52 Books in 52 Weeks: The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

"Make moves then your life will really improve" - The Perceptionists, 5 O'Clock (featuring Phonte)

The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman (Riverhead Books). I suck with money. I always have. For what I make, for what I pay in taxes, I really should have money in the bank and a retirement plan and probably some other long term investments. I don't know where the money goes. One day with Suze Orman's book and my money life is changed.

I know my FICO score. What?! Shit, I practically know what I was eating for breakfast in July of 1995 considering all the information Experian has on me. I know what a Roth IRA is and why I should have one. I want to talk about money market accounts. I want to change my insurance deductibles and get down to the nitty gritty on my debt to credit ratio. Suze talks some money shit straight to me about buying drinks for everybody and footing the bill at dinner. I don't even care that she writes the book like a junior high school science text. I can get with the word problems and the colored boxes. That makes sense to me.

Or is it making cents for me?

Suze Orman has me making bad puns about money, y'all.

If you're broke like me and don't know why, highly highly highly recommended.

p.s. I only picked it up because Tiffany B Brown was talking about it on 43 things.

Comments

[lisa]

Jason, I totally agree! I've always been bad with money, but that book got me all excited about things like Roth IRA's. The book may have a dumb title, but it's probably the smartest purchase I've made all year.

[george]

I have been reading this book after my girlfriend's dad bought it for her after finishing grad school. She's up to her neck in debt now, and the book is very smart. And if that wasn't enough, I now have a secure credit card with BOA to help me build up some credit since my score is like crap.

[kwasi]

I was planning to pick this up anyway. I'm glad someone thinks its actually good

[Danyel]

oh i need to read that book.

[Myrah]

I watched the special she had on PBS which was all of the topics in this new book. It was like a few hours! Totally enjoyed it and it has changed my thinking about money and as we speak I am getting my money situation together!