Today Adam Baker has finally launched his eBook: Unautomate Your Finances.
I was going to do a full review but I simply don’t know how to review this project. My thoughts on the eBook could be summarized into two key points (positive & negative):
1. Baker’s passion for finances transcends into phenomenal writing and quality advice on reducing debt and dealing with money. The tips, procedures, and theory are really interesting and well-worded. I’m always up for shifting how I see things and how my mind views certain beliefs.
2. There’s parts that I didn’t enjoy at all (anti-credit card stance & lack of discussion on investing) but that’s because I’m at a different financial stage. I’ve really been interested in leaning more about investing and earning more as of late, so that definitely altered my opinion.
What do you get with the eBook?
An 83-page, 25,000 word ebook with three clear segments on the Unautomation Theory, The Science of Unautomation, and Applying Unautomation.
A 27-minute video interview with Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.
A 29-minute audio interview with J.D. Roth of GetRichSlowly
A 2-page PDF budgeting template.
A minimalist Excel budgeting template.
Now the big question: Is it worth the money?
Yes and no. This is not a resource for young investors. However, it IS the ultimate resource to setting you on the right financial path for the rest of your life. It will change the way you view automation and other popular personal finance topics. It’s a solid read with some cool little bonuses to make it worth your time and your money.
I'm a 24 year old dude that studied finance in school and now wants to make it fun. Over the past three years I've been helping readers like YOU make more money and keep more cash in your pocket. I've appeared live on Fox Business News and I've been mentioned in the NY Times.
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I’m with you, I don’t like the whole never use a CC deal. I think it’s unrealistic and if you are responsible there is nothing wrong with using your CC as much as you like, especially if you have a card you can get rewards. Because of points I use my CC instead of my debit for all groceries and gas now cause I know I’m can pay it off in full and reap the benefits.
I agree with you Craig in the sense that you can really make your credit card work for you, instead of always working against you.
Anti-credit card views will usually cause me to stop really paying attention to someone. If you don’t have enough control to never carry a balance, I’m not so sure about the rest of your advice. I actually posted about this last week..thankfully it seemed to go over well.
It seems that anti-CC is a very popular stance in the debt reduction niche. I personally am not anti-CC but I don’t judge anyone if they are.
I’m fine with the stance as long as they aren’t offensive…telling me that using credit cards is stupid no matter what is a quick way to lose my interest.
That’s a fair point. I see responsible credit card use as an amazing personal finance tool.