Sneak Preview: 'Stay Mad for Life'

As I say at the beginning of every "Mad Money" show, I am not about making friends, I am about making you money, and you must know that when I recommend a fund, it's not to please anyone but you. Unlike so many others, I have no skin in the game. I don't get rebates, referrals, kickbacks, percentages, commissions. Nothing. Just the satisfaction of knowing that I am using my 25 years of successful money management to help you become wealthy.

Sure, I've got plenty of things to say that will still be true a hundred years from now, when these mutual funds likely will no longer even exist. I'll explain everything you might need to know about creating wealth from the day you're born until the day you decide you have enough dough.

That means you'll read some things in this book that you've read before. I'm going to tell you to save money, to invest in your company's 401(k) if it has one, to start an IRA, and all the other boring but good advice. The difference between this book and all the other books that have been written about personal finance is that I don't stop there. I don't think it's helpful to tell people to start an IRA without telling them how to manage it and giving them some specific ideas about what to buy for it -- nuts and bolts that will make you more money that the other guys, because that's what I was put on Earth to do.

If you're looking to build your wealth over the long term -- to ensure prosperity for yourself and your family -- then stick with me and I'll teach you how to get rich, stay rich, and stay mad for life!

Editor's note: This is a special sneak preview of Jim Cramer's just-released book, Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer). Look for more sneak previews every day, and get your free copy with your annual subscription to Action Alerts Plus; click here for details. Catch Cramer in person to get it signed: Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. EST in New York City's Union Square Barnes & Noble; Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in Bridgewater, N.J.'s Borders; and Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. in Westbury, Long Island's Costco.

Missed the first sneak previews? Read the book intro and the rules of getting and staying rich: Rule 1 and Rule 2.

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