Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
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- Author：Tiffany Aliche
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Summary
Tiffany Aliche was a successful pre-school teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole。 As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue， the outline of her ten-step formula for attaining both financial security and peace of mind began to take shape。 These principles have now helped more than one million women worldwide save and pay off millions in debt， and begin planning for a richer life。
Revealing this practical ten-step process for the first time in its entirety， Get Good with Money introduces the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness a realistic， achievable， and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems。 With helpful checklists， worksheets， a tool kit of resources， and advanced advice from experts who Tiffany herself relies on （her "Budgetnista Boosters"）， Get Good with Money gets crystal clear on the short-term actions that lead to long-term goals， including:
- A simple technique to determine your baseline or "noodle budget，" examine and systemize your expenses， and lay out a plan that allows you to say yes to your dreams。
- An assessment tool that helps you understand whether you have a "don't make enough" problem or a "spend too much" issue--as well as ways to fix both。
- Best practices for saving for a rainy day （aka job loss）， a big-ticket item （a house， a trip， a car）， and money that can be invested for your future。
- Detailed advice and action steps for taking charge of your credit score， maximizing bill-paying automation， savings and investing， and calculating your life， disability， and property insurance needs。
- Ways to protect your beneficiaries' future， and ensure that your financial wishes will stand the test of time。
Revealing this practical ten-step process for the first time in its entirety， Get Good with Money introduces the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness a realistic， achievable， and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems。 With helpful checklists， worksheets， a tool kit of resources， and advanced advice from experts who Tiffany herself relies on （her "Budgetnista Boosters"）， Get Good with Money gets crystal clear on the short-term actions that lead to long-term goals， including:
- A simple technique to determine your baseline or "noodle budget，" examine and systemize your expenses， and lay out a plan that allows you to say yes to your dreams。
- An assessment tool that helps you understand whether you have a "don't make enough" problem or a "spend too much" issue--as well as ways to fix both。
- Best practices for saving for a rainy day （aka job loss）， a big-ticket item （a house， a trip， a car）， and money that can be invested for your future。
- Detailed advice and action steps for taking charge of your credit score， maximizing bill-paying automation， savings and investing， and calculating your life， disability， and property insurance needs。
- Ways to protect your beneficiaries' future， and ensure that your financial wishes will stand the test of time。
Reviews
Zach Scardino
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I came in with low expectations because this sub genre is rife with nonsense but this is a good book。 It’s going to be more approachable and timely for young adults and people who found Dave Ramsey to be too MLM-y or dogmatic。 Aliche touches on personal experience before diving into her strategies that are shockingly well rounded for a “101” level book and ticks a lot of boxes that Ramsey leaves off。 Despite heading into the weeds of “grown-up finance”， she manages to do so without it being over I came in with low expectations because this sub genre is rife with nonsense but this is a good book。 It’s going to be more approachable and timely for young adults and people who found Dave Ramsey to be too MLM-y or dogmatic。 Aliche touches on personal experience before diving into her strategies that are shockingly well rounded for a “101” level book and ticks a lot of boxes that Ramsey leaves off。 Despite heading into the weeds of “grown-up finance”， she manages to do so without it being overwhelming。 。。。more
Christine Andersen
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This is a MUST read！！！ This book breaks down getting your money in order in a way that is easy to follow and actionable！ Just DO the steps in the book and you are well on your way。 That’s not to say the work is easy but she takes the mystery out of it！ She takes you from getting real about your current situation， steps to take to improve it and all the way through investing， estate and will planning。 She does it in a non-judgmental and real world way （think the opposite of Dave Ramsey privilege， This is a MUST read！！！ This book breaks down getting your money in order in a way that is easy to follow and actionable！ Just DO the steps in the book and you are well on your way。 That’s not to say the work is easy but she takes the mystery out of it！ She takes you from getting real about your current situation， steps to take to improve it and all the way through investing， estate and will planning。 She does it in a non-judgmental and real world way （think the opposite of Dave Ramsey privilege， judging， restrictive junk）。 。。。more
Devin Michael
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Full of great advice dealing with money。 Tiffany does a great job breaking things down to be easily understood。 She gives assignments throughout the book that are easy to complete and by the end of the book， you feel empowered。 I'm good with money， budgets， investments， insurance， wills， and more！ Full of great advice dealing with money。 Tiffany does a great job breaking things down to be easily understood。 She gives assignments throughout the book that are easy to complete and by the end of the book， you feel empowered。 I'm good with money， budgets， investments， insurance， wills， and more！ 。。。more
Kelsey Ann
