Finance for the People

Getting a Grip on Your Finances

De: Paco de Leon

Narrado por: Paco de Leon

An illustrated, practical guide to navigating your financial life, no matter your financial situation

We are all weird about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, your feelings and beliefs about money have been shaped by a combination of silence (or even shame) around talking about money, personal experiences, family and societal expectations, and a whole big complex system rigged against many of us from the start. Begin with that baseline premise and it’s no surprise so many of us find it so difficult to save enough money (but way too easy to get trapped in ballooning credit card debt), emotionally draining to deal with student loans, and nearly impossible to understand the esoteric world of investing.

Unlike most personal finance books that focus on skills and behaviors, FINANCE FOR THE PEOPLE asks you to examine your beliefs and experiences around money—blending extremely practical exercises with mindfulness, and including more than 50 illustrations and diagrams to make the concepts accessible (and even fun). With deep insider expertise from years spent in many different corners of the financial industry, Paco de Leon is a friendly, approachable, and wise guide who invites readers to change their relationship with money. With her holistic approach you’ll learn how to:
• root out your unconscious beliefs about money
• untangle the mental and emotional burden of student loans to pay them off
• use a gratitude practice to help you think differently about spending
• break out of the debt cycle and begin building wealth

This book is for anyone who feels unseen, ignored, or bored to death by the way personal finances are approached and taught, and is ready to go on a journey of self-discovery and step into their financial power.


* This audiobook includes a downlodable PDF with formulas, charts and other useful resources from the book.

Es entretenido y tiene varios insights interesantes

Considero que tiene insight interesantes para alguien que no conoce mucho de finanzas. Puede ser una buena introducción al tema.

I love her style

I am glad she read the boom herself, Interesting all the way. I will recommend this to anyone.she explained it in a way young folks can understand too. Great job.

Loved it

I found Paco on IG and loved her message. Bought the audio book and was so glad I did. Thanks Paco!!

From A-Z

Amazing book from her stories to her experiences. I TOTALLY RELATED!!! If you can’t get your finances together from this book you never will. Simply and beautifully done. AWESOME BOOK!!!

Financial emotional distress…

If you have levels of anxiety about money/ your finances - this author can relate and empathize. Well narrated and lots of great advice!

So helpful.

I wish I had had this book when making the decision to pursue higher education, when I started my career, when I started my business….but, it’s better late than never to have such a thorough and helpful introduction. I didn’t grow up knowing about finance or wealth. I related to the author and appreciated the approach; especially in a system not built for me.

Loved Hearing Paco Tell it Like It Is

Incredible author, amazing book for tackling personal finance. I'll be coming back again and again to continue to improve my financial life. Her intonation and voice are key and you get stuff out of it you wouldn't by just reading.

Basic financial literacy

I often recommend I Will Teach You to Be Rich, the second edition, to new investors or young people wanting to dip their toes into personal finance. That book is for an urban tech dual-income crowd, or so it seems. He also has a podcast. This book is more down to earth, written by someone who tells it like it is in words readers will quickly follow. She says that many privileged people learn these things around the dining room table, but this book is for those who didn't. I applaud this, you can gain control of your finances with understanding and discipline. She encourages people to get off the "hedonist train" or pause to evaluate things.

My mission is to teach young women to be financially independent, and I will buy this book in bulk to share with young people who come to me for advice about investing. I ask them to read Your Money or Your Life before I give my time to them. I will now give them the choice of that book or this book, Finance for the People.

I have a "recipe" to start teenagers on low-cost Roth IRAs for as little as $25 a month. It's like planting trees. I will never live long enough to see them retire in style, but I will have left a positive legacy. No one that I have gotten started on monthly direct deposits has ever stopped making them; even through college, they work and watch their balances grow. They learn the basics from books like these and can speak the lingo with their friends. I will recommend This marvelous, approachable book to people of all ages.