The Don't Sweat Guide to Your Finances

Planning, Saving, and Spending Stress-Free

By: Richard Carlson Ph.D.

Narrated by: Eric Conger

With the dips and turns in the economy, it can be difficult not to stress over one's living expenses, savings (or lack thereof), college tuition, and more. Yet worrying doesn't help these matters, and indeed can make things worse.

The Don't Sweat Guide to Your Finances shows how to relax and take control of resources and financial planning, in a series of helpful essays including:

• Clarity Creates Money
• Free Money From Your Employer
• Discussing Your Expectations
• Dig Yourself Out of Debt
• Daily Finances in Five Minutes a Day
• Let Charitable Giving Enrich Your Life And many more. This audio is the perfect guide for people who want to stress less over their money.

©2004 Carlson, LLC (P)2004 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Not Bad, But…

I absolutely LOVE Dr. Carlson’s books and I’ve been a fan since reading my first “Don’t Sweat” book in 2001. He’s still my favorite author and I just hate that he’s no longer with us. I especially enjoy the “Don’t Sweat” series for all the bite-size nuggets of wisdom and inspiration; I’ve found them truly life-changing.

That said, this is written by “the editors of ‘Don’t Sweat’ Press” - whoever THEY are - rather than by Dr. Carlson himself (although he writes the foreword) and while it’s not terrible, it’s woefully irrelevant and outdated and was probably more useful 20 years ago. The bland, robotic narration (by Some Guy, not Dr. Carlson) certainly doesn’t do it any favors. To date, this is officially the only book with Dr. Carlson’s name attached to it that I’ve been unable to finish. Now, if they could revise/update this into a 2nd edition and find a narrator who sounds more…well, ALIVE, I think they’d really have something here. As it stands, however, it pains me to admit I regret buying it.

May repeat information

Some information contradicts. I.e. don't touch retirement account / or use it to pay off debt?