Monday, 3 February 2025

Book Review: The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom (Non-Fiction)

The 5 Types of Wealth
Sahil Bloom
Ballantine Books
4 February 2025
416
eBook - PDF
Non-Fiction
ARC via NetGalley

You’ve been lied to. Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the only type of wealth. Your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else.

In The 5 Types of Wealth, Sahil Bloom offers a transformative guide for redesigning your life around five types of wealth—Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth—that will lead to a durable satisfaction and happiness you can build and maintain across the seasons of your life.
 
Whether you are a recent college graduate, mid-life warrior, or a retiree, this playbook will unlock new levels of freedom and fulfillment.

• Control over how you spend your time
• Depth of connection with those around you
• Clarity of purpose, presence, and decision making
• Improved health and vitality
• Simple pathways to financial independence
 
Bloom’s unique blend of storytelling, questions, and actionable insights enables readers to make immediate positive change and build the joyful, balanced lives they’d previously only dreamed of. 


I am generally not a big reader of  'self-help' books, but I decided to request this one to review as my husband and I are at a stage in life when we are starting to think about things like future finances and long-term health, so I wondered if The 5 Types of Wealth would have some insights. Overall, I did find it a thought-provoking read. I didn't think everything in its pages was right for me, but some of the exercises did seem useful, and I particularly liked the way the author blended the comments and recommendations with elements of science, history and storytelling, which made it feel more reflective than just a list of prescriptions. The tone wasn't too 'preachy' either, which is something that has tended to get me off-side in other self-help books I have glanced at in the past. I am giving this four stars. Regardless of where you are in life, you are likely to find something useful in these chapters to take away with you after reading.

I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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