Money book for the young, fabulous and broke

I can’t find a good picture of the cover. I’m sure you guys can live without it. You all know what Suze Orman looks like anyway right?
I have to say, Orman’s Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke falls short of fabulous in my opinion. Not that there’s not good advice in it. There [...]

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The Canadian Student Financial Survival Guide

I didn’t really like The Canadian Student Financial Survival Guide. But I really didn’t expect to like this book so it’s not a surprise at all.
My first issue is that I can’t figure out who they are really trying to market it to - as in what age. From their plan on saving [...]

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Balancing Act

So yes, I’m still on that financial planning jag. And no, don’t ask me how long it will continue. I imagine a bit longer yet (or a lot longer yet).
I *liked* this book. It was very Canadian. It was geared towards women. It actually mentioned student loan debt. It had me laughing out loud, it [...]

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Shacking Up

I mentioned this book awhile ago wondering why the heck no one had bought it for me before. You all know I needed it.
Ok, I’ll be honest. I didn’t read the whole thing. But it is one of those books that makes it really easy to skip and skim through it. I have to say, [...]

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Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich

This book was recommended to me somehow. I don’t remember how. It may have just been on someone’s to read list and I stole it. I’m really not sure.
It’s not a bad book. I don’t think I’d recommend it as a book for someone who knows nothing about financial planning. It’s not a great introductory [...]

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