Can anyone recommend a financial self help book to become a DFW?

debsley_pig

Hi

My mum has offered to buy me a financial self help book for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a good one??

I am desperate to become a DFW, but we are still in the position where we are spending more than we have coming in and are getting nowhere in clearing our debt. Things are going to be even more difficult from the New Year as I am going back to work after having a baby and am reducing my wage significantly, plus having to fork out for childcare when I am there!

I need something to sort me out and know how to organise our finances better!!

Thanks
Debsley Pig

gettingitsorted

the very man who started this martin lewis has written a few books all on dfw

amosworks

Hi debsley pig

There's a suggestion you might not have considered yet and that's an audio book. Basically books on tape Whilst at first thought you might think they're only for the blind or whatnot, actually they are very popular and you can shove them on your MP3 player or burn them for your CD player (they usually come as MP3's downloaded or on CD and you can rip them to MP3 to suit however you can listen to them).

They're really handy for most, especially busy people, because you can turn boring time in your life (like cleaning up after your kids have gone to bed, going to work and doing housework) in to productive learning and motivational time. Plus as you're listening, the boring task you're doing (and have both hands and eyes free to do!) gets done quicker and they're less boring as the time passes much quicker. I often listen to audio books when doing the ironing, and it feels like I've not done ironing for years

There are a few self-help audiobook fans on the forum and a couple of threads on the subject. Maybe you could ask for a pass at audible.com or something as a gift? (Although I must tell you, albeit maybe illegal, it is possible to download a wide range of self-help audiobooks from "other" sources if you get what I mean; nod nod).

Don't laugh at the library
John Commuta - Inspirational BUT believable and do able ?
The DFW Virtual Book Club
Automatic millionaire - views please?
How do you lot keep yourselves motivated while in debt?

Amos

SunderlandBlackCat

Hope this helps

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do_it_today!

The Laws of Money by Suze Orman - very good book a written by US Lady - but the book has been converted for the UK highly recommend it!

beanielou

Martin Lewis's money diet is great.
I can recommend it.
Sure the new one will be great as well-cant wait

Biffa

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Get-Debt-Jerrold-Mundis/dp/0553283960/sr=8-1/qid=1165043832/ref=sr_1_1/026-4789779-9013247?ie=UTF8&s=books

It's a book called "How to get out of debt, stay out of debt & live prosperously". It's an American book, but most of what is in it can be applied here too. I've got a copy and have found it really useful.

There are also Martin's books as have been mentioned before.

Good luck.