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  • March Book List: Top 3 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling 2020

    March Book List: Top 3 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling 2020

    With the uncertainty swirling around, my goal is to focus on the positives. For this month’s books on Amazon list, I was able to spend more time reading. Social distancing is in full swing so the inability to get out and about allowed me to focus more on downtime. History and Psychology are the book…


  • February Book List: Top 2 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling

    February Book List: Top 2 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling

    February was a lighter reading month compared to my January book list. I only read 2 books on Amazon, however, I loved both of them. One book was focused on entrepreneurship while the other book covered US history. If you decide to buy either book, let’s walk through credit cards to consider using to buy…


  • January Book List: Top 5 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling 2020

    January Book List: Top 5 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling 2020

    January was one of my most productive months since I started this best books to read while traveling list. I read 5 books, 4 of which I loved, and would recommend that you read. Before diving into the list, let’s highlight which cards to use when you are buying books. Best Credit Cards to Use…


  • 2019 Reading List: My 38 Best Books of 2019

    2019 Reading List: My 38 Best Books of 2019

    2019 was another productive year. I read 38 books that are included in my best books of 2019. Book categories include General History, Self-Helkp, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Fiction, and Finance and Investing. Self-Help and Fiancne and Investing were the two book categories in my best books of 2019 where I was the deepest. each of the…


  • December Book List: Top 2 Best Books to Read While Traveling on Amazon 2019

    December Book List: Top 2 Best Books to Read While Traveling on Amazon 2019

    Miscellaneous and Psychology are the 2 categories for my December best books to read while traveling list. Both books were ones I’ve been wanting to read for quite a while. Unfortunately, only 1 of the books lived up to the hype. With that said, let’s look at which credit cards to use to buy books.…


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