Cookbook for Money

by Greg Warner

Have you ever cooked a meal that was simple for you to make and tasted great? What a joy it is to enjoy a great meal that you've created by mastering a few cooking fundamentals. That is what Cookbook... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971862710
• ISBN13: 9780971862715
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Financial Education
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great beginner's guide

This book is great for the beginner. Written in plain language, it covers a wide variety of financial topics and introduces each subject with a cooking metaphor. Each chapter is filled with quick tips and lists of items that gently define often complex financial concepts. The information in this book is best for the novice who wants an easy introduction to personal finance.

Everything but the kitchen sink...

After getting past my initial bad reaction to the use of cooking as a metaphor for managing money (especially by a man), I saw that the cooking metaphor actually held up fairly well. Thankfully, instead of coming off as the patronizing male expert, Warner does a great job of playing the 'older brother' with solid financial advice for women, and broad coverage of a complex topic. While there are other books that get into more depth about investment strategies, estate planning or budgeting, Warner's book provides an excellent survey, covering almost every conceivable topic having to do with money--from budgeting basics to retirement and estate planning. He even includes advice on how to protect your money from scams, frauds and identity theft. If you know next to nothing about managing your money, Warner's book is a great place to start.

Great advice!

This book gives sound advice that I use in my everyday life and in planning for a future rich in not only money but health and happiness. Good buy!

A `delicious read!'

Cookbook for Money, A Financial Guide for Women Who Want to Focus on Creating Home, Health and Happiness by financial planner Greg Warner, uses a cooking metaphor with financial planning topics (e.g. investments, taxes, insurance, et. al.) and it works beautifully! Though slanted toward women, many men will want to read this book, too. Greg does a great job pairing food and money together. His book is informative, enjoyable and serves up an ambiance of fun alongside important `ingredients' of financial planning for the consumer. It is the type of book one could sample here and there, rather than cover to cover. As a matter of fact, Greg designed it that way. I thumbed through a few chapters and before I knew it, I had read the whole book! The food and cooking titles are unique and I was intrigued to see how he approached each subject. I liked all the chapter titles but the most memorable was Creating Memorable Meals - Happiness, Money and Retirement. Greg shares his view of what financial planning and professionals can really try to achieve for clients. Rarely can one do it all, fix it all, have it all `perfect', but if you can make a few key changes in how you view and use your money, you could see, feel and have results important to you. But there is a lot more to this book than great chapter titles. As 22 year veteran financial planner, it's important to me that I help my clients understand concepts. Greg's book is easy to read, filled with thorough information, which is clear, unbiased and straightforward. Best of all, my clients can learn about the important elements of their financial life in `plain English' rather than industry jargon. For those of us looking for really great recipes, the chapter Recipe for Successful Spending Plan includes ingredients, instructions for preparation, the process, and when done --- though I was looking for how many it will serve! In this chapter a subheading asks, "What do you have in the pantry (what is your income)?" Greg helps the reader identify all their sources of income, including wages, bonuses, rent, interest, and capital gains to name a few. Cooking for Life: Are you Catering a Wedding or Planning a Family Gathering --What do you Want to Accomplish? Greg guides the reader to think about and identify short, medium and long-term goals for themselves and their family. Because, as he says, "Food only nurtures you if you eat it. Like food, money in and of itself is worthless." With that in mind, what do you really want to accomplish with your money? One of my favorite metaphors is in Chapter 3, Cooking Basics for Money: letting the bread rise-how money grows, how perfect! He also includes a Recipe for Growing Money, using ingredients such as time and yeast (compound interest) and a dash of Rule of 72. Well, you know my personal question...how many does it serve - and am I invited? Serving Your Five-Course Meal - Investing, covers such topics as soups and salads = cash and