This is not a book. Its a conversation grenade.
Pull the pin. Toss it on the coffee table and watch the conversations break out.
Because:
Money isnt mathits emotion.
Budgeting isnt punishmentits awareness.
If you think more will finally make you feel safe, it wont.
Through 101 simple sketches and essays, Carl Richards invites you to rethink your relationship with moneynot by fixing it, but by seeing it clearly.
This isnt financial pornography, no market predictions, no hot takes, or spreadsheets. Think of it as a conversation with a wise friend, who gently forces you to consider:
Why do we compare ourselves to people we dont even like?
What are you actually trying to buy when you say you want more?
What if the problem isnt your money, but the job youve given it?
This book is meant to provoke you into seeing moneyand yourselfdifferently.
This isnt about being good with money. Its about being honest with yourself.
Carl Richards is a Certified Financial Planner and creator of the Sketch Guy column, which appeared weekly for a decade in The New York Times.
Carl has also been featured on Marketplace Money, Oprah.com, and Forbes.com. In addition, Carl has become a frequent keynote speaker at financial planning conferences and visual learning events around the world.
Through his simple sketches, Carl makes complex financial concepts easy to understand. His sketches also serve as the foundation for his two books, The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money and The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money (Portfolio/Penguin).
His sketches have appeared in a solo show at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, as well as other showings at Parsons School of Design in New York City, The Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, and an exhibit at the Mansion House in London.
His commissioned work is on display in businesses and educational institutions across the globe.
