Book Review: You’re Broke Because You Want to Be

New York Times best-selling author Larry Winget wants you to get one thing straight: Broke is not a condition like being poor. Broke is a situation you find yourself in because you are either under-earning or overspending. And it’s no one’s fault but your own.

Host of the hit A&E show “Big Spender,” author of It’s Called Work For A Reason and known as the “Pit Bull of Personal Finance,” Winget’s latest book: You’re Broke Because You Want To Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead (Gotham Books) is a pull-no-punches motivational guide.

If you are looking for someone to help you make excuses, or offer a shoulder to cry on, you won’t find it in this book. Instead, Winget’s no-nonsense approach places the blame squarely on the reader’s shoulders. To say he is brutally honest might be an understatement — but, if you are truly serious about getting yourself out of debt and back on track, his will be a welcome approach.

Winget discredits many of the classic “excuses” people use to justify why they are broke such as: “I’m too far behind to ever get ahead”; “I’m not good at math”; or “It’s the credit card company’s fault,” and forces his readers and viewers to take responsibility for their actions.

You’re Broke Because You Want To Be is a book with an easily understandable plan. Worksheets help identify personal goals and focus on how to achieve them.

Winget’s approach is designed to set you back in the black, whether the aim is to get out of debt, save for a house or simply stop kidding yourself when it comes to savings. For more information, you can visit: http://www.larrywinget.com.

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