Personal Finance and Investing: How Anyone Can Make More, Spend Less, and Invest Wisely

by Kyle Landis-Marinello, Mindy Jensen (Foreword)

"So many finance books are full of fluff, but NOT this one. Highly recommend!" - Rachel Richards, Bestselling Author of Money Honey

If you want to learn how to make your money work for you, keep reading…

Everyone wishes they could make more money, but few know how to get their financial house in order or how to leverage it to increase their bottom line and put more money in their pockets NOW. Personal Finance and How Anyone Can Make More, Spend Less, and Invest Wisely is the quintessential — and entertaining — guide to making your financial dreams a reality and finally taking control of your hard-earned money.

Inside, you’ll find actionable steps including how

Retire earlyEarn and use extra fundsFind FREE moneyTake on a side hustleGet smart about your spending habitsManage good, bad, & ugly debtAvoid paying unnecessary feesAnd so much more!If you’ve ever believed personal finance and investing are too difficult to learn or too time-consuming to keep up with, this book will make you think differently and will inspire you to take charge of your finances now...

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2021

About the author

Kyle Landis-Marinello lives in Vermont with his fantastic partner, three wonderful kids, and an amazing dog. He is a practicing attorney, specializing in environmental and energy law. He received a master’s degree in environmental law from Vermont Law School and a law degree from the University of Michigan, where even his free time was spent on study-related activities like being an editor of the Michigan Law Review. (This was before kids, so he didn’t know what else to do with his time.) When he turned his research skills toward personal finance and investing, he learned how to improve his family’s finances by $300,000 in one year. This did not come from being wealthy or from compromising his values. This $300,000 change came from receiving forgiveness of federal student loans, refinancing a home and private student loans, and other methods to make more, spend less, and invest wisely. His passions are family, friends, kayaking, frisbee, board games, comic books, and writing.

Reviews

[Karissa Jackson]

This book is a great resource! Comprehensive and to the point. I’ve read several blogs/articles/books on the subject and feel like I still learned a lot from this book. I appreciated how clearly Landis-Marinello laid out pros and cons, all the while peppering a bit of humor that made this a quick and enjoyable read. I particularly found the information around green investing helpful, as it’s something I’m interested in yet rarely come across in the sources I’ve read thus far. I anticipate I will be referencing back to certain chapters every so often and following up on the additional resources!

[Manuela]

sometimes can be hard to find a useful guide about saving and investment, I truly want to recommend this book as it covers all aspects and can provide some good pieces of advice. Of course, some of the content is already present in other personal finance books, but we are talking about the basics, so if you want to start I can suggest it. Unfortunately is particular written for an American audience but the content is still valid.

[A. Loughridge]

Absolutely best read on sensible financial decision-making! Coming from the corporate side of investments and now teaching it, I would have never thought I would congratulate a lawyer on making personal finance so practical. Thank you, Mr. Landis-Marinello! (It made me LOL, too!)

[Lenora K. Campbell]

Enlightening

A wonderful resource that educated you concerning finance in easy term that leads to increased understanding. Everyone should have this information. Highly recommend read.

[Melanie Underwood]

An easy-to-read and entertaining guide to finance full of tips and tricks that anyone can use.

[Ritvik Thakur]

Funny, entertaining, and straightforward lessons in personal finance. A great read for any age really, but even better if you are a teenager.

[Michael Quan]

A very entertaining and practical book on personal finance. Kyle has the gift of telling relevant stories while providing insights and valuable tips. Don't miss this one.

[Lynn]

Fun, easy read, and informative

Each chapter was fun, with stories, easily digestible and actionable. The author covered all of the major topics of personal finance in a way that was easy to follow.

[Eddyza Ruiz]

This book is an amazing guide for new investors and people with unorganized finances. Pretty much for everyone at some point. As promised in this book, you will get money from applying some of the information into your life. I got a thousand dollars out of it in my second day reading it!