This book is written to provide answers to most of your financial challenges and help those who find most information about personal finance too difficult to understand. If you desire to learn how to survive with the little resources you have and gain financial freedom, then this is the right book to read.
I can assure you that this book will not show you tips on how to get rich quickly because they do not exist but I can assure you that after reading and practicing the strategies I’ll be sharing in this book you will get rid of your debts, build a life savings and emergency funds. You will find tips on how to manage money, create a home budget, manage and plan/track your expenses, automate your finances, thrive amid the global recession and learn various ways to earn, save and invest saved resources.
Assessment:
Idea: Simon provides a cogent, thoughtful guide for readers seeking to improve their relationship with and handle management of their financial resources.
Prose/Style: This work is written in an even, engaging prose style, while the text effectively integrates charts, lists, and well-organized sub-sections within each chapter.
Originality: Books on money management are common, but Simon brings a sense of compassion and practicality to his guidance, understanding that each individual's circumstance is different--but that all can benefit from reframing their thinking and understanding their money mindsets.
Character Development/Execution: Simon ultimately provides a handbook for readers who are not only looking for a concrete set of tools for managing money, but who are open to self-reflection.
Date Submitted: October 23, 2020
(...) Author P. A. Simon has delivered a highly engaging read which offers realistic and effective strategies for money management no matter what your work and life circumstances are. One of the things which impressed me the most about the work was the narrative skill of the author, who presents a practical guidebook with clear, direct prose, but also has an empowering and inspiring spirit in the words to show that anyone can achieve financial freedom if they work hard at it. There are no quick fixes here, simply an honest guide that is well organized and easy to follow, with plenty of opportunities to reference back and implement different ideas when they are appropriate. I also felt that the flow of the volume developed from more simple ideas through to the overall philosophy, ending on a powerful note. Overall, I would certainly recommend How to Manage Money When You're Not Earning Enough to any reader seeking to know more about effective money management.
