The Recovering Spender: Poorly Written Advice from a Financial Guru

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The Recovering Spender: Poorly Written Advice from a Financial Guru

In case you were wondering, Lauren Greutman is not just some stay-at-home mom with frugal living tips and tricks.  She’s a real American, started-from-the-bottom-now-she’s-here success story; a Christian woman with a shopping addiction who successfully got herself and her family out of over $40,000 worth of debt. I know this because she makes sure to reiterate it every few pages in her new book, The Recovering Spender.

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A Piece of Advice: Beware of Advice

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A Piece of Advice: Beware of Advice

Where do you get financial advice from?  My grandmother learned everything she knows about money from her father. My friend with a looming student loan talks to her other friends with student loans. I go to my bank once a year where the cheerful but forceful lady behind the desk tells me what I should be doing with my money.

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“Personal Finance was my favourite subject in school,” said no one ever

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“Personal Finance was my favourite subject in school,” said no one ever

I remember seeing “Personal Finance” on our list of optional classes in Grade 11; I wondered what it was, decided it sounded lame, and assumed no one cool was going to take it anyway. That was the only time I remember the subject of financial literacy being mentioned in school, from kindergarten to grade 12. 

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