Review Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
by ERIN LOWRY
Description
It’s easy to panic and lost focus on finances if you’re an impressionable 20-30-year-old person restricted by money. Though most of the millennial fall to this trap, it does not denote that one is bound to spend his life figuring out how to properly manage finances. Days of financial mishandling should stop, and it is only through this guide that they will be able to do so.
Broke Millennial comprehensively presents methods on how to gain financial stability and be the money badass that one is bound to become. Compared to most financial books published, this book has a unique take on how to deal with overall financial management far from lazy discussions about credit cards and investments. The author opted out from discussing the basics and heads for lessons in need of greater discussion including
- One’s treatment of money
- Management of student loans with confidence
- Proper ways on how to divide bills evenly
- Getting financially stable with partner
Infused with humor and real-life narrations, Broke Millennial is proven to give anxious millennials the necessary tools to become the master of finances.
About the Author
Erin Lowry is the book behind Broke Millennial. This is her debut book and was awarded as one of the best money books of 2017 by MarketWatch. She gained recognition from different mediums, including The New York Times, Wall Street, and CBS Sunday Morning.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1- Money Isn’t the Worst! Seriously.
- Chapter 2- Is Money a Tinder Date or Marriage Material?
- Chapter 3- Do You Have a Gold Star in Personal Finance
- Chapter 4- Dealing with the Dreaded B- Word
- Chapter 5- Picking the Right Financial Products (aka The Chapter in Which This Book Pays for Itself)
- Chapter 6- Credit Reports and Scores: The Report Card for Life
- Chapter 7- Wait, I Shouldn’t Just Pay the Minimum due on My Credit Card?
- Chapter 8- Yikes, I Already have Consumer Debt. What Now?
- Chapter 9- Student Loans: How to Handle Them Without Having a Full-On Panic Attack
- Chapter 10- I’ve Got Debt, So Why Should I Care About Saving? (Pay Yourself First)
- Chapter 11- I Can’t Afford to Split This Dinner Bill Evenly!
- Chapter 12- Getting Financially Naked with Your Partner
- Chapter 13- Paying rent to Your ‘Rents: Overcoming the Emotional anf Financial Battles of Living at Home After College
- Chapter 14- How to Negotiate Salary (or Anything Else) by Learning to Ask for What You Want
- Chapter 15- Investing: No, It Isn’t Gambling!
- Chapter 16- Retirement: Can It Ever Happen for Me?
- Chapter 17- I’m Not Rich Enough to Hire a Financial Planner
- Chapter 18- But my broker Said I Can Afford This Much House
- Epilogue: now That you’re A Financial Badass, Keep It Up!
Acknowledgments
Financial Resources Guide
Notes
References
Index
