As I continue my apparently never-ending campaign to get to the bottom of my relationship with money, I read Barbara Stanny's Overcoming Underearning.
I must admit, I was a little apprehensive because a) it looked a bit too American in focus and b) I thought it was more suited for higher earners working in industry rather than a little freelancer like myself.
As is so often the case these days... I was wrong.
The book is subtitled both "A five-step plan to a richer life" and "Overcome your money fears and earn what you deserve". It can simply be read (obviously), used as a journal (there is space to write your own thoughts) and as a workbook, working through the five steps.
I kind of did a combination of the three and found it incredibly helpful, for organising my thoughts about money, discovering my "limiting beliefs" and making decisions about how much money I want and need. (And I'm not finished with it yet, there are a number of pages dogeared to remind me to come back and read again in the future.)
It's extremely readable and straightforward and illustrated with examples from Stanny herself as well as her clients.
If you have any issues around money - not simply that you're worried that you don't earn enough - I think this book would help you out.
Rating: 4/5
Like this? Try Not Buying It by Judith Levine (It's nothing like it, but at least it's about money!)