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Wealth Watchers: My Simple Program to Help You Spend Less and Save More
by
Alice Wood
Ten years ago, Alice Wood was living a normal life, balancing her career, family, and finances with con dence. Having grown up with a father who was a bank president from the pre-branch banking era and a mother who was influenced by the Great Depression, Alice learned prudence and financial responsibility at home. She knew instinctively how to handle money, until a brain i...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
December 29th 2009
by Free Press
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Grounded guide to managing personal finances
In 2000, estate-planning attorney Alice Wood suffered a serious brain injury. It affected her ability to think clearly and harmed her marriage, her law practice, her weight, her life – her entire ability to function. As she recovered, money became a major issue for her and her husband. When she joined Weight Watchers to try to slim down, she realized that its careful, day-by-day approach was an excellent model for a personal financial contr...more
In 2000, estate-planning attorney Alice Wood suffered a serious brain injury. It affected her ability to think clearly and harmed her marriage, her law practice, her weight, her life – her entire ability to function. As she recovered, money became a major issue for her and her husband. When she joined Weight Watchers to try to slim down, she realized that its careful, day-by-day approach was an excellent model for a personal financial contr...more
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persuasive on the topic of tracking day to day spending and how to organize and go about it. Extol the virtues of making small sacrifice in daily spending to save for future emergency.
Like pg 38-40.
"Remember you can have almost anything as long as you plan ahead and save for it"
In Poor Richard's Almanac, published 250 years ago, Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Small leaks sink great ships." Such wisdom is as relevant today as it was then. When you start tracking ...more
Like pg 38-40.
"Remember you can have almost anything as long as you plan ahead and save for it"
In Poor Richard's Almanac, published 250 years ago, Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Small leaks sink great ships." Such wisdom is as relevant today as it was then. When you start tracking ...more
I have yet to put the program into effect, but the idea seems sound and simple. Basing her system on the Weight Watchers program of adhering to a daily points number, Alice Wood suggests doing the same with ones finances to keep from spending beyond one's means. There's also a great explanation of exactly how one's credit score is calculated and what you can do to make it better.
It is also a quick, easy read as half of the book is actually your daily journal pages, budget summary pa...more
It is also a quick, easy read as half of the book is actually your daily journal pages, budget summary pa...more
Helpful ideas to keep one on track financially. Since I love Weight Watchers, I also appreciate this program. Behavioral psychology.
5 stars for the concept, but would have been just fine as an article.
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