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I like Gaby‘s open commentary about money problems. There is definitely a stigma around struggling with finances. I‘m not sure how much “advice” I gained from this book, but I do have a few things to consider now, so it‘s a pick for me.

This was my #DoubleSpin for February.

I was going to go with 3.5 stars but I‘m thinking 4 because while this wasn‘t really about what to do with your money it was more about what not to do. Plus it was interesting to see someone else‘s perspective, especially with such a radical difference of thinking from my own.

Because my Pheonix Empress didn't arrive today, I'm contenting myself with reading a bunch of different nonfiction. Can you read multiple books at one time? I can with nonfiction, but not so much with fiction. I barely even like reading different series at the same time (which admittedly gets difficult with all the Martins and Rothfusses in the world.)

I really wanted to like this one. It lives in that odd limbo of not-quite-personal-enough to be a memoir and not in-depth enough to be a useful guide. I think it‘s probably aiming for the new graduate demographic — very surface-level advice and a lot of self-deprecating (and parent-deprecating) asides.

#nonfiction #audiobook #finance #soso

High schoolers should read

Pretty sorry showing in the #24in48 #readathon, but I did get more done than usual, so yay!

Haven‘t gotten far at all in this #readathon but I‘m enjoying the book!

Oh, and these came in the mail today. Very excited for both!

Very good!

Great change of pace to find a finance book by someone who didn't get rich off of writing finance books. Dunn's finance guide / memoir is refreshingly candid about the realities of living in 21st century America, and provides practical advice and reassurance instead of the usual gospel of wealth platitudes.

Book 4 of #24in48

I love Gaby Dunn‘s podcast, Bad with Money. This book regurgitates most of the podcast‘s topics, but she goes deeper into her personal issues with money. Instead of an instructional guide, this is closer to a financial memoir with lessons learned in each chapter.

This would have been an awesome read in my late teens/early 20s - especially now that I‘m in my 30s and working to undo some of the exact mistakes Dunn discusses.

I loved this book! It‘s a great introduction to a lot of financial systems that feel unattainable and confusing to so many of us who grew up poor and/or without parental support. It‘s motivating and important to begin to understand the systemic issues in the financial world.

A sneezing fit after I filled my arms with books? Of course 😞