Stacked

Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management

By: Joe Saul-Sehy, Emily Guy Birken

Narrated by: Joe Saul-Sehy, Emily Guy Birken, Julie- Ray Harrison

From the money nerds behind the award-winning Stacking Benjamins podcast, a new kind of personal finance book to get your house in order.


Rich. Wealthy. Well-heeled. Moneyed. Affluent. Not bad—but why not get Stacked instead? If you’ve ever dreamed of a basic philosophy of money that’ll help you live bigger, be bolder, and laugh harder, you need this book.

In these uncertain times, the basics matter more than ever. But for most of us, concepts such as investing, budgeting, and getting out of debt just don’t float our boats (or 150-foot yachts)—and so we put them off longer than we should. Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken are here to tell you that personal finance can be a lot more fun than you think. (No haberdashery, maritime knowledge, or specialized flatware required.)

Learn about everything from side hustles, to hiring a legit financial adviser, to planning for emergencies, to what’s new and exciting—and actually worth your time—in financial apps and software. If you’re looking for the same old get-rich-quick clichés, avocado toast shaming, or alphabet soup of incomprehensible financial terms, you won’t find them here. Instead, Saul-Sehy and Birken take you step by step along the way to financial success, with their signature blend of shrewd financial information and wacky humor.


* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains charts, illustrations and worksheets from the book.

Critic reviews

"Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken bring their wealth of financial knowledge and years of experience to the masses in a way that makes money more accessible."—Erin Lowry, author of the Broke Millennial series

"Stacked is a truly unique money book. It's not only jam packed with actionable ideas, but it's also entertaining. I learned some new tips and I've been writing about money for over 10 years!"—Grant Sabatier, author of Financial Freedom

"Emily and Joe are two of the most-respected money nerds in the business. They've packed this book with solid, actionable and entertaining advice that can help anyone get better at managing their money."—Liz Weston, CFP®, author of Your Credit Score

"One of the most comprehensive, and, yes, hysterical personal finance books I have ever read. If only this had been written when I started my journey towards wealth, I would have arrived much sooner."—Jordan "Doc G" Grumet, host of Earn & Invest

"Money is no laughing matter—but that doesn’t mean you can’t smile while you are learning. Stacked is the most fun you will ever have while learning to live a richer life."—Bobbi Rebell, CFP®, author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart

"A fun and comprehensive guide to managing and growing your money, a must-read personal finance book that you actually want to finish and that doesn't put you to sleep. You'll learn and laugh at the same time."—Jamila Souffrant, host of Journey to Launch

"Don’t let the casual style fool you. Stacked is a serious book about being a good financial steward and building wealth. If you want to build a solid financial life, just read this."—Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, author of Rock Retirement and host of Retirement Answer Man

Easy beginner guide to finance.

Lighthearted jokes makes these serious topics easy to listen to. Would recommend to other people.

Fun and accessible financial overview

This book is a fun and accessible overview for people who are new to personal finance (“I know I need to get my money act together, but I don’t know where to start and it’s all overwhelming - help!”) and those who are familiar with the basics and want to do better. The information is solid; the humor is entertaining (if a little corny); and the action items are realistic and achievable. The audiobook format is especially fun because it includes great clips from the podcast “Stacking Benjamins.”

If there’s one gentle critique, I felt that some chapters could have been re-ordered more helpfully. The first chapter feels a bit overwhelming: calculate the cost of your goals and rate of return you’ll need to reach them. And the psychology of money is so interesting and important that I thought it would be better earlier in the book. All this to say, stick with the book to the end, and you’ll learn a lot and even laugh a little.

This Book Taught Me Money!

This book launched me on a path from complete financial ignorance to finally making some sort of sense out of all this money stuff! I legitimately cannot recommend it enough.

Entertaining and informative!

Enjoyed every minute of this audiobook. Lots of great information for anyone interested in getting their financial house in order. And keeps you entertained along the way!

A great book, very detailed yet light and funny

With so many financial books out there it’s not easy to be unique and refreshing on the subject but these guys nailed it. It is a funny and light read on all the important matters of life from getting out of debt, investing, leaving proper will/trust ( much needed info for me personally) and best of all- YOU GET BADGE after each chapter lol and you get piece of Joe’s Mom’s mind too. Hilariously awesome book!