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Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up

The Best Money Advice You Never Got
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Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up by Sam Beckbessinger offers practical advice and strategies for managing personal finances in an engaging and humorous way. The book covers essential topics like budgeting, saving, debt management, and investing, aiming to empower readers with the tools to take control of their financial lives. With straightforward explanations and actionable steps, it makes financial literacy accessible for everyone.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking to transform your financial habits with a no-nonsense, humorous approach. It’s perfect for those who want practical advice on budgeting, saving, and investing without feeling overwhelmed. With relatable examples and straightforward tips, it’s ideal for anyone ready to take control of their finances like an adult.

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We never get an instruction manual about how money works. This book tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.

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We never receive an instruction manual about how money works. Most of what we learn about money comes from advertising or from other people who know as little as we do. It's no wonder we make such basic mistakes. It's no wonder we feel disempowered and scared. It's no wonder so many of us just decide to stick our heads in the sand and never deal with it.

In Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up, Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.

In this clear and engaging basic guide to managing your finances, you will learn:

  • How to trick your dumb brain into saving more, without giving up fun
  • How to make a bona fide grown-up budget
  • Why you need to forget what you've learned about credit
  • How to negotiate a raise
  • Why buying a house (probably) won't make you rich
  • The one super-simple investment you need

With helpful exercises, informative illustrations (also: kittens), and straightforward advice, this book doesn't shy away from the psychology of money. It is empowering, humorous, and helpful. It's the book you wish you'd had at 25, but is never too late to read.

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Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up offers an easy-to-read approach to personal finance, blending practical advice with insights from psychology and the author's personal experiences. It helps readers understand spending habits and gender differences in investing, while encouraging practical financial action. The book's candid and direct style provides no-nonsense guidance for those seeking tangible financial results.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472143440

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Robinson

Illustration: Mono line drawings and icons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Sam Beckbessinger is a writer and fintech entrepreneur who has spent most of the past ten years building tools to help people manage their money better. Sam also writes fiction and once high-fived Barack Obama (true story). She lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

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