You're Broke Because You Want to Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead

ok - "different" summarizes this book. The best chapter doesn't pull punches - Chapter 5 - How to cut expenses is bluntly honest about not spending money that you don't have. The list of "things I'm willing to give up" is an interesting concept for the broke. I think that I would have titled this list - Spending beyond necessities. And Larry helps the reader understand what the necessities of life are! This chapter will tempt you to recommend the book to family members and friends!

Self-styled "irritational speaker" and host of Big Spender, Larry Winget adds to his personal fortune with this book of practical common sense advice for those with money problems. Filled mostly with anecdotes about how he was able to overcome a bankruptcy to become rich and successful, Winget's advice is disappointingly generic. Mostly, it can be summed up as follows: make more money than you spend. He does get into behavior modification a bit, but mostly in a manner of identifying some common traits of those with money problems (and some pegged me pretty well), and attempting to embarrass the reader into doing something about it. The book itself is structured to be like a work book, with assignments to create a budget, a long-term show more plan, and a commitment to follow through.

This book is a good place to start. Winget is big on reading, though, and recommends a number of books throughout that should provide more precise suggestions, perhaps more applicable to a particular situation. For now, though I will try to follow Winget's suggestions and see where it leads. show less

A easy book to read that doesn't take masters in finance to understand. He writes about his observations of people and helpful suggestions to improve your personal finance.