This is book that takes a spiritual look at money. If you’re looking for a book that will teach you the step-by-step guide on how to earn more money and get rich, well, Your New Money Mindset: Create A Healthy Relationship With Money is not for you. At least, in the traditional definition that encompasses the word ‘rich’.
This book basically talks about the value of giving and eradicating the consumerism mentality telling us that we still need more than what we already have. Authors Brad Hewitt and James Moline says it doesn’t matter if you earn $300,000 or $40,000 if you constantly think that you have to earn or have more money before you can give to charity or help out a brother in need.
The authors worked on explaining the new money mindset by introducing a fictional couple who lived beyond their means, who unnecessarily spent for things that they don’t really need, who have unconsciously passed on to their children the unhealthy lifestyle concept that they need material things to make them feel better. The rest of the chapters then talked about the importance of making good use of your money, time, and resources so you can be generous – not only monetarily but also of your time and company – to others.
In one of the earlier chapters, Hewitt and Moline discussed the 5S Attitude People Have Toward Money. These are surviving, struggling, stable, secure, and surplus. The authors noted that the surplus mindset is where we all want to live. It’s the new money mindset we aim to grow into and one of our goals is to help you take your own next steps toward that way of thinking and living, they noted.
In Hewitt and Moline’s money talk, the surplus mindset is one that has a healthy relationship with money. People with this mindset feel grateful and ready to share. Hewitt and Moline describes this group as: they believe they have more than enough and don’t constantly long for more material things. Their spendings match their needs displaying a high level of commitment without living an extravagant and lavish lifestyle.
What the authors kept on repeating throughout the book is to learn to give and to share – and you don’t need a lot a $300,000 annual income to do that.
At the very core of this book is the message that money is just green paper. How you view it and make use of it will define the quality of your life. It can control you if you let it. It can be happy companion or an instrument of goodwill if you use it smartly coupled with a giving heart.
The book is a light read but the tone is quite boring. The progress is slow and lacks an upbeat voice that would keep you awake all night to read it. It’s the kind of book that you may want to bring in a retreat because it entails a lot of deep thoughts and evaluation on how you look at money and how you transform yourself to take appropriate action.
I’m giving this book six out of 10 stars. This book is not for everyone. Bible verses are constantly mentioned chapter after chapter so nope, this book ain’t Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Simply put, it’s a Christian way of looking at money.
Give the first three chapters a try and if you find yourself dozing off, let the book and your eyes rest and then move to the last chapter.
You won’t really miss a lot that way.
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