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Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together by Gabe Dunn
3 reviews
elderwoodreads's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
3.25
A solid intro personal finance book. Dunn is very funny and tells a very engaging story, I will say that this is definitely more aimed at college/pre-college people especially in early chapters. If you have a good foundation with personal finance this is mostly just a funny non fiction read.
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
anger566's review
funny
informative
medium-paced
2.25
I thought there were some good tips, but overall i felt like it didn't really apply. I also felt like a lot of the information given could have been easily found online.
Graphic: Mental illness
lily1304's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.25
Beginning: "I'm a quirky comedian here to talk to you about savings accounts!"
End:
End:
Are we such kowtowing sniveling cowards that we have to let companies treat us like shit and pay us like shit just to get a job - any job?
Luckily for me, I already knew basically everything Gaby teaches here, but I imagine this book would be really helpful for anyone who doesn't. I like Gaby's sense of humor and I deeply appreciate her candor. She's very open about her troubled family history with money and her bipolar disorder, both of which make it difficult for her to manage her own finances. I think she nails the tone, she's knowledgeable while still staying that she's a freelance writer/comedian who doesn't have perfect habits either.
I also like that she repeatedly emphasizes that our economy is not fair - there are steps you can take to get out of debt and become more financially stable, but your finances are NOT perfectly r = 1 correlated with how hard you work. She discusses socialism only on a very surface level, but socialism isn't the point of the book.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
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