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vc456's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Informative, easy to get through and good introduction into investing, with a few emotional moments.
123rsijrcl's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this! Simple and easy to understand.
The Whole Foods bits are a bit strange to read now that its owned by Amazon (much like Goodreads, lol.)
The Whole Foods bits are a bit strange to read now that its owned by Amazon (much like Goodreads, lol.)
kdavis's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this as an audiobook. There's a lot of information packed in there, and I'll probably buy a printed copy. The author does a good job of breaking down a complicated topic. She spends a great deal of time talking about her personal life and her relationship with her father, but that made things more interesting than if it was just a straight up how-to book about investing.
niallmc's review against another edition
2.0
A nice story and some good information in it but at times felt like an advert for her dad's courses, webinars and books and her own paid website.
michellebelle's review against another edition
Really enjoyed this book will defiantly read it again and go through the exercises but I wish I found this book Last year so I could have taken advantage of the down turn in the stock market in the first quarter of 2020
notrachel's review against another edition
Oh my gosh, after umpteen library renewals and almost giving up I finally finished. The style of this book, making it part memoir and part educational, felt like a disaster to me. But when I realized that the last 100+ pages of the ebook version were appendices and footnotes...I forged ahead because sometimes I'm a foolhardy completionist. I sorta learned a few things too.
paquitae's review against another edition
2.0
Look, I'm glad the author developed a good relationship with her father, but that wasn't the reason I picked up the book. To make matters worse, the couple of chapters of the book that were focused on investing were disappointing. After name dropping Warren Buffet three times a page, Town finally gets around to actually talking the strategies only halfway through the book, and when Town finally does talk about investing, her father dismisses basics of investing like index funds out of hand, even though Warren Buffet himself lists them in many interviews as the best way for an average person to start investing!
I really like personal finance books but I would not recommend this for any beginner. If you are experienced in finance, you'll get something out of the middle chapters, but I don't recommend wasting your time otherwise.
I really like personal finance books but I would not recommend this for any beginner. If you are experienced in finance, you'll get something out of the middle chapters, but I don't recommend wasting your time otherwise.
runlibrarianrun's review against another edition
4.0
Liked it! Going to need a copy of the print book to get all the formulas.
tien's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed this audiobook actually though I think if I ever decide to go on this path, I'll need to buy a physical copy so I can highlight and tag and just flip through as I need.
Danielle Town was stressed out, at the beginning of this audiobook, and it's affected her health terribly. While she loved her job, the time she spent working and worrying of future finances pushed her close to the edge. So, she decided to check out investing in her future and as it turns out, through the stock market. And for this, she sought her father's guidance.
I found the audiobook to be quite helpful in thinking out about future finances, what you're comfortable with and what you're not comfortable with, and planning out. If you look closely on the cover, it says "a 12-month plan" and it really does mean 12-month plan to prepare yourself before doing anything on the stock market. It takes a lot of time invested in learning about the whole investing thing by learning on how to pick a company/industry you like, learning about particular companies etc, formulas on their performances, etc etc etc. There were a lot to learn. Maybe... one day...
Danielle Town was stressed out, at the beginning of this audiobook, and it's affected her health terribly. While she loved her job, the time she spent working and worrying of future finances pushed her close to the edge. So, she decided to check out investing in her future and as it turns out, through the stock market. And for this, she sought her father's guidance.
I found the audiobook to be quite helpful in thinking out about future finances, what you're comfortable with and what you're not comfortable with, and planning out. If you look closely on the cover, it says "a 12-month plan" and it really does mean 12-month plan to prepare yourself before doing anything on the stock market. It takes a lot of time invested in learning about the whole investing thing by learning on how to pick a company/industry you like, learning about particular companies etc, formulas on their performances, etc etc etc. There were a lot to learn. Maybe... one day...