Please Recommend a book on Family Finance.

stockshares

Can anyone recommend a book on Family Finance. Colm Rapple used to do one but he passed away a few years ago.

Thank you

phormium

I was a big fan of Colm Rapple's book every year, he saved me a fortune at one stage!

Anyway John Lowe The Money Doctor does something similar but Colm's was more down to earth.

stockshares

phormium wrote: »

I was a big fan of Colm Rapple's book every year, he saved me a fortune at one stage!

Anyway John Lowe The Money Doctor does something similar but Colm's was more down to earth.

Great stuff. Does he do one every year or is it a one off.

phormium

Fairly sure he does one every year.

stockshares

phormium wrote: »

Fairly sure he does one every year.

Thanks again.

Atlantic Dawn

Yes both those books are good, I think they usually release them shortly after the budget in October when tax changes come in to play.

Edit, sadly Colm passed away in 2015, RIP
https://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4540:death-of-colm-rapple-economist-journalist-and-author&catid=18&Itemid=103

John Lowe book came out in December 2019, assume another will be out in December 2020 to take in budget changes.
https://www.easons.com/money-doctors-2020-john-lowe-9781788491631

niallers1

The total money makeover by Rave Ramsey - No nonsense, a bit preachy and Americanized but it works .

stockshares

niallers1 wrote: »

The total money makeover by Rave Ramsey - No nonsense, a bit preachy and Americanized but it works .

Not sure how this would be relevant for people in Ireland but I'll check it out Thanks

stockshares

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes both those books are good, I think they usually release them shortly after the budget in October when tax changes come in to play.

Edit, sadly Colm passed away in 2015, RIP
https://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4540:death-of-colm-rapple-economist-journalist-and-author&catid=18&Itemid=103

John Lowe book came out in December 2019, assume another will be out in December 2020 to take in budget changes.
https://www.easons.com/money-doctors-2020-john-lowe-9781788491631

Thanks for the Links

niallers1

It's relevant to people anywhere in the world.
It's the best book out there for anybody who carries consumer debt and for anybody who wants to get out of consumer debt and become financially secure.


The 401k bit is the Americanized part of it but most people know that this is a U.S. version of Contributory pension.

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stockshares wrote: »

Not sure how this would be relevant for people in Ireland but I'll check it out Thanks

Dave has a lot of stuff on youtube if you want to check out his general style.

The J Stands for Jay

niallers1 wrote: »

It's relevant to people anywhere in the world.
It's the best book out there for anybody who carries consumer debt and for anybody who wants to get out of consumer debt and become financially secure.


The 401k bit is the Americanized part of it but most people know that this is a U.S. version of Contributory pension.

Once you use his advice to get out of debt, Dave Ramsey is not worth following at all. Advice is not great and would be pointless to read in Ireland.

Static M.e.

I'll recommend this book. I've already paid for it but I have not it yet, finishing a different book first

You Need a Budget: The Proven System for Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle, Getting Out of Debt, and Living the Life You Want

Experience a life free of financial stress and transform your relationship to money with this indispensable guide—the first book based on You Need A Budget’s proven method that has helped hundreds of thousands of people break the paycheck to paycheck cycle, get out of debt, and live the life they want to live.

PhilOssophy

I'd agree with the John Lowe suggestion. It kind of covers most areas lightly but its a decent overview.

Doodah7

Have look also at Eoin McGee's book. Very sensible and down to earth advice in it.

Cape Clear

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I'd agree with the John Lowe suggestion. It kind of covers most areas lightly but its a decent overview.

A well put together book. No need to buy the book every year aside from changes to income tax rates, bands very little changes in the world of budgeting/family finance year to year. Changes usually get plenty of coverage in the media or on consumer websites in any case.

PhilOssophy

I have to say I find that Eoin McGee guy a bit annoying. With his salt and pepper.......
His show is often interesting in that he often doesn't manage to convince people to be better with their finance. I suppose that is not his fault either though. I remember 1 show where the woman was saving for something and blew it all on a weekend in New York or somewhere! I think he basically admitted defeat.

Cape Clear

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I have to say I find that Eoin McGee guy a bit annoying. With his salt and pepper.......
His show is often interesting in that he often doesn't manage to convince people to be better with their finance. I suppose that is not his fault either though. I remember 1 show where the woman was saving for something and blew it all on a weekend in New York or somewhere! I think he basically admitted defeat.

Show is too much about light entertainment and coaxing lazy 20 somethings to get up off their arses and stop leeching off their parents. The subject of long term college savings came up in one episode and with little or no discussion he handed over a plan.