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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Orman is well known – a certified financial planner, author of several books on managing wealth, and an Emmy-winning television host. The subtitle of this book is: Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying.
There isn’t much that’s new here. I’ve followed most of her advice my whole adult life (taught by my parents). Still it was worth it to read through and remind myself of certain aspects, and it opened a discussion with my husband as we plan for retirement.
She includes practical information and clear, understandable definitions of various terms. She also cites some anecdotal stories to illustrate various points, which helps to make the information more accessible to a wider audience.
Readers should be careful which edition of the book they get, however. The first one I picked up from my library was a 1997 edition and some of the tax information in that volume is no longer accurate.
There isn’t much that’s new here. I’ve followed most of her advice my whole adult life (taught by my parents). Still it was worth it to read through and remind myself of certain aspects, and it opened a discussion with my husband as we plan for retirement.
She includes practical information and clear, understandable definitions of various terms. She also cites some anecdotal stories to illustrate various points, which helps to make the information more accessible to a wider audience.
Readers should be careful which edition of the book they get, however. The first one I picked up from my library was a 1997 edition and some of the tax information in that volume is no longer accurate.
rampaginglibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Orman definitely knows what she is talking about and of all the finicial gurus she is the one i trust the most and i also consider her the most readable. Go Suze!
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
The 9 steps to financial freedom by Suze Orman
Love the author's advice, have seen her on TV her own show and PBS. She's straight forward knowledge and caring.
Although a bit outdated as laws and rules have changed the basic advice is the same. Good to review yearly.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Love the author's advice, have seen her on TV her own show and PBS. She's straight forward knowledge and caring.
Although a bit outdated as laws and rules have changed the basic advice is the same. Good to review yearly.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
2catmom's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad, good concepts. All her books tend to be very similar, but with diff focus.
kipahni's review against another edition
2.0
Suze orman sometimes looks like she is going to bite me.
Not quite the book I am looking for but still interesting.
Not quite the book I am looking for but still interesting.
lakecake's review against another edition
4.0
Super practical advice on insurance, investing, getting out of debt and making your money work for you. I think Suze Orman has a great head on her shoulders and she's a good teacher--her advice is easy to follow and never feels like a dressing down.
ckoestner's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.25
While there were some good nuggets of financial advice in this book, at lot of sections were written from an extremely white and privileged perspective and it in no way recognizes the systems in place to keep people in poverty.
farkle's review against another edition
4.0
This book scared the hell out of me! I'm still in the "fabulously broke" stage of life so I jumped into this too soon. (Long Term Care insurance is too much for me to think about about this point.) That being said, the financial advice is sensible and the exercises actually feel doable (poor Dave may have to suffer through one or two). Orman expands on a lot of the "beginner" advice in "Young, Fabulous and Broke" (or dumbed it down for "YFB" seeing as this book was published first) and cranks it up a notch... or three.
When I reread it, as I'm sure I will, I might start with rule 5, then 6, then 4. Don't jump right in to rule 4 like I did, at least not until your 401(k) is well established. In the meantime I'll go back to YFB and continue to work my way up. We've all got to start somewhere, right?
When I reread it, as I'm sure I will, I might start with rule 5, then 6, then 4. Don't jump right in to rule 4 like I did, at least not until your 401(k) is well established. In the meantime I'll go back to YFB and continue to work my way up. We've all got to start somewhere, right?
rkived's review against another edition
5.0
this book is not easy for me to read. for one thing: i have always been aversive when it comes to math and my brain just links that back to money somehow??? idk my brain isnt good. but this book isn't like that - the reason why it's hard for me, is because of my natural disincline towards finance in general. my psychologist recommended me this a few months ago when i sort of discovered that one of my major mental pain was anything related to money.
it was hard to get myself to sit through the mental reflections about how i view money and how i want to deal with it - but it is essential in this book, and i know then and now that it is essential to anyone regardless of their current financial situation. it was hard but essential - and i sat through it like a champ !! (this is me patting myself in the back ok)
gave this book 5* because despite many parts of the book (esp middle) being not applicable to me nor a lot of non-americans as it deals with their taxes/insurance/investment industry, i still learned new things and was reminded of old concepts (my most fave and most applicable: genuine generosity opens doors). So I enjoyed the first 1/3 (technical knowledge for newbie me) and probably a later 2/3 (more on how we should view/act with money). While going through all the rest, I find Suze's writing to be no-nonsense and had actual insider tips that even I (non-american, finance dumb dumb) see the value.
Though towards the end it did feel like a little bit of an upsell on her business, but I do believe that she wanted financial literacy for all. I'm not surprised she's this successful with people.
Basically it's helpful and i gained a number of insights. Recommended to sit through the technicalitiesdespite your brain wanting to switch off and cry because of money-trauma.
it was hard to get myself to sit through the mental reflections about how i view money and how i want to deal with it - but it is essential in this book, and i know then and now that it is essential to anyone regardless of their current financial situation. it was hard but essential - and i sat through it like a champ !! (this is me patting myself in the back ok)
gave this book 5* because despite many parts of the book (esp middle) being not applicable to me nor a lot of non-americans as it deals with their taxes/insurance/investment industry, i still learned new things and was reminded of old concepts (my most fave and most applicable: genuine generosity opens doors). So I enjoyed the first 1/3 (technical knowledge for newbie me) and probably a later 2/3 (more on how we should view/act with money). While going through all the rest, I find Suze's writing to be no-nonsense and had actual insider tips that even I (non-american, finance dumb dumb) see the value.
Though towards the end it did feel like a little bit of an upsell on her business, but I do believe that she wanted financial literacy for all. I'm not surprised she's this successful with people.
Basically it's helpful and i gained a number of insights. Recommended to sit through the technicalities