My Money My Way
Taking Back Control of Your Financial Life
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Kumiko Love
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Kumiko Love
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Barnes and Nobles’ 2022 List of “Best Books that Help!"
Does fear and insecurity keep you from looking at your bank account? Is your financial anxiety holding you captive?
You don’t have to stress about money anymore. YOU can take back control.
As a newly divorced single mom making $24,000 per year and facing down $77,000 in debt, Kumiko Love worried constantly about money. She saw what other moms had—vacations, birthday parties, a house full of furniture—and felt ashamed that she and her son lived in a small apartment and ate dinner on the floor. Worse, when her feelings began to exhaust her, she binge-shopped, reasoning that she’d feel better after a trip to the mall.
On the day she needed to pay for a McDonald’s ice cream cone without her credit card, she had an epiphany: Money is not the problem. Self-Doubt is the problem. Shame is the problem. Guilt is the problem. Society’s expectations for her are the problem. She is the solution.
Once she reversed the negative thinking patterns pushing her toward decisions that didn’t serve her values or goals, her financial plan wrote itself. Now, she’s not only living debt-free in her dream home, which she paid for in cash, but she has spread her teachings around the world and helped countless women envision better lives for themselves and their families.
Now, building on the lessons she’s taught millions as the founder of The Budget Mom, she shares a step by step plan for taking control back over your financial life—regardless of your level of income or your credit card balance. Through stories from navigating divorce to helping clients thrive through recessions, depression, eviction, layoffs and so much more, you will learn foundational practices such as:
- How to use your emotions to your financial advantage, instead of letting them control you
- How to create a budget based on your real life, not a life of self-denial
- How to create a motivating debt pay-off plan that makes you excited about your future, instead of fearing it
My Money My Way will give you the tools to align your emotional health with your financial health—to let go of deprivation and embrace desire. Love’s paradigm-shifting system will teach you how to honor your unique personal values, driving emotions, and particular needs so that you can stop worrying about money and start living a financially fulfilled life.
©2022 Kumiko Love (P)2022 Penguin AudioYou may also enjoy...
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What the critics say
"The Budget Mom is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to improve their relationship with money. Miko gives you the tools to actually change how you manage and understand your finances, and her work is consistently inspiring and motivating to follow. I'm a huge fan!"—Chelsea Fagan, cofounder of The Financial Diet
"It’s no surprise that millions of people flock to Kumiko Love for her financial advice. She’s able to do the impossible: teach others about money in a non-judgemental, down-to-earth way while also making concepts like budgeting and debt-repayment exciting and fun. And Kumiko’s new book My Money My Way will leave you feeling even more prepared to transform your financial life. I know what book just garnered a top spot on my book recommendations list!"—Jessica Moorhouse, speaker, money expert, and host of More Money Podcast
"No shame. No condescension. Just real, practical money talk from a woman who lives it. Kumiko reminds us that our money struggles and mistakes are not a reflection of who we are or what we can achieve. And her tools and strategies offer an easy-to-follow framework for using money to build a lifestyle you love."—Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez, personal finance expert and host of Money Confidential
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- Candice
- 2022-02-06
An absolute must-have book!
I finished listening to this book and restarted it right away. I have never enjoyed budgeting, and finances stress me out so bad. Kumiko has changed my perspective on my finances, and I actually feel excited and empowered to re-work my budget using her amazing tools. I highly recommend this book!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-02-02
Beaming with hope
I recommend this book to everyone that deals with money. Especially those that are feeling defeated, buried in debt, hoping that there is enough money in the bank account to get gas or food
Building a budget that is design for my needs and priorities and making my money work for me
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- Kate Croteau
- 2022-03-25
Amazing
Love this book. Very easy to get through. Well paced and great info. Loved learning from this book.
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- bradley
- 2024-06-07
relatable and original
this is some high quality gourmet stuff.
it was the most original and relatable finance book I've read in a long time.
no made up stories from fake people. this is real storied from real people that made real progress.
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- Tea H.
- 2023-02-20
Helped Me look At Money Differently
loved this book, helped me budget, now paying off debt!! working on sinking funds!!!
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- Rebecca
- 2023-02-18
Such an amazing tool!!
Kumiko Love is so inspiring and encouraging! This book was so positive while also being very practical.
It’s easy to look at your financial situation and be overwhelmed, but after reading this book my finances look so much more simple. I feel much more relaxed and have this sense of “I got this. I just gotta put one foot in front of the other and get excited about how I can make my money work for ME!”
I also use her budget book set, but it’s not a prerequisite for reading this book.
This book is for people in debt, out of debt, just starting out or looking at retirement. I highly recommend it!!
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- Client Kindle
- 2022-05-20
Un livre fouillé, pratique et empathique.
Un livre fouillé, pratique et empathique. Et la voix de Miko est engageante, encourageante et réconfortante. C'est le livre qu'il me fallait.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-02-17
Mind Blowing
I absolutely loved this book! Everyone should read/listen this book. It helped to to understand the process of budgeting. I’m obsessed with enhancing my life and making my money work for me! Thank you so much for making this book Komiko! It truly is life changing!
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- Suzanne Morin
- 2022-03-28
What a fantastic book!!
It was easy to understand. It was my first audible book. I loved it. Kumiko is a great narrator.
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- Beverley
- 2022-11-26
So Inspiring!
This book provides so much clarity on relationship with money. It really got me thinking and inspired me.
It was narrated with passion and thoughtfulness. Thank you Kumiko Love for sharing!
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