The Price of Money

<p><b>Rob Dix</b> started investing as a hobby using his spare cash but soon became obsessed. Over the next ten years he would do everything he could to educate himself about the financial world - and to pass on what he learnt. It is a journey that would lead Rob to found the multi-award-winning Property Geek blog cocreate<br>the UK's most-downloaded investment show <i>The Property Podcast</i> and explain financial basics everywhere from the <i>Sunday Times</i> to the <i>Mail on Sunday</i>. Today Rob is one of Britain's best-respected money experts - on a mission to teach the world about how money the economy and investment really work.</p> This brilliant book offers a singularly clear accessible and funny introduction to where our economic malaise has come from - and how understanding it can help any of us make better financial decisions. I cannot recommend it highly enough. A pithy and punchy guide that explains in a very engaging and readable manner the essentials of modern finance and economics. It is profoundly useful for anyone wanting to understand why the current global economy is in such a mess and what that might mean for your own finances. Dix has produced as lucid and comprehensive account of money and its pitfalls as you are likely to find. In an age of elevated prices it is highly relevant to all our lives. A tour of the nuts and bolts that hold the economy together is not supposed to be interesting but Rob Dix makes it <b>fascinating</b>. This is a bracing ride through the unexpectedly wild world of money. Very little affects your quality of life more than money - and it's hard to get and to keep if you don't really understand how it works. After you've read Rob Dix's <b>short sharp</b> introduction you will know more than most ordinary people about how money works - and also (I'm sorry to say) rather more than most Cabinet ministers too. <p>'Excellent . . . Filled with knowledge that will help you make better money decisions.' Laura Whateley author of <i>Money: A User's Guide</i><br><br><b>We all depend on money every day. But almost none of us understand it.</b><br><br>Have you ever wondered why your shopping bill keeps getting more expensive? Or how the government can produce billions out of thin air while your savings are shrinking? Or where you should put your money in an age of economic turmoil? Here a leading investor offers a crash-course in how money works and how to make yours go further. You will never look at your bank balance the same way again.<br><br>'How the global monetary system shapes our everyday personal finances . . . Really really interesting.' Claer Barrett author of <i>What They Don't Teach You About Money</i><br><br>'Fascinating . . . A bracing ride through the unexpectedly wild world of money.' Ed Conway author of <i>Material World</i></p>