Get Your Financial Sh*t Together is written by Andrew Turner. He was once in serious debt. In his early twenties, with no financial nous and nobody around to turn to for advice, he made a series of mistakes which left him with a mountain of debt and consequently very few options. Close to bankruptcy and on the verge of losing the family house, he made some decisions about how he managed his money that would change the course of his life. Thanks to the changes he made to the way he thought about and managed his money, he is now living a largely financially stress free life. If you are struggling to understand how to live within your means. If you want to know what your options might be in terms of sensible expenses, savings, investments, property, cars, then this book will get you thinking. No matter what your current situation, whether you are in debt, want to learn how best to stay out of it, or whether you just want to get some ideas about how to manage your money, this book is for you.

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