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A review by mcmartini
Financial Adulting: Everything You Need to Be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley
5.0
Without a doubt, I think Financial Adulting is a great fit for anyone who wants to be "better" with their money, at any point in their financial journey. It would have been a lifeline for me 3-4 years ago when I was just getting started, and I still found it helpful reading it over the past few weeks.
Specifically, I plan to use the negotiating tips from Chapters 4 and 13 to leverage a promotion and buy a car this year, and I found the entire section on life/disability insurance from Chapter 10 so illuminating. I know I'll keep coming back to my notes about budgeting with a partner from Chapter 5, and Chapter 14 helped me to put together a plan on how to stay on top of it. On a practical note, I think the book is laid out in a way that really allows you to come back to it as a reference - bold type on definitions and "fun" facts peppered throughout to help readers build their knowledge - but it's still a quick read.
Financial well-being is about taking small, consistent steps towards your goals. Financial Adulting lays out those steps in an accessible, realistic, and (dare I say) fun way. Highly, highly recommend.
Specifically, I plan to use the negotiating tips from Chapters 4 and 13 to leverage a promotion and buy a car this year, and I found the entire section on life/disability insurance from Chapter 10 so illuminating. I know I'll keep coming back to my notes about budgeting with a partner from Chapter 5, and Chapter 14 helped me to put together a plan on how to stay on top of it. On a practical note, I think the book is laid out in a way that really allows you to come back to it as a reference - bold type on definitions and "fun" facts peppered throughout to help readers build their knowledge - but it's still a quick read.
Financial well-being is about taking small, consistent steps towards your goals. Financial Adulting lays out those steps in an accessible, realistic, and (dare I say) fun way. Highly, highly recommend.