Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere
Don't Be One Of Them

I struggled with this book. A major theme of the book is that we are responsible for our own budgeting and debt-load, and it seems to imply that the problems of our economy are with the financial stupidity of much of the population. I get the idea of personal responsibility, but I struggle with his......more

Rarely have I ever come away from a book like this and been so put off with an author. This guy has some pretty sound ideas on ways that one can live a good financial life and what is wrong with the way most people manage their money. He also has some good reasoning behind some of his thoughts on pr......more

What I liked about the book: 1. I found no typos or grammatical errors in the entire book. I'm a fairly good proofreader, and I usually find errors when I read a book of this length. If nothing else, the book seems to be extremely well-edited on the level of words and sentences. 2. Jason Kelly pretty......more

As the title suggests, Financially Stupid People are Everywhere, Don't Be One of Them, written by Jason Kelly, is a harsh, yet truthful exploration into the world of financial stupidity and America's debt-based economy. It offers practical advice regarding how to fight back against corrupt governmen......more

The book was pretty standard advice, but came off far too preachy for my taste. I could have dealt with the snark and brashness if the advice had been worth while, but honestly, the advice was don't use credit cards (unless you are using them to get the points and paying them off before incurring an......more