#96, "How to Manage Your Money When You Don't Have Any"

"How to Manage Your Money When You Don't Have Any"
By Eric Wecks

What a slog. The majority of the book is concerned with the perils of consumer debt (duh) and what not to do, including ridiculous examples (don't spend $1,200 a month on shoes if you want to keep your home!). The few practical tips are generic and do not break new ground. He makes a good point about looking at a budget in terms of what you value--that is, you spend money based on your value system and should budget accordingly or change your values--but other than that Wecks does not have much that mattered to me. This one is definitely going near the bottom of my list for the year.

#26, "How to Talk to Anyone"

"How To Talk To Anyone"

Leila Lowndes

A hazard you take when you choose audiobooks to read is that you never know the quality of the narrator until you're in it. This book, while containing some useful tidbits of social and conversational tactics, was difficult to get through because the narration was very distracting. As the book was read by the author, I felt that it didn't bode well that I hoped I never spoke with her in person, considering the topic. Takeaway: it might be Dale Carnegie if he lived in 1991 and wasn't very clever.

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