The Rebel Mama's Handbook on Money

by Aleks Jassem, Nikita Stanley

If you want to get your mind and your money right in a mansplaining-free environment, the Rebel Mamas are here to help Get Your $hit Together is the antidote to all those boring financial planning books you don’t want to read. With honesty, humour and genuine encouragement, the Rebel Mamas teach you how to make smart decisions about your money (or lack thereof), stay sane and become empowered. With hot tips (and pics), quizzes, sensible tactics and clear advice, the Rebel Mamas will help you

learn how to broach money convos with your partneruntangle wills, guardianship and other morbid subjectnavigate the world of parental leavefigure out if, when and how to go back to workchoose childcare optionsditch debt and spend more mindfullyunderstand investment strategies and create generational wealth And more—because the only thing better than self-care is economic freedom, baby!

Genres: Nonfiction, Audiobook

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2020

Reviews

[Amy Barrette · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected more advanced notions but this book is good introduction to the foundations of financial literacy.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a must read ladies

[Mara · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I applaud the language used in this book for being highly accessible and very readable, this is little more than a “money 101” guide for Canadian parent(s) that includes, among other things, revolutionary advice like “make your coffee at home” and “you don’t need to buy everything you see in Instagram ads” and “invest in real estate” and “here’s a story about how I could be a successful stay-at-home mom who returned to the workforce: I’m a millionaire.” So overall, it’s difficult to imagine recommending this book to someone looking for detailed financial advice on the road to becoming a mother, whether you’re partnered or not, unless you’re literally starting from the ground up and don’t know how to save money in any way (or you’re a millionaire and somehow never learned about TFSAs). Additionally, for being such a short book, it’s full of random photographs (often of American money, which I found odd for a book written by and aimed primarily at Canadians), with several pictures of the authors sprinkled throughout with headers like “Hot Girl Break” (implying you’re supposed to take a moment and appreciate how hot they are). Truly, at its heart, I can sense this book means well and is trying its best to be both woke and helpful, but ultimately it isn’t detailed or specific enough to get beyond the basics of the average Facebook “financial advice” post about spending less of your money on avocado toast, as if that could actually make a meaningful dent in your financial situation.

[Lorna · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're a mom or mom-to-be, looking for some advice on money and childrearing look no further! Get Your $hit Together is a comprehensive primer on getting the basics together when you have kids.

As an expectant mom with little to no knowledge of finances, I thought that this book might be a good start and I wasn't wrong. The book is broken easy to digest chapters and explores topics well enough to give you a thorough understanding but without you feeling overwhelmed by the nitty gritty of investments and RRSPs.

I would highly recommend this book to people like me as a basic primer to get ready for baby.

[Katherine Nix · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would have been good for me 10+ years ago when I was pregnant but there were some sections that were still good review (RESP math for example). It's perfect for pregnant Canadian moms (or Canadian moms of young kids) who feel clueless about financially planning for having kids. Even if you're a mom of a school-age child, it's easy to skip the sections that no longer apply to you (eg. matleave). The writing style is really informal and explanations are therefore more clear than you'd get from the bank.

[Celeste · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating mainly as it is a Canadian book that doesn’t help as much in US, plus this is a book for much younger readers than myself or for first time mothers. I would have learned a lot from it 10 years ago. I am glad that there are starting books for money management to Canadians, but this one is very basic without much after you set up accounts. It would be wise to read another book that goes more in-depth about saving, budgeting, and investing.

[Daniella Perruccio · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’re a parent you have to get your financial $hit together, but getting educated in the art of finance can be overwhelming AF. This book breaks it down in a format that is super simple to grasp. It takes the taboo out of money talk and leave you feeling empowered and excited to take on the path towards financial freedom.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good read. I wish I would have read it when I was pregnant. There are a lot of good tips to get and keep your family on track with money. She is funny and makes money language easy to understand.

[Kayla G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for ideas about kids and finances.

[Rosa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. Tips include not buying a couch you can't afford and having a balance on your credit card is okay.