The Richest Man in Babylon

Most financial advice in the book is pretty basic and outdated. There was a parable in the book which I still remember of the boy who borrowed money from his dad and then went on a trip and the lost all of it. Suddnely he realized that his father had given him a clay tablet inscribed with the Five Laws of Gold. That was a turning point for him and he started following those laws and eventually returned to his fater's with a bag of gold.