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The Spender's Guide to Debt-Free Living: How a Spending Fast Helped Me Get from Broke to Badass in Record Time by Anna Newell Jones

4.0

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Quick review for a quick read. I really enjoyed Anna Newell Jones's "The Spender's Guide to Debt-Free Living". It was a combination of her personal story paired alongside financial advice for the reader in the realm of personal finance/debt management. The way she writes the book is personable and encourages sticking to a habitual commitment, though it also focuses on involving others in holding a person to their commitment to be on a spending fast/getting their finances in order (which may or may not work for the reader who peruses this, but I thought it was a worthwhile inclusion considering what I've learned about habit-building and having personal accountability within group settings. Though my background has to do with behavioral change for fitness routines, so it's a horse of a different color, but there are similar principles for building healthy habits. :P )

I've picked up a lot of personal finance guides in the past year (2017) for the purposes of researching financial management and specific topics in the realm of personal finance. This book covered a lot of bases - from the different types of debt (loans, student debt, credit cards, etc.) to developing a wants/needs list, to developing commitments and staying motivated. It's a good book for its respective topic and I would definitely add it to my own personal finance library. Another library read, but this time from my county library.

Overall score: 4/5 stars.