Simple Wisdom for Rich Living

by Oseola McCarty

Book Overview

Inspirational insights from the author, a life-long Mississippi laundress, who in July 1995 at the age of eighty-seven gave $150,000 to the University of Mississippi to establish a scholarship fund... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563523418
• ISBN13: 9781563523410
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Basic Truths & Classic Values

This is a wonderful quick read from a woman who found the things that truly matter and really work in life. Knowing the difference between needing and wanting she had the good sense to turn down paid shopping trip because she already had the groceries that she needed. That was just one of the ways that showed Oseola McCartny had learned that more was not always better. This book shows how to live a life with value and joy by seeing the true nature of the work we do and that in saving money and living life it's not how much you are given, its what you do with what you got. The reason that this book is such a quick and easy read is that it just makes so much sense; it is just so agreeable. Planning for the future and using compound interest to work for you and not against you, for example. As a crowning touch, Dr. Oseola shares with others the gift of formal education that was denied her. That her whole life has brought her to the point of being able to make such an astounding large sacrifice for scholarships is proof beyond doubt that she has learned much about the true values of life and can teach us much that we should take to our hearts. This book is yet another generous gift from her to us and I thank her sincerely for that.

A Refreshing Reminder

In this age of conspicuous and overpriced consumption, Simple Wisdom for Rich Living offers a refreshing reminder that there may be more to life than what advertisers or the Joneses would have us believe. It's worth noting that Miss McCarty never had to pay rent and she never had children to pay for, but still, we could all learn from her experiences and observations. This quick read came recommended by Houston Financial Consultant Laury Adams, and I'm glad I followed up on her advice to read it.

This is a wonderful book for all people to read.

Simple Wisdom for Rich Living is an outstanding tribute to Miss Oseola McCarty. I am from Hattiesburg, Mississippi and remember this fantastic lady. I always knew that there was more to her life than washing and ironing. This book is a wonderful guide to rich living. I recommend it to everyone. Her book offers instructions to all of us to work hard, persist, persevere, and not faint in the days of adversity.

Inspiring

This small book provides a glimpse of a close-knit family, and deeply spiritual, simple living woman who made a big impact by saving her money as a private laundry/ironing worker in the deep south. Through saving, she was able to donate $150,000 to the University of Mississippi for scholarships. Aged black and white family snapshots enhance the text. As a spiritual inspiration, this first-person, real-life, no-nonsense account of living a Godly life is much more inspiring than all the esoteric reads flooding the market today.