What You Didn't Learn from Your Parents About Money: A Guide to A Pricey Subject

by Matthew Paul Turner

Smart financial handling is more important for young adults to learn than ever. This book tackles issues such as credit card debt, the joys of investing, and God's plan for stewardship.

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2007

About the author

Matthew Paul Turner has made his mark as a force in the Christian children's book publishing market. With his unmatched gift for rhyme blended with deliberate messages of hope and empowerment, Turner's books When God Made You and When God Made Light have become bedtime favorites for families across America. His latest anticipated release is When I Pray for You, which will debut in February 2019.

Turner's storied writing career started nearly 20 years ago, and he has published a book every year. Called “one of Christianity’s fresh voices” by Publisher’s Weekly, Turner's other notable works include Our Great Big American God, Churched, Coffeehouse Gospel and The Christian Culture Survival Guide.

When God Made You was an Evangelical Christian Publishing Association Bestseller, described as “‘Oh, the Places You'll Go' meets the Divine” by recording artist Amy Grant.

Additionally, Turner is an accomplished photographer and journalist. Turner traveled all over the world documenting National Geographic’s “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman”. For the past decade, he has also traveled extensively with World Vision to places such as Tacloban, Philippines; Entebbe, Uganda; Cochabamba, Bolivia; Gyumri, Armenia; and other locations documenting the vast effects of poverty and the humanitarian efforts of the non-profit. His writing has appeared in outlets that include the Washington Post, National Geographic, USA Today and Daily Beast.

Turner lives in Nashville, Tenn. with his wife Jessica and their three elementary-aged children. In his free time, he enjoys portrait photography, woodworking, and cooking for his family and friends. Connect with him at www.matthewpaulturner.com

Reviews

[Catherine Flynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book in terms of learning about money in understanding it in God's way. It is a great book for starters especially for the ones wanting to learn about managing your finances, it is actually great for beginners as words used and its construction are very easy to understand compared to other financial books. However the down side of this book, it just have too many adlibs and jokes that sometimes while reading it, it's just annoying that it tend to lose the appetite of learning. Other than that, I enjoyed his life stories about how he was taught by his dad when it comes to saving, and standing at what he wants to spend to a certain items and his other financial stories from his friends. All in all its a good book to learn what truly is needed about money and other finances.