Please note I did not receive any compensation for reviewing this book.
As a personal finance aficionado, I always enjoy reading blogs and books on the subject.
this week, I will review Pound Foolish by Helaine olenHelaine Olen is a journalist, writer and columnist. As she admitted in her book, she did not know anything about personal finances when she started writing about the subject. She does not have academic qualifications in Finance, nor is she a CFP®.
pound foolish does not give financial adviceAnd it is refreshing. Olen actually challenges some of the conventional, financial wisdom we have been reading and hearing for decades such as the Latte factor or the fact that owning a house is automatically a sound financial plan.
Most of all she challenges the concept of financial literacy, particularly when those who wants to teach it are banks, credit card companies and other financial entities making profits on our hard earned money.
the book was written just after the 2008 economic downturnIt makes its content even more relevant, as it is backed-up by actual events and facts.
even if it is primarily geared towards the US, you can still relate to itHelaine Olen primarily focuses on the personal finance industry in the US. That being said, some of the concepts she talks about are fairly common in many countries, such as gender inequality, wages stagnation, rising costs of housing, education and healthcare.
final verdict: buyI gave this book a definite buy. I really like the way Olen challenges and shakes up the personal finance world. Not too mention what she writes is very true.
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