Talking About Money Blog
occassional reflections on what money means in our lives.
Talking About Money Book Club: We Should All Be Millionaires, by Rachel Rogers
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Talking About Money Book Club: How the South Won the Civil War, by Heather Cox Richardson
How the South Won the Civil War provides an alternative look at the time period after (and before) the Civil War, and explains how the determination of a few led to their ever-growing wealth while leaving most everyone else behind.
Talking About Money Book Club: Maid by Stephanie Land
Maid by Stephanie Land describes in vivid detail one woman’s journey to fight her way out of poverty through sheer force of will, while at the same time caring for her young daughter.
Talking About Money Book Club: Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
“You can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps if you have no boots.”
Talking About Money Book Club: Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart
Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America paints a detailed portrait of the hopes and struggles of the American middle class, and provides recommendations on how we can begin to formulate policy and personal solutions to American families’ woes.
Talking About Money Book Club: Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness encourages you to reflect on your sense of self and how you fit into your social environment. Its lessons can be applied to your relationship with money.
Talking About Money Book Club: Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
Dollars and Sense teaches you about all the ways that you irrationally think about money and gives you tips and tricks on how to improve your own money management.
Talking About Money Book Club: Changing for Good by James O. Prochaska, et al
Changing for Good describes a scientifically-proven process for making positive changes that can be help you live your best financial life.
Talking About Money Book Club: The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
The Four Tendencies can alert you to how you respond to outer and inner expectations and can help you design a more effective way to save money.
Talking About Money Book Club: Your Playbook for Tough Times by Donna Freedman
Your Playbook for Tough Times will teach you to be your own best advocate and to stretch your dollars farther than you ever dreamed they could go!