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All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Wealth Paperback – May 28, 2013

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The universal lament about money is that there is never enough. We spend endless hours trying to figure out ways to stretch every dollar and kicking ourselves whenever we spend too much or save too little. For all the stress and effort we put into every choice, why are most of us unhappy about our finances? According to Laura Vanderkam, the key is to change your perspective. Instead of looking at money as a scarce resource, consider it a tool that you can use creatively to build a better life for yourself and the people you care about. Drawing on the latest happiness research as well as the stories of dozens of real people, Vanderkam offers a contrarian approach that forces us to examine our own beliefs, goals, and values.
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“In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Laura Vanderkam explains how we can get the most happiness bang for our buck, right here and now, in the way we live our ordinary lives.”

—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

“If you have been awake for the last five years, then you know money is emotional. Most of the time we make these massively important decisions about how to earn it, spend it, and save it without pausing to think about how these decisions affect our lives. Laura Vanderkam brings a fresh dose of common sense to this madness by urging us to step back and reexamine the role money plays in our lives. Unlike most personal finance books, which leave you feeling stressed, All the Money in the World will empower you to live a truly richer life.”

—Carl Richards, author of The Behavior Gap: Simple Way to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money

“With extensive research and rare insight, Laura Vanderkam reveals the financial mind-set that can lead to lasting happiness.”

—Zac Bissonnette, author of Debt-Free U and New York Times bestseller How to be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents

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Laura Vanderkam is the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and the runaway hit ebook What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their three children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio; Reprint edition (May 28, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591846250
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591846253
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
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Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours.

Her 2016 TED talk, "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time," has been viewed more than 5 million times. She regularly appears in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.

She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com.

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Gerardo Rivera
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, easy to read book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2013
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I received this book in very short time and it was in new condition. The author writes practical suggestions and refreshing perspectives about how to be happy with a lot or very little money.
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josh.k
5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning tool to change how you look at money
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2016
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This is a great book for people that want to change their idea of money and earning money and saving money. The American culture is so used to spending money on everything and this book has really helped me change the way I look at buying things and really learning how to enjoy the money I have now. I'm 21 and this is a great book for people in college who are just starting to get into the real world of all the expenses and cost of living and fun adult things to do and it's great for people that are older that feel like they never have enough money to enjoy themselves. I'd definately recommend reading this!
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Red Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the right reader
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2012
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Full of good ideas and fascinating statistics; well-researched and engagingly written. The central idea is that we are constantly setting priorities and making choices about how we spend our money, and we should do so deliberately and with foresight. The exercises at the end are intriguing and probably useful for all. I realized about halfway through that this book wasn't really written for me; however, if you are a youngish single person or a person raising a family, this book will offer many benefits.
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Kathy Edens
4.0 out of 5 stars I Liked It
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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This book is not what one might expect based on the title. It is not about people who are excessively wealthy. Instead, it is about how people choose to spend their money in ways that make them happy. I particularly related to the chapter about big weddings. I've always thought that it was senseless to spend thousands and thousands on a big wedding only to go home to a one bedroom cramped apartment. I felt validated since my husband and I spent less than $100 on our wedding 35 years ago. We purchased our first house 2 weeks later and have never regretted the decision. Vanderkam enumerates things that ould be purchased with the money spent on one day....weekly housekeeping service, eating out weekly etc. I always think about how many phone bills something will pay for, or how much the balance in our retirement fund would increase. I fear I'm way too practical. My only complaint about the book is the frequency with which the author violates her own "rules" i.e. buying a bigger house in the chapter where she preaches smaller is quite sufficient. Beyond that, some of the suggestions are obvious to me but perhaps not to someone whith a different mind set regarding spending money. Overall, an easy read that kept my interest.
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Marci Alboher
5.0 out of 5 stars A whole new way of thinking about money
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012
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Laura Vanderkam is a master at helping people realize they have more than they think. Her last book, 168 Hours, did it for time. And now ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD does it for money. It's impossible to read this book and not rethink your relationship with money. I read it quickly, focusing on areas that speak to where I am in my life right now. But I have a feeling this will be one of those books that I turn to at different stages when I need a reminder of the ways that habits around money can affect mental well-being.
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Holly Wolf
4.0 out of 5 stars Match your priorities to your money
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2021
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This books shows how average people match their money to their values. Society tries to dictate what is important but YOU get to decide. "I could never afford that..." becomes "yes you can" when you focus your finances on what is important to you. Those luxuries that you think only the rich can afford--are affordable for YOU when you make them a priority. Want a housekeeper? Would you be willing to give up your Netflix subscription for that? It makes you reflect on what's really important to you.
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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read & lots of good suggestions
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2013
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I really liked the book! While there was nothing revolutionary in it, it does encourage you to think about your own priorities. There are a lot of suggestions for you to consider how and where you may want to spend your money, but it's not written in a "preachy" or "this is the only right way" to do it.

I would recommend it highly.
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Joy A.
3.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to like this
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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I’ve read Laura Vanderkam’s books in the past and I kept waiting for this to take off. It never did.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this author
Reviewed in Italy on June 30, 2023
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Not the best of her books, still great
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mrs f l lees
5.0 out of 5 stars Laura always conveys herself brilliantly. Love the advice in this
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2015
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Really enjoying this book. Laura always conveys herself brilliantly. Love the advice in this book
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4.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2017
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A really good book that makes you rethink what you should spend your money on and why time is so much more important than money once you have the basics covered.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2018
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Sorry, did not enjoy very much. It seemed a fairly lightweight dip into the subject, heavily laced with the author's own anecdotes rather than a fully journalistic or philosophical enquiry. I came away from it feeling I'd read a lengthy magazine article - one that has jumped on the bandwagon of current 'happiness lit', oriented around money in a perhaps cynical way. I felt I had read many of the factual nuggets elsewhere.
Update....am feeling bad now about leaving this rather negative review. I do plan to re-read the book and especially may find the back section, which aims to help readers assess their own use of money, helpful.
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