Rachel Cruze Books
Rachel Cruze is a personal finance expert and author of New York Times best sellers Love Your Life, Not Theirs and Smart Money, Smart Kids. She’s the co-host of the Rachel Cruze Show, a vlog about money available on YouTube and Facebook, as well as the Rachel Cruze Show podcast.
Know Yourself, Know Your Money
What's Know Yourself, Know Your Money about?
Know Yourself, Know Your Money (2021) tackles personal finance from a novel perspective. Rather than simply showing you how to create a budget or telling you to save more each month, it unpacks the psychology behind decision-making. If you want to improve your financial health, you have to understand why you make the mistakes you do. Get a handle on that and you can start changing your money mindset and build a better future.
Who should read Know Yourself, Know Your Money?
- Big spenders and the overly thrifty
- Would-be savers in need of some motivation
- Parents who want to teach their kids about money
Smart Money Smart Kids
What's Smart Money Smart Kids about?
Smart Money Smart Kids (2014) guides parents – or anyone helping raise children – in teaching those kids to become financially smart. Review basics like the relationship between work and money and find actionable advice for instructing toddlers through teens to gain confidence with money.
Who should read Smart Money Smart Kids?
- Parents or guardians who want to raise money smart kids
- Anyone teaching young people how to be financially fit
- Financially wealthy individuals wondering how to build generational success
Love Your Life, Not Theirs
What's Love Your Life, Not Theirs about?
Love Your Life, Not Theirs (2016) looks at the pervasive issue of financial comparison, with a focus on personal values, informed spending and sustainable money habits. It encourages an authentic lifestyle, advocating for financial stability through debt-avoidance and saving for the future, rather than through striving to keep up with others’ expectations.
Who should read Love Your Life, Not Theirs?
- The financially hopeless looking to get their savings back on track
- Young couples who want to set a solid foundation for their future
- Anyone who finds themselves wondering where their paycheck has gone at the end of the month