You & Your Money

by Alvin Hall

Years of experience working to help resolve the money difficulties of many individuals and families has taught Alvin Hall one crucial our financial status has little to do with the amount of money we earn. The real factor that determines our success or failure with money is how we handle the various emotions and relationships that impact the decisions we make about money. Our response to these complicated emotional issues actually has the ability to make or break our economic security, but now Alvin is on hand with his famous straight-from-the-hip advice to ensure we control our finances - no matter what the underlying issue.Helping us to gain a real insight into the deep-seated psychological roots that govern our attitude towards money, this brand-new book explores each of the major primary relationships that affect our financial choices - our parents, siblings, peers, partners, children, career, retirement, and of course ourselves. With practical and workable tools grounded in reality, Alvin shows us how to make sure the money we work hard to earn works hard for us, and sets us a clear pathway for long-term financial success.

Genres: Self Help

Paperback

First published December 14, 2006

Reviews

[Graeme · Rating 3 out of 5]

I discovered that I'm terrible with money. I'm not that bad, but I could use a helping hand. So I got hold of Alvin and his advice. I quite like Alvin, but this wasn't quite the book I was looking for. Mostly he explores the nature of your relationship with money -- what you learned from your parents, what you're teaching your kids, how money affects your relationships with your siblings, considering a pension, and all that gumph. Actually, that's not really what I needed to know. I need to know how to stop being a putz with money, and there wasn't a lot in here about that. And Alvin can be a little bit prim when he's ready, so you can feel slightly more of a putz if you've already realised, well, I have no pension, I charge too little for my time, I don't value myself in terms of money, etc. A bit more practical rather than "I know a couple who spent too much and got into debt, so they talked to me and I helped them see the error of their ways." If that makes any sense.

But I do still like Alvin. Maybe more on the TV than in book form, mind. Hmm. Wonder if he has any YouTube vids?

[Marjorie]

I found this on the clearance table at Barnes & Noble for $2.49. Maybe my being so happy to snag a bargain is the kind of emotion the book will explain. Actually, thumbing through it and seeing a section on siblings who stopped talking to each other after a parent died is what clinched the purchase for me.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book, Alvin Hall discusses ways to manage money and also how it effects your relationships with family too. I hope i can learn from this book.