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Power to the People!

Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances by Paco De Leon

August 7, 2022 by Halbs 2 Comments

Does money stress you out? Were you born into a working class family? Finance for the People is for you! Paco De Leon has written a pragmatic yet empathetic book about how to take care of ourselves in this economy. De Leon talks about why people are weird about money, the stories we tell ourselves about money, and then she unveils her Pyramid of Financial Awesomeness. Chapters are based on each little section of the Pyramid. This makes for an easy-to-follow structure, and each chapter […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Finances, Money, money management, Paco De Leon, personal finance

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Finances, Money, money management, Paco De Leon, personal finance ·
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It’s money management advice that thinks it might be something else

Spenditude by Paul Gordon & Janine Robertson

January 6, 2021 by kniki 2 Comments

I have a few issues with this book, mainly around its inconsistency. It claims not to be about ‘tedious budgets, get-rich-quick schemes, or giving up your daily coffee.’ However it does include advice about keeping spreadsheets (and includes an unlikely story about a young suitor who woos a potential partner with a spreadsheet) and creating a side hustle that will get you Insta-influencer status like taking photos of your cat. The basis of the book is that a person is a Spender, Slender or Defender, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Finances, money management, Paul Gordon & Janine Robertson

kniki's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Finances, money management, Paul Gordon & Janine Robertson ·
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