Introducing Personal Finance: A Practical Guide

by Michael Taillard

Introducing Personal Finance by economics expert Michael Taillard―who has a PhD in economics―teaches you everything you need to know about on how to save, earn and get the most out of your money.

Genres: Finance

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 2014

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Reviews

[Ishtiaque Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably the most useful book I've read in a long while. Although I took Finance courses during my grads and masters, none of them taught the real world concepts.

In this book, there are thoughts, ideas and elaborated paragraphs on how to manage money--what to do, when to do, and what not to do and why not to do them. Answers are given even before the questions get asked.

It was going a bit slow in the beginning, but the book is organized in such a manner whereby you can choose the topics that interest you instead of going through the it sequentially.

A must read for any person who wants a heads up on basic finance.

[Lewis Hastie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bits of this are very useful, and the analysis towards the end on how and why bad decisions are made is very true and relevant. The middle section on investment sets out terms for various financial products which is helpful but it could go further in explaining how and why these things might be useful to individual people, or how one goes from being in control of their money to becoming an investor. All in all though, it’s a good guide to personal financial discipline and the intricacies of the financial system

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[Dmitri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great overview of personal finance. I have taken some accounting and finance courses so although the information was not new it was a great refresher and reinforcement of knowledge. If you want to take control of your finances, I recommend using this as your first step to get the specific financial terms down.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and very well written

Does a great job explaining many very complex topics while keeping it light enough to keep the attention of most readers. This is a great starting point for personal finance.

[Weilian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic. Good for beginners with no clue about finances. helped me alot as an introduction to personal finance.

[Abhy Sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful

Helps in understanding basics for personal finance. This book a written in American context, nevertheless useful irrespective of which part of the world you are from

[Huijing Yang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal finance basics 101

Covered all the basic terms but I wanted a little more information on how to grow wealth. A quick read.

[Liam Connolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Gives a lot of standard detail and formulae you'd learn in a basic finance course, but had little practical and specific help. Life is more than math problems and vague psychology

[Supriyo Majumdar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good short read

Overall a nice read. This book introduces a lot of concepts that needs further exploration. It does make the subject of personal finance less intriguing.

[Sarwat Z Shah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book

Good insight how finances work; most interesting chapter was behavioural finance which may help people to understand why they spend money.

[Fi Didcock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good summary

It is a good book that explains all things finance. Good to go back a refer too.

However, felt more tips could have been included.

[Keenan Bartlett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straightforward read, well written in a way that disseminates a wide variety of finance ideas and principles into bite sized overviews.

[Esther Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well Written

A very practical guide with incredible steps for financial intelligence. I like his illustrations & examples. Well done & inspiring

[Brad Dugg · Rating 3 out of 5]

good one

Easy and practical this one was a breezy financial book. So loved it overall. Sometimes found it too simplistic too.

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

Clearly not written for the way that my brain is wired. I mostly skimmed it, it is written for someone clued in to economics and economics theory (not me), it wasn't basic at all (for me) and not at all useful (for me).

[Tom Pratt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for those looking for a basic overview. Includes some useful tips & methods.

[Jonathan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dry and not very practical. Reads more like an encyclopedia on the topic. That's not what I expected from the introduction and am my rating reflects my disappointment.

[Ken Kugler · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good source of information and is not written in technical terms. This
is for anyone including beginners.