Finance for the people : getting a grip on your finances / Paco de Leon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143136255 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0143136259 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: xxxii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Life, [2022]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349). |
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Subject: | Finance, Personal. Money. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library. (Show)
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Decoda Literacy Library | 332.024 .D3835 2022 (Text) | 35410000064691 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
Salt Spring Island Public Library | 332.024 DEL (Text) | 33123009784050 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Whistler Public Library | Finance Personal (Text) | 33987000925544 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2021 December #1
Many people are interested in how to make moneyâand how to keep it. But money can be a a taboo topic, so conversations are not held in the open, putting financial health at risk. Author de Leon has witnessed the complications of the dollar firsthand, from saving money for college to working as a debt collector to working at a financial firm during the economic downturn of 2007â08. Her "Pyramid of Financial Awesomeness," equipped with steps for getting a grip on spending, planning for an emergency, protecting what you've got, and more, provides essential tools for reconfiguring readers' financial existence. One of the primary steps to maintaining financial health is getting comfortable with the wealth you have obtained, knowing your own worth, and meeting obligations. This step-by-step guide takes the reader from bill paying to investing to insurance. The author's empathy and humor throughout the book provide a digestible roadmap for the financially perplexed. A must-read for financial planning. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2021 December #2
De Leon, founder of the financial firm the Hell Yeah Group, debuts with a zippy guide to "see your relationship with money in a new light." De Leon begins with a breakdown of "why we're weird" about money (classism plus confusion plus "limiting beliefs"), then gets into the basics of personal finance, offering an introduction to saving (aim for 10% of take-home pay), investing (if it's an intimidating concept, "not feeling like you belong has its perks"), and credit scores ("Yes, kids, just like with social media, we are the product. Surprise!"). She digs into debt and how to get out of it ("spend a long weekend with your student loans," she suggests), and is at her strongest when explaining how emotionally charged money can be, attributing anxieties around it to "gaps in information" and "inequality," and assuring readers how empowering it is to have a handle on one's financial situation. Often-funny drawings help to illustrate the points, and De Leon's breezy tone marries well with her practical advice. Readers beginning to tackle their personal finances will find a welcome guide in de Leon.
Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly.Agent: Jenny Stephens, Sterling Lord Literistic. (Feb.)