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Tiffany gives practical steps and explanations to better understand the world of finance with enough unbiased information to ensure the reader can make their own opinions。 She breaks down the language fiance bros have complicated and exaggerated to better explain concepts and terms in language anyone can understand。 She gives real world， nonjudgemental steps to ensure financial literacy， gain skills， and easy access to powerful。 I will recommend and buy this book for all the tiny humans in my li Tiffany gives practical steps and explanations to better understand the world of finance with enough unbiased information to ensure the reader can make their own opinions。 She breaks down the language fiance bros have complicated and exaggerated to better explain concepts and terms in language anyone can understand。 She gives real world， nonjudgemental steps to ensure financial literacy， gain skills， and easy access to powerful。 I will recommend and buy this book for all the tiny humans in my life to better ensure financial independence， knowledge and access。 This book also provided me with a script so I can get over my fear of fiance and foster meaningful， vulnerable and open conversations about money。 I so grateful for Tiffany and the education she has blessed me and the world with。 。。。more
Zi
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Actually， really， really really really good。 This is the missing decade of individual finance course that should have been taught to everyone from 15 to 25 year olds by the American education system， and beyond， AND it is written in plain English！ I thought her writing style it would be cheesy enough turn me off but it was very refreshing amongst some of the more complicated topics。 If you think you know personal finance， read this book and think again。 I listened it to as an audio book and will Actually， really， really really really good。 This is the missing decade of individual finance course that should have been taught to everyone from 15 to 25 year olds by the American education system， and beyond， AND it is written in plain English！ I thought her writing style it would be cheesy enough turn me off but it was very refreshing amongst some of the more complicated topics。 If you think you know personal finance， read this book and think again。 I listened it to as an audio book and will have to go read it again for the actionable worksheets。 。。。more
Jackie
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The financial concepts are good in this book， but I had a hard time connecting with Tiffany's reading。 Takeawaw:1。 I liked the noodlebudget。 I found this stress relieving， knowing if something bad happened， I would have a backup budget on the ready。 The financial concepts are good in this book， but I had a hard time connecting with Tiffany's reading。 Takeawaw:1。 I liked the noodlebudget。 I found this stress relieving， knowing if something bad happened， I would have a backup budget on the ready。 。。。more
Andrew Windsor
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Everybody living in the US should read this book。
Kirsten
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This book was alright！ I went into wanting some financial advice l， and came out with what I wanted， but only partially。 This book was more of a step by step guide as to how to do certain things。 Which for most people， is really good for their financial journey。 However for me， it was just like reading a lesson plan without following along。 Though， this was very informative。 I might come back to it again and try out the steps myself。 I might have a better rating for it then！
Elaine Anderson
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Such a fabulous book！ The writing was compelling and I had a hard time putting it down。 It also gave me so much knowledge about personal finances and has inspired me to make some new financial goals！ Very informative yet entertaining！
Fatwa Luka
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I’ve actually feel like I’ve become financially whole and stable and this is the first book to help me accomplish that。 I recommend this book to anyone and everyone。 Tiffany is a great teacher
Krystal
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Really enjoyed this book a lot。 I follow her on social media so knew I liked her tone and how she approaches talking about finances。 I also appreciated the way the book levels up each chapter。 As someone who's read a lot of personal finance books at this point， I liked the progression and also the detailed to-dos in the book。 You can really treat it like a workbook and slowly work your way through her exercises。 Also， bonus for not getting to net worth until almost the end。 I've always felt star Really enjoyed this book a lot。 I follow her on social media so knew I liked her tone and how she approaches talking about finances。 I also appreciated the way the book levels up each chapter。 As someone who's read a lot of personal finance books at this point， I liked the progression and also the detailed to-dos in the book。 You can really treat it like a workbook and slowly work your way through her exercises。 Also， bonus for not getting to net worth until almost the end。 I've always felt starting there wasn't helpful for newbies and glad to see someone agrees！ 。。。more
Morgann
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This is the best finance book I’ve ever read。 After reading this book I feel confident in how to budget， save， invest， retire， and manage my money now and for the rest of my life。 I’m now also confident on how to shop for health/auto/life/home/disability insurance。 This is one of the most valuable books I’ve ever read。 And the GGWM toolkit is free on her website 🥹 I will be forever grateful I got the opportunity to read this。
Rachel
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Utterly amazing， for the first time in my life I feel like I have a good grasp on finances and how they work。 Using this book I was able to write out a 5 year plan that would give me almost 20k in savings and erase my debt entirely。 I'm shocked！！！！ I want everyone to read it！ Utterly amazing， for the first time in my life I feel like I have a good grasp on finances and how they work。 Using this book I was able to write out a 5 year plan that would give me almost 20k in savings and erase my debt entirely。 I'm shocked！！！！ I want everyone to read it！ 。。。more
