We never get an instruction manual about how money works.
We never have to pass a test to get our Money License before
we can take a new credit card for a drive. Most of what we
learn about money comes from advertising or from other
people who know as little as we do. No wonder so many of us
just decide to stick our heads in the damn sand and never
deal with it. I decided to write this book because so many of
the people I spoke to told me that they wished someone
would.

In her first book, money dork Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life. You’ll learn how to make a bona fide grownup budget, why you need to forget what you’ve learnt about credit, how to negotiate a raise, why buying a house (probably) won’t make you rich, how to deal with ‘black tax’, and much more.

With exercises, flowcharts and informative illustrations (and also: kittens), this book is empowering and helpful. It’s the book you wish you’d read at 25, but it’s not too late to read now!