7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life, Michelle Singletary
7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life, Michelle Singletary
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7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life
How to Live Well with the Money You Have

Author: Michelle Singletary

Narrator: Lee Adams

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2003

Synopsis

The best financial planner Michelle Singletary ever knew was Big Mama, her grandmother. Big Mama raised Michelle and her four brothers and sisters on a salary that never reached more than $13,000 a year. Yet at her death, Big Mama owned her own home, had paid off a car loan, and had a beautiful collection of Sunday-go-to-meeting church hats and a savings account that supplemented her Social Security check and small pension. Most important, she had taught Michelle “7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life.” Those mantras serve as the inspiration for this straight-talking book of practical personal financial advice that really works.

The 7 Money Mantras are:

1. If it’s on your ass, it’s not an asset!
2. Is this a need or is it a want?
3. Sweat the small stuff.
4. Cash is better than credit.
5. Keep it simple.
6. Priorities lead to prosperity.
7. Enough is enough.

Michelle Singletary is a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post whose popular personal finance column appears in more than 120 newspapers. She’s also a mother of three children who understands what it’s like to live on a budget. In a plainspoken, sassy, no-nonsense voice, Michelle provides answers to the financial issues that confront almost every household: how to teach children the value of money; how to address money issues in a relationship or marriage; household saving tips; getting the best loans; and much more.

About The Author

Michelle Singletary is a renowned financial adviser, author, and journalist. For more than 15 years, she has covered business and personal finance, first for the Baltimore Evening Sun and then for the Washington Post. Her Washington Post column, “The Color of Money,” is now syndicated in more than 100 newspapers across the country. She is a frequent contributor to various NPR programs and has appeared on national talk shows and television networks, including MSNBC, CNBC, Nightline, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The View. Singletary is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has a Master’s degree in Business from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Maryland with her husband and their three children. Visit her website at michellesingletary.com.Lee Adams has been a voice artist for many years. Her work for the Educational Television Network can be heard on an array of videos, television series, station identifications, and commercials. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and lends her talents to various animation projects whenever possible. Lee currently enjoys a healthy relationship recording for Books on Tape (Penguin Random House) that includes both novels and nonfiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LeeAnn on May 05, 2013

This book promises to be as useful to me as Smart Cookies was not. The advice on page 9 to keep a spending journal cracks me up! The author writes, "Whenever you're tempted to go shopping, write down why before you go. Write down how it will make you feel to add more debt to your credit card. Write......more

Goodreads review by Carla on January 10, 2009

This book was filled with great tips that have helped me change how I work my financial business. A must read!......more

Goodreads review by Beth on January 22, 2023

Well-written and easy to read, but simplistic and outdated. I picked up this book because the au5hor is coming to speak at my campus and I wanted to know more about her teachings. I already do most everything she talks about - as a single mom raising two boys on a gross salary of $30,000, it’s not a......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on September 19, 2021

I read this book for an office book club event and we recently had Michelle speak at a work event as well. While parts of the book are very outdated (not having a cell phone to save money) and the examples of cheapskates laugh out loud funny, I found this to be a great book that outlines the basics.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on September 06, 2021

Good advice This advice is a little out of date (don’t think you can find advisors in the yellow pages anymore-since there are no yellow pages.) However, the information on saving and personal money management is sound. Perhaps one of her recent books would be a better choice.......more

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