Money: A User’s Guide: The Sunday Times bestselling guide to taking control of your personal finances

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I think I can speak for most when I say that any book that deconstructs all the financial jargon that is thrown at us must be a good read. Unfortunately, the author doesn’t speak about this and instead emphasizes with the reader about how difficult saving is.

There is a helpful section about how ideas from psychology, such as anchoring and overvaluing sales, can impact the way we handle money. She is a bit defeatist, repeating that it is very hard for anyone to save a deposit without help from parents. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. El libro está bien pero es bastante basico y tuve que saltear demasiadas secciones porque no aplican al pais donde vivo.I enjoyed the section about emotions and personal finances, which included a chapter about money and relationships and one about money and mental health. Recomiendo el libro “El camino simple a la riqueza” para quien quiera algo que vaya en la misma linea y mas completo. I also think that this book should be included within the high school curriculum for those in year 10 and 11, it would certainly be far more beneficial to young people who are about to start out in the world than subjects like history and geography.

As well as the practical benefits of this book, which are many, the book is thoroughly enjoyable, extremely interesting and very very well written. We press 'cash only' at ATMs, and accept that we'll be paying back our student loans with our pension savings. I read this in a few days and I ADORED this book - so many financial concepts from different types of current accounts, saving accounts, taxes, pensions to budgeting skills that I never truly understood were cleared explained and now I feel like a total financial nerd, and loving it. While many in the FI community believe that this is suboptimal, Whateley is of the opposite conviction.While this is not a book we have heard of, we have, at a reader’s request, decided to have a look at what is covered and who might benefit from it. The most positive aspect is that it goes beyond pure Financial Freedom aspects and addresses many different financial topics such as finding housing at a reasonable rate, handling debt, and optimizing bills. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. And we’re proud to say, that some of them even ditched their Financial Advisors, after experiencing the value we provide. Claramente siempre va a tener algo de influencia el lugar de residencia del autor, pero en este caso me pareció que no llegaba a justificar la compra del libro, ni por las secciones que si podian llegar a aplicarse a mi situación viviendo en España.