I read the first book on my first 6 month naval deployment. Since then, Ive learned much more I agree that he misses the mark...a lot. However, one of the things that got me to look at financial things in a different light was that real estate, that YOU personally live in, is a liability rather than an asset. Back in 2003-05 it seemed like all the married people were taking out mortgages, which is fine, but they kept calling it an investment. This was well before the housing crash and at that time everyone was getting a mortgage to live in a house and called it an investment. IMHO, he was right in this situation, by luck or not...but it turned the tide for me to not follow the crowd of trendy financial wisdom and seek out other outlets of financial wisdom. By luck, one day I did a google search which led to a lifehacker article on commuting expenses by MMM himself and here I am today.