Sunday, November 3rd, is the last day that Singles: Take Control of Your Own Financial Journey will be on sale in 2019!
And I happen to really like it because I wrote it myself. It’s available in Kindle for $3.99 after a $1 credit or Paperback for $7.57! Beginning November 4th the price will go back up!
What Is The Book About?
People have asked me for years to write a book. The only thing I would want to write about is finance. Specifically personal finance.
But for the bulk of people, including my readers, that means “couples finance.” And I’m not part of a couple. I have no advice on how to get your husband/wife to go along with you when you are trying to save money. I can’t tell you how to get them involved in using a cash envelope system or talk someone into selling a car whose payment is too much. I can’t talk my cat into doing things- much less a human being.
So I never wrote the book.
But then about a year ago I started talking to my single friends more about money. It was when I was buying a house and seeking advice from those who had done it before on a single income. I discovered most of them had absolutely no handle on their financial situation. If they were in their 40’s they were still digging themselves out of their previous mistakes. If they were in their 30’s they felt everything was hopeless because of low pay, high housing costs and overwhelming student loans. And if they were in their 20’s they had resigned themselves to the fact that they would never be able to own a home.
All of which made me sad.
So I decided to do the thing everyone says not to do and I wrote a book that doesn’t apply to the bulk of my readers. At least at first glance. Most of you are married with kids. But I figured you already have tons of finance books and the rest of us deserve one.
My book is for anyone doing their budget by themselves. The high schooler just getting ready to graduate who is going out on their own for the first time (Mom and Dad this book would make an excellent gift). The 20-something who is in school and doesn’t want to regret the money they are spending. The person at the beginning of their career who wants to start strong by making smart decisions with their 401k and negotiating a starting salary. The single parent who finds themselves divorced and had someone else doing the finances for the last decade.
I do want to say that I don’t think the book would be useless in the hands of a married couple. The chapters on how to cut costs, negotiate current bills, find higher interest savings accounts and fully utilize human resources apply to everyone.
