The Don’t Sweat Guide to Your Finances: Planning, Saving, and Spending Stress-Free

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1. Claudia Rouse says:

   January 29, 2010 at 5:58 AM

   I kinda liked this book. It wasn’t written for the people who know a lot about finances. There are plenty of books around that are for them. What this book IS is 100 suggestions about how to start thinking about money in non-stressful ways. Just like all the other titles in this series.
   
   I didn’t need to read the book but I picked it up because no matter where a person is in their financial life there is a lot of information they can use. Information that they might not have remembered about because they need to start over but have no idea how to begin. Any one of these tips would be useful for either a beginner who is starting to accumulate “real” money or a person just trying to get out of debt. People don’t think straight when they worry about things as important as money and that’s what this book helps them deal with.

   Rating: 4 / 5
2. M. Michel says:

   January 29, 2010 at 6:42 AM

   This is without a doubt the worst written work I have ever encountered. I just threw it in the trash as the thought of its harming someone who might pick it up a thrift store is upsetting. Not only is there next to nothing of value there is alot of really bad advice.
   
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   Don’t Sweat Press should be sued.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. AcornMan says:

   January 29, 2010 at 7:13 AM

   I’m a huge fan of Richard Carlson’s original “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” book that was originally published in 1997, so I was excited to see that he also wrote a book about finances. After about five minutes of reading it, however, I found it to be the most utterly worthless financial advice book imaginable. It ought to be called, “Ridiculously Simple and Obvious Advice for Utter Morons Who Don’t Know the First Thing About Money.” Anyone who can tell the difference between a penny and a quarter surely knows everything in this book already. I can’t believe that Carlson actually put his name on this one. Trust me, the best way to start managing your finances wisely is to avoid spending any money on this book.
   Rating: 1 / 5
4. E. Kelly says:

   January 29, 2010 at 7:47 AM

   This book is pathetic! Its little paragraphs about financial and economic subjects are inane. And, many times the given information is flat wrong. It’s clear the “author” didn’t bother to put any sweat into his work. If you want useful, accurate information on finance, I suggest you look elsewhere.
   Rating: 1 / 5