Capital Gaines Book Review

I heard about this book somewhere and I decided I needed to check it out.  Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff by Mark Dagostino was in the library and came to my reserve shelf quickly.  I loved the Magnolia Story and thought it would be fun to read this book too.

The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn’t quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step.  Now a #1 New York Times bestselling book, Capital Gaines offers readers a ringside seat as Chip relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way. His mentors taught him to never give up and his family showed him what it meant to always have a positive attitude despite your circumstances. Throw in a natural daredevil personality and a willingness to do (or eat!) just about anything, and you have the life and daily activity of Chip Gaines.  Capital Gaines is the perfect book for anyone looking to succeed not only in business but more importantly in life.

I thought it was a great quick story that had you relating to Chip and learning lots about his past.  This book gave you all of the adventures that Chip was apart of and how he messed it up and learned from it.  He was in college and then moved to start his lawn mowing business after staring out the window and seeing the person mowing the college grounds.  I laughed out loud when he left his business to Joanna and things went wrong.  It was a great story and I thought I could totally see him doing it when most others would not have even thought about it as an option.  It was interesting how easy it was for them to make decisions and move from one company to the next to do what they needed to do to make money to support themselves.  The book provided a great view into what it took to try to do a show and why they stopped.  We were sad when the show ended because we loved Fixer Upper but they talked about how they had to stop doing the work to fix the house to do the recording and how that was hard to keep the construction going.  Chip also said how it took time away from their family which is the most important thing to them.  I learned lots from reading this and it made me a little less sad about missing the show.  I hope that you check it out for yourself and enjoy it too.