Love and Money: A Life Guide to Financial Success
Author: Jeff D. Opdyke
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ISBN: 0471476587
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (26 November, 2003)
Sales Rank: 16,231
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent Advice on Handling Money
Jeff Opdyke takes a hard look at various money problems facing people at various stages of their lives. Although you won't have to face each problem, the advice is sound and the reasoning behind the advice is bound to be helpful in some aspect of your financial life. One problem, ignored by other authors, is how to handle the situation when an aging parent makes bad (wasteful) financial decisions. Do you sacrifice your own retirement savings to bail them out, or is there a better solution? Opdykes answer is worth the price of the book.
Other topics are covered in a thoughtful manner. This book is easy to read and provides good financial advice.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Love & Money: A Life Guide to Financial Success
I saw a brief review of this in a popular news weekly. It sounded like just what my wife and I needed to help us shore up the foundation of our financial house of cards. I logged on to amazon.com immediately to buy it. Amazon was also offering David Bach's "Smart Couples Finish Rich" so my wife and I decided to pop for both. Do yourself a favor: buy the David Back book and save your money on this one. While not completely useless (anything that gets you to think has some value), it raises more questions than answers. Jeff Opdyke, by his own admission, is a late 30's parent of a school age child. Yet, he writes about every stage of life as if from his own experience. And when he gets in a jam, he always refers to his mythical friend, Denise, a financial planner in Northern California. She offers up such good advise I wish she had written her own book. Until she does, the David Bach book tackles many of the same topics (how to discuss finances in an intimate relationship) along with offering a down-to-earth, nuts-and-bolts plan to achieving your financial goals as a couple.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Much to think about...and a great read!
This book is an excellent companion to other financial books. Rather than tell you how to save or invest, it talks about the personal sides of money in life. Although most of the book comes from the standpoint of someone in a marriage, much of the material will be relevant for everyone. The point of the book is to make us think about the "other" questions that personal finance implies, such as dealing with financial compatibility with others, kids & allowances, supporting parents in their old age, deciding what you actually want to do with your retirement, and some others. I appreciate Opdyke's candor in talking about the conversations he has with his spouse, as I have similar talks with my wife. This book has given me much to think about, and more to talk about with my wife. All of this is done in a pleasant, easy-to-read style that is not at all "preachy" about what you "should" be doing. A great read, and highly recommended. Similar Products
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