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Tales from a Financial Hot Mess
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  • Published: 15 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780143774600
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House New Zealand Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 7 hr 20 min
  • Narrator: Frances Cook
  • RRP: $40.00

Tales from a Financial Hot Mess

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Tr. Paperback
1 Oct 2019
EBook
1 Oct 2019
Audiobook
15 Jan 2021
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The realest guide to money ... and how to have more of it, voiced by the author.

Forever wrestling with annoying debt? Clueless about where your pay cheques go? Want to get ahead?

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

Tales from a Financial Hot Mess is the story of how Frances got her money sh*t sorted. She learned the hard way so you don’t have to, and details how you can:

Change your money mindset
Set up a do-able budget
Avoid being fooled by banks and retailers
Understand investing (starting with what you have)
Reduce your debt
Save more
Sort your KiwiSaver
Make smart housing decisions (whether renting or buying)
Fix a mortgage that works for you (with your coffee and smashed avocado)
Negotiate a pay rise
Simplify your life
. . . and loads more

This book is the real deal – not another bulleted, tabled, graphed lecture from a financial advisor who’s never had issues with money.

Delivering laughs and smarts, proven financial advice, handy how-tos (and please-don’ts) and numerous expert insights (from 22 actual experts), Tales from a Financial Hot Mess will guide you along the rocky path to financial freedom.
  • Published: 15 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780143774600
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House New Zealand Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 7 hr 20 min
  • Narrator: Frances Cook
  • RRP: $40.00
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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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