Synopsis
'A compelling roadmap to a financial and personal life well lived' —William J. Bernstein, bestselling author, The Four Pillars of Investing
'An honest guide to both financial success and how to live a meaningful life' —Nick Maggiulli, bestselling author, Just Keep Buying and The Wealth Ladder
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It's called personal finance for a reason.
How can we use our income and wealth to make ourselves happier? What drives our financial decisions? How should we think about retirement and the financial markets?
The answers to these questions vary for each of us.
Join renowned financial writer Jonathan Clements on a fascinating journey to explore the connection between money and the rest of our lives. In this thoughtful guide to personal finance, he covers a wealth of topics including effective savings and investing strategies, good financial habits, as well as insightful life lessons and sage advice for nurturing meaningful relationships and personal happiness.
Full of wisdom, humour and sentiment, Money and Me combines the articles Jonathan wrote for HumbleDollar with deeply personal anecdotes from his own life. He shares his reflections upon receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis and the subsequent financial decisions it prompted.
No matter your age or situation, you will be able to apply his wisdom to your own financial practices, and strive ever closer to the goal of financial freedom for yourself and your family.
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26 May 2026
9781804093757Reviews
Jonathan’s biggest gift was teaching all of us – gently – to make better decisions about life. to cherish our loved ones, to savor every day, to make a difference. His last book is also his most beautiful one.
In Money and Me, longtime Wall Street Journal columnist Jonathan Clements pieces together his most important lessons on wealth. Compiled following his terminal cancer diagnosis, this book is an honest guide to both financial success and how to live a meaningful life.
Faced with a fatal diagnosis, in his final months Jonathan Clements seamlessly connected financial health with personal fulfillment and produced this compelling roadmap to a financial and personal life well lived.
To devoted readers like me, who hung on every word and did what we were told, Jonathan was a patron saint of fiscal prudence.