Crystal
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A must read。 Become financially whole。 Don't just pay down your debt， take care of whom and what you have。 She steps it out for you: 1。 Budget Building， 2。 Save Like a Squirrel， 3。 Dig Out of Debt， 4。 Score High （Credit）， 5。 Learn to Earn， 6。 Invest Like an Insider， 7。 Get Good with Insurance， 8。 Grow Richish， 9。 Pick Your Money Team， 10。 Leave a Legacy。 I wish this was out years ago， but grateful I came across it。 Gonna go create that noodle budget now。。。 A must read。 Become financially whole。 Don't just pay down your debt， take care of whom and what you have。 She steps it out for you: 1。 Budget Building， 2。 Save Like a Squirrel， 3。 Dig Out of Debt， 4。 Score High （Credit）， 5。 Learn to Earn， 6。 Invest Like an Insider， 7。 Get Good with Insurance， 8。 Grow Richish， 9。 Pick Your Money Team， 10。 Leave a Legacy。 I wish this was out years ago， but grateful I came across it。 Gonna go create that noodle budget now。。。 。。。more
Diana
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I highly recommend this book！ Tiffany Aliche does an excellent job organizing the book and laying out a path to "becoming financially whole。" She gives the reader concrete steps and has such a positive voice cheering you on the whole time。 I can almost imagine her standing over my shoulder， celebrating my win as I automate my savings accounts。 If you're just getting started and know nothing more than you have a paycheck and need insurance， I recommend reading the following 3 books in this order: I highly recommend this book！ Tiffany Aliche does an excellent job organizing the book and laying out a path to "becoming financially whole。" She gives the reader concrete steps and has such a positive voice cheering you on the whole time。 I can almost imagine her standing over my shoulder， celebrating my win as I automate my savings accounts。 If you're just getting started and know nothing more than you have a paycheck and need insurance， I recommend reading the following 3 books in this order: 1。 On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar2。 Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany Aliche3。 The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich， free life by JL CollinsThe first will give you the bare minimum of what you need to do and is a quick read。 The second （Get Good with Money！） does a great job of comprehensively helping you set up a budget， dig out of debt， and raise your credit score， but it also delves into investments and estate planning toward the end。 The last one advocates for aggressive saving and goes in depth into investments。 。。。more
lauren
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- love her anecdotes & enthusiasm in teaching young women of color especially about personal finance - straight up just an interesting & engaging personality with a storytelling voice that is neither annoying nor naggy - kinda like the happy go lucky， successful older sister any young woman would want- wouldn’t give it a 5 tho bc the amount of rules she has for financial stability isn’t actionable besides a few like tracking variable and fixed expenses
Lindsay Broome
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I enjoy picking up a financial book every once in a while to give myself a refresh and see if I can take on any new perspectives。 This one is decently thorough and has a lot of positive reviews。 I feel like this is a great book for anyone in their early 20s who may not know a lot about financial planners， setting up a will， etc。 And doesn't have the time to Google everything。 Very much "adulting 101"。For me personally， nothing in the book was particularly new or super helpful。 Maybe I am just no I enjoy picking up a financial book every once in a while to give myself a refresh and see if I can take on any new perspectives。 This one is decently thorough and has a lot of positive reviews。 I feel like this is a great book for anyone in their early 20s who may not know a lot about financial planners， setting up a will， etc。 And doesn't have the time to Google everything。 Very much "adulting 101"。For me personally， nothing in the book was particularly new or super helpful。 Maybe I am just not the market for this one :P I would love to have more tips on dealing with finances through the roller coaster of surprises of the self employment life。 I also was surprised to read a book about money with zero mention of charitable donations。 。。。more
Likkia
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This book is a great all in one introduction on how to get your financial life together。 I’m in a finance FB group with thousands of members。 This book would reduce the questions by 75%。 The younger you read this， the better off you will be。
Tricey Brown
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I will reference this book throughout my financial journey。
Caryl English
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Get Good with Money was a beautifully written guide to personal finance equipped with all the resources， validation， and support you may need to unlearn， learn， or reinforce habits around financial wholeness。 I couldn't have asked for more to build my knowledge of money， debt， and growth。 It will be a guide that I revisit （often！） and recommend to others， especially 20-somethings like myself just trying to figure life out。 Most of the topics discussed were not new concepts to me。 However， this g Get Good with Money was a beautifully written guide to personal finance equipped with all the resources， validation， and support you may need to unlearn， learn， or reinforce habits around financial wholeness。 I couldn't have asked for more to build my knowledge of money， debt， and growth。 It will be a guide that I revisit （often！） and recommend to others， especially 20-somethings like myself just trying to figure life out。 Most of the topics discussed were not new concepts to me。 However， this guide allowed me to ask and reflect on Tiffany's initial question of what financial wholeness looks like to me and how I can be intentional in my actions to be that person。 With clear cut steps to addressing things like budgeting， paying debts， and investing， I feel prepared to create a multi-layered approach to being the person I want to be and preparing myself for the life I want my future self （my Wanda， still figuring out a name for my old lady） to enjoy。 It was also beneficial to have the appendix with all the resources she discussed。 I have already changed my finances by doing the activities and accessing her tools online。 5/5 stars are not enough to rate the value I know this book will have on my life， but it will do。 。。。more
