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  • Published: 1 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143773818
  • Imprint: RHNZ Adult ebooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

Tales from a Financial Hot Mess





The realest guide to money ... and how to have more of it.

Are you stymied by debt? Clueless about where your paychecks go?

Journalist, podcaster and reformed money mess Frances Cook is here for you.

Tales from a Financial Hot Mess is the story of Frances getting her money sh*t sorted. With no idea where she was going wrong and what to do about it, she took it upon herself to learn from the best – and soon found out that the fixes were right in front of her the whole time. (She just needed to wise up a bit.)

Frances learned the hard way so you don’t have to.

Dishing up a brilliant, often hilarious personal narrative, proven financial advice, handy how-tos (and please-don’ts) and many expert insights (from 22 actual experts), this book will guide you along the rocky path to financial freedom – however that might look for you.

Tales from a Financial Hot Mess is the real deal – not another bulleted, tabled, graphed lecture from a financial advisor who’s never had issues with money. Read it and enjoy – who knows, you might learn a thing or two.

What have you got to lose?

  • Published: 1 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143773818
  • Imprint: RHNZ Adult ebooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

About the author

Frances Cook

Independent journalist Frances Cook is best known for making money simple throughout New Zealand and Australia. Her best-selling books, regular appearances in media including TVNZ's Breakfast and RNZ, and weekly personal finance podcast Making Cents, have made her the go-to voice for making the financial world make sense.

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