Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me first say that, while I'm sensitive to people who prefer "clean" language, giving a book three stars because a writer uses her genuine voice hurts people who would otherwise benefit from the book. The few times she uses some choice terms aren't even gratuitous because they convey frustration or humor in a book that would otherwise be as dry and unapproachable as other books on investing. Second, the book covers how to apply sound financial strategies if you have only a moderate single income, considerable debt, and children. So, three stars because the authors are "DINKs" (dual income, no kids) is also not helpful. The book does three things better than any financial books I've read: (1) It explains core investment concepts (with examples) in simple-to-follow ways and very plainly tells you that you really do need to get out of high-percentage debt before you can expect any gains in moderate-percentage investing (which is something most investment books gloss over); (2) It covers debt and expense reduction in ways that make sense (including paying off student loans and using "geographic arbitrage"); and (3) It provides vanilla investment strategies for worldwide investors who may or may not be headed into a recession. Buy the book. You may not want to quit your job, and you may not get to a million, but you'll have a lot more of a financial cushion thanks to the advice in this book. I bought both the Kindle and Audible versions and did the immersive reading thing, which is fabulous. The narration on the audiobook is a bit slow, but it's easy to speed narration up for fast listeners like me. 😉