Alisha
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This is a great beginner’s guide if you’re new to the finance world。 Aliche does a great job e planning everyday financial terms and gives great examples。 I love how she breaks down and simplifies becoming financially stable。
Seymone
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4。5 stars roundedSound， solid advice！！
Dynah Zale
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a few good gems 💎 presented within this bookI believe this book is an excellent resource and first step in getting your finances in order。 She tells you exactly what you need to do and all the information is beneficial。 Some parts may not pertain to you but you will find at least 1 if not 2 tips to improve your financial portfolio
Lonnie
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This book is phenomenal！！ Tiffany breaks down all the areas of how to "Get Good With Money"。 Prior to reading this book， I thought I knew a thing。。。。or two。 She showed me that adulting is more than being able to pay my bills and have a few quarters for a rainy day。 I have a punch list because of this book。 Keep my budgeting and retirement saving going， increase my investing， ensure that I have adequate insurance， AND an estate plan。 Tiffany thanks girl for putting this in layman's terms and maki This book is phenomenal！！ Tiffany breaks down all the areas of how to "Get Good With Money"。 Prior to reading this book， I thought I knew a thing。。。。or two。 She showed me that adulting is more than being able to pay my bills and have a few quarters for a rainy day。 I have a punch list because of this book。 Keep my budgeting and retirement saving going， increase my investing， ensure that I have adequate insurance， AND an estate plan。 Tiffany thanks girl for putting this in layman's terms and making it available for the masses！ I'm on my way to being more fiscally responsible。 。。。more
Janay Harden
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Informational book。 I've heard the same information before but not quite the way she describes it。 Great for everyone looking to understand their assets and debts better。 Informational book。 I've heard the same information before but not quite the way she describes it。 Great for everyone looking to understand their assets and debts better。 。。。more
Ms。
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This was so helpful！ The beginning was pretty familiar stuff， but then she got into the nitty gritty of investing for wealth vs。 retirement， insurance， estate planning and I learned a lot easily and with not-that-long chapters。 Tiffany writes like a teacher and that is a high compliment。 :） I recommend！
Cheyna Chaneille
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This is an impressively， easy to read one-stop to budgets and financial planning。 The author， a trained teacher， prides herself on simplifying the process to "Get Good with Money。" This book is perfect for a budget beginner or someone who wants to increase their financial portfolio。 This book is an easy reference and can be flagged， tagged and highlighted for later。 This is a great gift for a new graduate or someone getting their first real-world job。 This is an impressively， easy to read one-stop to budgets and financial planning。 The author， a trained teacher， prides herself on simplifying the process to "Get Good with Money。" This book is perfect for a budget beginner or someone who wants to increase their financial portfolio。 This book is an easy reference and can be flagged， tagged and highlighted for later。 This is a great gift for a new graduate or someone getting their first real-world job。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did！ I feel that I’m fairly “good with money” but I still learned so much from this book。 The author was a pre-school teacher thus she structured this book as teaching us how to be financially whole and broke everything down into chapters or “grade levels”。 I’m especially glad I listened to this via audiobook because her sassy attitude made the information she was reaching so funny as well （ex: “banks with low interest saving accounts？ You can’t sit I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did！ I feel that I’m fairly “good with money” but I still learned so much from this book。 The author was a pre-school teacher thus she structured this book as teaching us how to be financially whole and broke everything down into chapters or “grade levels”。 I’m especially glad I listened to this via audiobook because her sassy attitude made the information she was reaching so funny as well （ex: “banks with low interest saving accounts？ You can’t sit with us。” 😂） There is so much information packed into this little book but the author also did an incredible job really explaining things （sometimes in multiple ways） in layman’s terms。 This is a book I would recommend to younger cousins， future children or really everyone who wants to have a better understanding of their money - which should be everyone！ 。。。more
Arda
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Even if you think you don’t need to think about your finances， this book convinces you otherwise。 Would recommend。
Kelley Holland
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