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The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich
David Bach, John David Mann
3.52 AVERAGE
210 reviews for:
The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich
David Bach, John David Mann
3.52 AVERAGE
Little cheesy but still very interesting. It's made me think about approaching my money differently.
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Condescending. Just read Sallie Krawcheck and Ellevest articles. This is frustrating because the idea behind the book is solid: use your money to bring you joy.
The basics of this book are good, invest now for your future self. What you spend everyday on little things add up, and by making some changes you could make a difference in your financial future.
The story is unnecessary and feels staged. While it is geared towards everyone it plays into typical gender stereotypes. The story wasn’t necessary for the point of the book. Would have rather had it read more like a self-help book than a story.
1. Pay yourself first
2. Make it automatic
3. Live rich now
The story is unnecessary and feels staged. While it is geared towards everyone it plays into typical gender stereotypes. The story wasn’t necessary for the point of the book. Would have rather had it read more like a self-help book than a story.
1. Pay yourself first
2. Make it automatic
3. Live rich now
this was an enjoyable and educational way! this books touches on basic but essential financial principles by telling the story of zoey, a woman working in NYC who lives paycheck to paycheck and is struggling with student loans & credit card debt. i love the way the author decided to tell the story. it made it very realistic and approachable. i definitely recommend this if you’re looking for an easy and quick book about finances!
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
This book is great for beginners who are new to financial education. It is told in a narrative fashion which can be more digestible for new learners.
For more experienced financial education learners this book is a good reminder to get back on track with your finances.
Personally for me, I have to say the third bullet was a good remind not live life regretting anything. Also I feel the most informative point of the book for me was actually the post interview with the author. It was refreshing to encounter an author from my home City and State. That really brightened my day.
For more experienced financial education learners this book is a good reminder to get back on track with your finances.
Personally for me, I have to say the third bullet was a good remind not live life regretting anything. Also I feel the most informative point of the book for me was actually the post interview with the author. It was refreshing to encounter an author from my home City and State. That really brightened my day.
Content Warnings
It boast three simple guidelines (which we all should know) : 1.) pay yourself first 2.) automate it and 3.) live life.
informative
fast-paced
This was a good, quick financial read told in the form of a parable. I wasn't sure I'd like to read about finances through a fictional story, but I ended up enjoying the format!
Zoey is a young career professional who constantly feels broke... which feels familiar to me and I'm sure many others in my generation. Frustrated by never having money for what she wants, her boss advises her to speak to Henry, a local barista. Through their new friendship, he reveals his “Three Secrets to Financial Freedom,” which are: 1. pay yourself first, 2. make it automatic, and 3. live rich now.
This book had good, solid advice with graphs and charts to demonstrate various things such as compound interest. Though it wasn't necessarily anything new to me, it was presented in an interesting way and was motivating and inspiring (which is what I generally look for in a finance book).
All in all, I liked it. It offered some basic advice for beginners, and some that I'll take to heart and use myself. Some of the topics, like investing, will need to be explored further than what the book offered, but it got me thinking, which I appreciated.
Zoey is a young career professional who constantly feels broke... which feels familiar to me and I'm sure many others in my generation. Frustrated by never having money for what she wants, her boss advises her to speak to Henry, a local barista. Through their new friendship, he reveals his “Three Secrets to Financial Freedom,” which are: 1. pay yourself first, 2. make it automatic, and 3. live rich now.
This book had good, solid advice with graphs and charts to demonstrate various things such as compound interest. Though it wasn't necessarily anything new to me, it was presented in an interesting way and was motivating and inspiring (which is what I generally look for in a finance book).
All in all, I liked it. It offered some basic advice for beginners, and some that I'll take to heart and use myself. Some of the topics, like investing, will need to be explored further than what the book offered, but it got me thinking, which I appreciated.
I come from a long line of people who have 0 financial literacy. At 23, it's pretty hard to learn the things that should have been ingrained from birth. I can see that if you have a handle on financial literacy, this might not be for you. Otherwise, it's one of my new favourite personal finance books because it makes it easy and it's super clear to understand- even though it's in a US context, it makes sense to me in New Zealand.