Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties Paperback – March 21, 2017

Gain FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE - Excellent for ANY Age!Get A Financial LIFE: Personal Finance - This book caught my attention because I know, only too well, that most people (young and old) worry about MONEY.Sadly, our educational institutions are virtually "bankrupt" when it comes to providing helpful advice on Money Management and Personal Finance. Even most MBA programs fall short!As a Business & Financial Consultant for many years, mostly to Health Care Professionals, I have seen, first hand, the deep concern most people have about the health of their savings / investments / retirements / homes / jobs / professions - and with very good reason. I have also witnessed the high stress, frustration, discouragement, pain - and diminishing hope - that many have gone through, with the frail (global) economy.Although this book is aimed more at the younger market, I see it as a 'basic guide' for ALL ages, and for many different situations.Yes, perhaps there are some 'more sophisticated' financial strategies that could have been covered (like "becoming your own banker" - "income sprinkling" - "passive income options", etc), but they usually require some 'hands on' guidance from an expert in financial matters.Nevertheless, whether you are single - in university - married and raising a family - in your prime career years - a professional - an entrepreneur - retired ... OR, whether you're earning $20,000/yr - $250,000/yr+ ... OR, whether you're financially savvy (or otherwise) ... it doesn't really matter, as this 352-page book (by Beth Kobliner, best-selling author and journalist) will educate and empower "anyone" to greater financial success in their life.For example, in my practice over the years, working with mainly with Health Practitioners, who are very busy, with hectic schedules ... many are stressed out, often taking better care of their clients than they do of themselves. Also, they have paid a "huge" price, in time, effort and money (bank debts!) to receive their professional designations and certifications. These dedicated, heart-centered healers are very well trained in the CLINICAL side of their practice - but most often, the BUSINESS side - as well as their PERSONAL FINANCES - are a totally different story.Kobliner includes common sense and sound advice that's applicable to "everyone" - on budgeting, credit, banking, investing, credit cards, ATMs, bank accounts, mutual funds, retirement savings plans, apartment renting, paying back student loans, retirement planning, home buying, insurance, taxes, tips on car loans, and more.Without any hesitation, I give this excellent book a 5-STAR recommendation!Sincerely, Peter Arnold, CLU, CFC / Canada

Great book to read

This book helped me to build upon previous knowledge that I had on personal finance.My first read was personal finance for dummies book which helped build a foundation. Beth Kobliner does a wonderful job of presenting the information in an easy to read way. I finished the book in about 5 days! I am a current graduate student in college, and would recommend to anyone looking to secure their financial future.

This was the perfect book for someone who usually gets bored to tears by personal finance (aka me). When I started this book, I had heard terms like 401k and Roth IRA before, but I didn't know much if anything about them and I didn't feel the need to learn. However, as a 25 y/o, it's important that I become financial competent, so I picked this book after seeing it recommended several times in financial subreddits. I never expected to finish this book over my holiday vacation, but I found the content to be so straight forward that I actually felt competent instead of confused by financial jargon. I finished the book understanding where my money should go and in what order (high interest debt first, then x, y z, etc). Reading this book inspired many questions for my financial advisor, and now, I finally feel prepared and empowered to have an intelligent conversation about this subject.

Having graduated from college recently this book has served well in my research of personal finance. I found this book to have supplemental information with other books I’ve read such as I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. Most of the information is something I’ve come across again which is a great feeling knowing the information is solid and consistent. In regards to the tax information, the author did state the information is likely outdated and states readers should look for updated tax info. Regardless some of the info is good for anyone who doesn’t know much about taxes and serves as a good introduction.

Wow. I’m 22 and I’m so happy I brought this book. It was an easy read and was super informative. I’ve learned a lot about 401k, taxes, investing, credit just to make a few. I truly feel like it’s one of those books that make your life better with the knowledge it provides you with. I wanted to reread it when I was done just to make sure I truly got everything I needed to know but someone asked if they could borrow it to read themselves and I felt like I just needed to share it with them so they can be aware of these things too. I’ll reread when they give it back. It’s definitely a book I want to keep in my personal library.

This is my second finance related book after reading RDPD and I have to say there's a lot of good content in here and lots of nice advise that i wish I read years ago.I really liked how she explains the whole insurance process and many othersl scenarios suchbas 401k.One major problem i see in this book is when it comes to the taxes chapter. The tax code have had a major overhaul with this administration and unfortunately a lot of the tax information is totally invalid. I recommend you look for tax answers elswhere.

This is a great book for someone who wasn't educated at all in financial literacy growing up and now has a credit card and some debt. in my late twenties and with this book I have gotten back on a great financial path for my future without the help of any financial adviser, declaring bankruptcy or consolidating my debt. this book taught me that slow and steady is the way to go, but at a financial pace that makes sense for me. could not recommend this book enough