Money Works: The Guide to Financial Literacy
Abhijeet Kolapkar

Money Works: The Guide to Financial Literacy

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Abhijeet Kolapkar

About this product

If you are clueless at the end of every month about where your hard-earned money has gone and if you are ready to achieve financial success-this book is for you!
Instead of focusing on 'How big should your income be?', Money Works gives excellent tips on how to save intelligently, how you can achieve your life goals with careful financial planning, how to manage your debts and insurance, how to make your hard-earned money grow through investments and finally, how to live a happy and contented life!
Abhijeet Kolapkar, who has been in the field of finance for many years, has tried to simplify and present financial terms in a simple and interesting way. Through this book, readers will understand the basics of personal finance as well as the central role of money in their life. Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon reviewers are mixed: some call Money Works a helpful starter book for new earners, while others say it is very basic, repetitive, and heavily centered on Indian examples and terminology. Amazon feedback also suggests the writing can feel amateur to some readers, though a few reviewers praise it as a practical first finance book.

Goodreads readers are more positive overall, describing it as an easy-to-follow beginner’s guide to budgeting, saving, debt, insurance, and investing. Goodreads reviews highlight its simple presentation with bullet points, images, and graphs, and several readers say it covers the essentials clearly.

On review blogs and social media, the book is often described as practical, accessible, and useful for improving financial literacy. Some of these sources praise the book’s ability to simplify finance concepts, while others frame it as a solid overview rather than an advanced guide.

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Topic Personal Finance

Product Details

Publisher Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Publication date December 19, 2023
Language English
Print length 404 pages
ISBN-10 0143461648
ISBN-13 978-0143461647
Item Weight 1.04 pounds
Dimensions 5.5 x 1.01 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank #174,158 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #650 in Budgeting & Money Management (Books)
Customer Reviews 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (388)

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