by Chris Hardwick on October 13, 2010. George S. Clason wrote The Richest Man in Babylon to teach basic money saving/wealth-building techniques through the art of parable. It's a great book and should be required reading in school, ... My dad does a great thing that I've always admired: he pre-pays all of his vacations. It takes a little planning, but he sets up a fund wherein instead of saving x% of his monthly income, he saves x% ? a little for the vacation. ...