago
I couldn't possibly disagree with this comment more in a broad sense, in that -- oh, so you want a surefire literal step-by-step guide to consistently make money that stays relevant over centuries? That's fairytale thinking; you will never have that.
Now, why has this guide stayed popular despite apparently having "little value?" Probably because it actually does, just perhaps not in the precise way one believes they need right now.
Doesn't at all read like a step-by-step guide to make money. I got more of a "7 habits of effective people" for the 19th century vibe. I honestly don't even think he wrote this. He's probably just licensing his name to a ghost written document and signing off on the bullet points.
Edit:
I was curious about this and it looks like he wrote this after he'd fallen on hard times.