The Thimbles Summary
The Psychology of Money
The book in one sentence
How you behave around money, with patience, humility and restraint, shapes your financial life far more than intelligence or technical know-how.
Who it's for
Anyone who earns, saves or invests, especially people who find personal finance books dry, and business owners who want a calmer way to think about wealth and risk.
The big idea
Housel, a financial writer and partner at the Collaborative Fund, argues that real money decisions owe more to feelings and personal history than to formulas. Our choices are shaped by our history, fears, pride and the era we grew up in. The book is a set of short essays, each about one way that human nature affects financial outcomes. It describes his views and is not personal financial advice.
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