Alvin`s Book

juno

Good work Juno!!!

I've now decided what I'm buying everyone for Christmas too!

Martinslovechild

I've now decided what I'm buying everyone for Christmas too!

They say that great minds think alike!!  I got a copy for my brother's wife.

I really hope that all these people receiving a copy of The Money Diet for Christmas read it and follow at least some of the advice.

jo_b_2

However, I find Alvin Hall is a much better TV presenter than Martin, even though the content is not necessarily any better. Martin stresses his points to an excessive degree, and needs to tone it down a bit.

Alvin has a very engaging personality.

Please Martin don't tone it down. You're perfect just the way you are! ;D :-[

bridiej

Let's check it out...



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Mmmm...

It's strange though cos I like Alvin, yet that bl**dy Halifax man really winds me up!!!!!!!!!

Bet he was gutted when he was told he was being replaced by an animated version of himself - LOL!

elona

I thought Alvin Hall's latest book was called what not to spend.

I found a special offer from a book club so have ordered it.

davidcampbell

well it was mr hall that got me interested in moneysaving. from his book i progressed to martins then to this site. so he isnt all bad ....

seriously, alvin and martin do have very different styles. alvin tends to focus on personal life experiences a bit more (at least that how it comes across to me) and i can relate to this, whereas martin is a bit more succinct (sp?) which is easier to digest.

i use both of them interchangeably

("what not to spend" is just a more colourful version of "money or life" IMO)

ceegee

I was disappointed with "What Not To Spend" as I felt I knew about most of what he had written, anyway. I was doubly disappointed because, and I'm almost ashamed to admit it, it was an impulse buy. It cost me about £15, I think. Then I was thricely disappointed with it because it wasn't as if I was even in debt! All-in-all, Alvin Hall, I must put it down to £15 spent to learn a lesson on impulse buying.

MSE_Martin

David I was interested in your note about Alvin and my books being interchangeable. Funny because i consider our specialities almost different disciplines.

For me alvin is a financial behaviour and budgeting specialist, and looks at product from an angle of controlling yourself.

My speciality is product, playing the system, anti-marketing and how you should behave within the construct of different products.

For me they're very different things - alvin's about financial simplicity, i'm about playing the system and accepting complexity.

I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts on whether there's a differentiation or not, solely as i'm talking to publishers about books at the moment.

martin

zzzLazyDaisy

I Love you Martin, coz you make managing money fun.

Big Hugs

Daisy :rotfl:

davidcampbell

MSE_Martin wrote:

David I was interested in your note about Alvin and my books being interchangeable. Funny because i consider our specialities almost different disciplines.

For me alvin is a financial behaviour and budgeting specialist, and looks at product from an angle of controlling yourself.

My speciality is product, playing the system, anti-marketing and how you should behave within the construct of different products.

For me they're very different things - alvin's about financial simplicity, i'm about playing the system and accepting complexity.

I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts on whether there's a differentiation or not, solely as i'm talking to publishers about books at the moment.

martin

sorry i tend to type my posts without thinking

it may be that im mixing up parts of what ive read from you with what ive read from alvin - i dont actually own either book - and its a while since i read them).

i read them in my local starbucks :T a first i thought i was being really 'money saving' but ive probably spent more on coffee now than i would have if i bought them!!!!! :rolleyes:

interchangeably wasnt the right word in hindsight. you are both talking about the same thing in essence though (imo) and thats kinda what i meant.

some things from alvins book didnt really sink in until i read your way of explaining it, and viceversa (no offence intended)


DC