The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance: A No B.S. Money Book for Your Twenties and Thirties
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Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase “personal finance.”What the hell’s a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?
Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?
Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?
What’s so great about compound interest anyway?
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The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance: A No B.S. Money Book for Your Twenties and Thirties
I liked the book in general, however, this book is way out of date. The turn of the century added a whole lot of changes to our world and unfortunately this book does not account for those changes. Generally this book is pretty good but I would recommend something more recent.
Rating: 2 / 5
(I wasn’t even halfway finished with the first chapter when the book began to fall apart!)
This book, like so many others, has the elitist belief that the reader already has money and simply does not know how to handle it.
Here’s MY situation: I’m a part-time student/full-time employee in a dead-end job, barely making ends meet. I would like a personal finance book that shows me how to survive in my current situation and save money to put myself into a better situation.
Does anyone out there have any ideas?
Rating: 2 / 5
This is the first personal finance book I’ve picked up that didn’t make me nauseous. It’s written by a young person in a young person’s voice, by someone who understands that technical financial jargon is a turn-off to just about anyone under 40. Plus, the guy’s got some funny chops. I wish he would have left out a few of the inside jokes, but at least the author has a sense of humor. I definitely recommend the book to anyone (like myself) who’s a little spooked by all the things you’re supposed to know about money but still don’t seem to.
Rating: 5 / 5
these are the things that dad and your best friends have probably said to you but it didn’t make sense at the time or you just didn’t care… i have used the book to skim for advice on the things that i am currently interested in…. definitely a great resource for anyone having to begin to take financial matters into your own hands….
Rating: 5 / 5
Green Magazine Guide is an essential purchase for anyone, regardless of age, who wants to understand the often-beguiling world of finance. Kurson is smart, well-informed, and is often very funny; all of which should be required qualities for any commentator, but are rarely evident. He cuts through the typical money-talk jargon to deliver refreshingly direct advice on investments, mortgage, insurance, and taxes. Like the journalists and rock guitarists he admires, Kurson is sharp in both his attacks and words of praise. And how many other financial writers give props to comic-book creator Harvey Pekar? I’ll be reading the Green Magazine Guide long after I’ve cashed in my 401K.
Rating: 5 / 5