⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5
All of my more recent book reviews have started in the same way - by saying that every book I read and review starts off with the full classroom of stars and I'm always hopeful that they will all still be in place by the time I close the book. They also say that I'm not afraid to remove stars if I feel it necessary, but I always give my reasons within the review, they don't just disappear. Saying that though, I've replaced a star twice so far because of a magical little sentence at the back that has removed the reason I took it off in the first place.
Let's get going with the reading and reviewing now, shall we?
Apparently this book will take a smidgen over an hour to read, so hopefully I'll be able to get it finished and this review written before today's deliveries arrive.
I totally agree with what he is saying about fashion... all my clothes are bought when I *need* them and they've literally got holes in them. The closest I've got to following fashion was to get some non-NHS glasses for the first time in my life because I needed them (my prescription had changed) and I could afford it. It'll be the same on Thursday with my reading glasses - I need them because my prescription has changed significantly and I can afford it right now. I'll also use both sets of glasses daily so that I can see and hopefully avoid the eye strain the optician explained about with the reading glasses. They won't be at the height of fashion but they will be more colourful and upbeat and outgoing that I can wear with any of my current clothes so it'll be worth the extra money to me.
Just finished the first lesson and it's made me think. I used to be a lot worse with impulse buys and got into huuuge financial debt because of it. I learnt the hard way that cheaper doesn't necessarily mean worse, it can mean that you're getting exactly the same thing but without the brand name. I recently discovered that buying a famous brand of "Veggie Fingers" were exactly the same as the supermarket own brand "vegetable fingers" just with a heftier price tag and the only reason I got them is because they were a substitute on my groceries delivery and I needed them for that week's meals!
There have been the usual Trademark issues, so the first star is coming off an otherwise 5 star book again.
It's been a useful book and I understand what compound interest is now and how I got into the financial crisis that I did and why it was so hard to break free from it.
Just finished reading the book and it took *a lot* longer than an hour, but it's been so worthwhile. I'd say to get the paperback version though, as certain parts were unreadable because they were so small on my Kindle.
All in all, a very worthwhile book.
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