Erin's Reviews > The Power to Prosper: 21 Days to Financial Freedom

A really useful book about how using cash for necessities only (no Starbucks! No dinners out! No clothes or movies!) for 21 days can change the way you look at money, how you budget, and how you can give away more than you thought you could. Singletary definitely comes at this from a Christian perspective, but the Christian perspective on money--spend on what you need but deny yourself things on occasion, enjoy the stability that money gives you but don't hoard it, give money away to those who need it more than you--is a reasonable one, I think. I budget pretty well, and save, but I've recently felt that my money disappears faster than I'd like it to (usually on books and meals out with friends), and I buy things I don't really need and don't have space for in my house. And as I'm contemplating whether I want to redecorate my living room or not, I don't want to be cash poor for furniture, you know? This book keeps things in perspective and reminds you that simply accumulating money (or credit) to spend on stuff WILL NOT make you happy. It's a good lesson to remember.