Your Money or Your Life - Alvin Hall

Oh how I miss seeing Alvin Hall on our screens. I understand finance, but am all too well aware of how many people just "don't get it" and the consequent need for advice such as contained in this book. So wanting to read up on retirement I headed to the library and borrowed a not inconsiderable number of books and I couldn't ignore straight talking, "let's put this simply"- Alvin. The chapters in the book are:- Money and your Mind Consumer Debt The Joy of Saving Property Choices Financial Partnership Investment Basics Investing for Life Insure Options Yes, you can Retire Who ...  Read the complete review

My dad gave me this book, most likely as a hint that I need to be more financially responsible! I had seen the TV series 'Your Money or your life' in which financial adviser Alvin Hall comes to the aid of people in financial trouble, and always enjoyed it, so I was interested to read this, the accompanying book to the series. I expected that this book would be solely advice on getting out (and staying out) of debt, and as I am (luckily) not in any debt myself, I did not think most of it would be relevant to me. I was wrong. Although there is such a chapter, the book covers a much wider range of topics, such as Property choices, Insurance and ...  Read the complete review

First written in 2002, "Your Money or Your Life" is intended as a user-friendly financial handbook for ordinary people who want to get the most from their money. I bet if I had written about this book back when it first came out, a lot of people would have rolled their eyes or sighed in boredom at words like "personal finance" and "budget", but I suspect that this is no longer the case for many of us. I recently dusted down my old copy in the light of my changing financial situation (recently married, looking to buy our first home) and was reminded of just how helpful it can be. The author, Alvin Hall, is an American financial guru and is ...  Read the complete review

Alvin Hall, Your Money or Your Life: ------------------------------------------- Although I am very responsible in terms of managing my money still with a curiosity for knowing more I bought this one. Finance has always been a favorite area for me and this book surprised me with its content and coverage. The first note of appreciation for Alvin is his writing style which is very lucid and straight talking making it easy read for novice. The book starts with a dissection of your spending habit. I was happy to find out that I practice most of the suggestions like maintaining a diary, cross checking balance of account etc.I am sure you will have a ...  Read the complete review