The Ms. Spent Money Guide: Get More of What You Want with What You Earn

by Deborah Knuckey

Change your spending habits to achieve your personal andfinancial goals

The hardest part of personal finance for most people is livingwithin their means. Spreadsheets, budgets, and tables make moneymanagement seem like hard work. In The MsSpent MoneyGuide, readers are introduced to an innovative approachthat focuses spending habits to allow for everyday costs and futureexpenses while finding money for things you really enjoy.

MsSpent's bottom line is to help people have a more fulfillinglife by helping them clarify their financial goals as well asdevelop systems and habits that manage their spending. We are allunique and there is no single way to manage money. TheMsSpent Money Guide helps each individual discover a waythat will work for them. Readers of all ages will benefit fromMsSpent's message-if you are clear about your values, you will getmore of the life you want with the money you have.

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2001

Reviews

[Neelz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A guide to "conscious spending." Knuckey patterns her expense model after Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the point being that after paying off survival expenses, it's important to allocate money for things that bring us real pleasure. Makes the excellent point that if we don't have a conscious plan to fund our "soul," we will end up unconsciously spending money in scattered places that don't bring us nearly as much pleasure.

[Libby Stott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the non-judgemental approach: the idea of a "spending plan" rather than a "budget, of choosing your own values, etc.

Nice, upbeat tone.