9 Strategies to Manage Your Money: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom

Sheila Searcy | Dollar-Strategies 100p, e-book, $9.99, ISBN 979-8-98704141-3

In this brisk, practical selfhelp financial guide, financial coach Searcy maps out a clear, concise, and organized plan to use in gaining control over life’s finances, with special attention paid to up-to-date concerns like student loan debt and tips toward improving not just one’s finances but one’s financial reputation: “I use less than 30% of my available credit,” she writes, “to improve my credit score.” Supplying the tools to begin a savings plan, begin exploring stock investments, and planning for retirement when people live longer lives than previous generations, Searcy walks readers through setting up a successful plan to secure financial freedom and build wealth.

This straight to-the-point book highlights the major steps to eliminating debt and unnecessary spending while building an emergency fund and preparing for the future. Searcy’s expertise shines through with cogent explanations and clear-eyed analysis that will resonate even with financial novices. Searcy doesn’t rely on familiar anecdotes; recognizing the need for a “fresh perspective,” she interviews her nephew, discussing student loan debt. Searcy’s financial tools are keyed to readers’ needs, and rshe reflects on ways she has cut spending to reach savings goals.

Searcy packs much sound, original, hands-on advice into this standout resource for young people just entering the workforce and anyone looking to become more knowledgeable in managing their finances, with material pitched to the circumstances of real life. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide to getting started building financial security.

This hands-on guide to building financial freedom is keyed into the challenges of today.

Great for fans of Tiffany Aliche’s Get Good With Money, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox’s Zero

Debt for College Grads.