Sometime last year, I received an email from a public relations firm in California asking me if I would like to review a book on money that was about to be published. An interesting fact immediately caught my attention — the author, Hill Harper, was one of the stars on the popular television show, CSI:NY.

“Why on earth,” I thought to myself, “would this actor guy be writing a book about money?” Intrigued with the concept, I eagerly awaited my advance copy of Harper’s book, The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place to find out what new information and insights he could contribute to the arena of personal finance.

When I received the package, a release from the publisher revealed that Harper’s story was produced during a challenging period in his life. After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, he went on a cross-country train ride to come to terms with his illness. During the trip, he got a deeper understanding about the true meaning of life, and these revelations birthed The Wealth Cure.

Reading the author blurb on the jacket, I was quite impressed to discover that Harper was an established New York Times best-selling author, had acted in major films such as Spike Lee’s He Got Game, and attained two graduate degrees including one from Harvard Law School. But what could this perennial overachiever teach the world about money? Continue reading A Cure For Your Money Sickness →