How to Avoid H. E. N. R. Y. Syndrome (High Earner Not Rich Yet): Financial Strategies to Own Your Future

by Gideon Drucker

You’re earning a great six-figure salary and living comfortably but you’re still not getting any closer to buying that first home or planning for your children’s college. You’re living in a nice apartment, are able to travel and eat out as often as you want, but you feel stuck in the same place you were at three years ago. Well, you might be suffering from H.E.N.R.Y. SYNDROME™. If you’re earning great money but still on your parents Netflix account (don’t lie!) you might be a H.E.N.R.Y.  And if you spend more on Seamless than you contribute to your 401(k), you’re most likely a H.E.N.R.Y. And you’re certainly not alone.

But If you want to take control of your future and are ready take proactive steps to build your family’s financial roadmap, this book was written for you.

READERS

Learn why your own financial behavior is the single greatest determinant to financial success & HOW to make this work to our benefitUnderstand how to get started building a financial plan that works for youBe able to define, articulate, and then plan for your upcoming financial goalsDevise a consistent & automated Monthly Saving Program that is segmented by the time horizon of your financial goalsBe introduced to Investments, Tax planning, and insurance planning in a way that doesn’t melt your brainGain insight and hear relatable stories about paying off student loans, buying your first home, & preparing to have childrenKnow what to look for in choosing a financial advisor that’s right for you and your family

Genres: Self Help

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 22, 2020

Reviews

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book felt like a recipe blog post. Too many anecdotes, attempts at jokes, pats on the back, musings about the IDF, and randomly inserted images obfuscated the actual learnings. At page 80 I literally said out loud to my sister that I could’ve just skipped straight to that point. Maybe that makes it better for complete personal finance beginners? Idk. They also either didn’t hire an editor or need to fire theirs because I counted 3 typos and found it nearly impossible to read some of the inserted charts.

The one thing I learned is that permanent insurance can be a useful asset to have because it’s decoupled from the stock market.

[Brent Grunig · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book. But after the first 3-4 chapters of this pamphlet (better description than an actual book), I just became so annoyed with the authors style of writing like a total finance/frat bro, excessive use of exclamation points, and somehow consistently mentioning being a paratrooper. So many of the graphs are too small to actually see the info and unfortunately there’s just some sloppiness in editing and mistakes. I took about 2-3 nuggets of info from this, but overall wish I could have a few nights of my life back and spent it in another financial book.

[Jeremy Scully · Rating 1 out of 5]

An advertisement disguised as a book?

I liked that you can read this very quickly and that's about it for the positives. This was one big advertisement for himself and his family firm. No advice here that's any different from the multitude of free advice out there which is ironic because he spends so much time talking about his credentials yet this was the most basic advice to read. Essentially, start saving and investing early...like common sense informs you to do.

[Katey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was this "book" self-published? It feels like a self-published book.

It's basically an advertisement built upon bragging. Anecdotes that don't go anywhere, an overly familiar jocular writing style, very little concrete advice or inputs.

Without even reading them, I'm certain there are other finance books that are more helpful.

[BigBlueSea · Rating 2 out of 5]

average

This book is ok but nothing life changing. It provides a base level understanding of key concepts but is a glorified ad pitch for their firm.