BOOKS by Jess
The Cost of Living Survival Guide
How to get ahead when everything costs more
The smartest thing you can do with your money is know exactly where it’s going. That’s never been more important than today, when rising prices are putting the squeeze on so many Australian households. Building a budget gives you back control, so you can stop worrying about money and instead decide what it’s for.
Drawing on national spending data, award-winning author Jessica Irvine has created a system that sorts all your spending into 10 clear categories. In The Cost of Living Survival Guide, Jess hands you this proven method. You’ll discover how to track every dollar, spend less, save the difference and grow what’s left.
Inside, you’ll find:
- More than 300 practical hacks to cut your costs across every part of your spending
- A spending plan that accounts for the irregular costs most people forget
- Free downloadable worksheets and trackers to build and run your budget
- How to clear debts and build an emergency fund so you’re covered before you invest
- Where to put your money once you’re ready: super, shares, property and more
If budgets have never stuck for you before, this one is designed to last. With The Cost of Living Survival Guide, you’ll take control of your money and your future.
The Cost of Living Survival Guide is the updated and expanded 2nd edition of Money with Jess.
The Money Diary
End your money worries NOW & take control of your financial future
Have you ever kept a diary? You know, a personal record for all the stuff you need to remember and even some of those thoughts, feelings and dreams too intimate to share? Well, this is just like that, but for your money!
Introducing The Money Diary: a step-by-step, day-by-day guided diary to help you track your spending, build solid financial habits and prepare for your future. It’s hands-on, informative and fun!
With the rising cost of living, many of us are finding our finances more stretched. It’s important to plan carefully.
Everyone’s journey to financial freedom will be different, but with The Money Diary, you’ll be able to get there on your own terms.
Get your highlighters ready: it’s time to make finance fun!
Money with Jess
Your Ultimate Guide to Household Budgeting
Want to know the answers to the biggest money questions? Like, How much can you afford to borrow to buy your dream home? How big an emergency fund do you need? And how much do you need to save for a comfortable retirement?
According to popular money columnist Jessica Irvine, the answer to all these questions—and more—lies in getting to grips with your own spending habits.
Join Jess as she teaches you how to construct your own household budget from scratch, following her unique, 10-category household budgeting system.
Packed full of money-saving tips—from electricity bills to grocery bills—Money with Jess is your ultimate guide to household budgeting and saving.
Take control of your money and live the life you want.
Get your highlighters ready: it’s time to make finance fun!
The Bottom Line Diet
How I Lost Weight, Kept It Off … And You Can Too!
Let Jessica Irvine show you how to take off weight and – just as importantly – keep it off.
In this straightforward but groundbreaking new book, Jessica Irvine documents her own dramatic weight loss and equips you with easy-to-use tools and practical information to help you lose weight.
Based on interviews with leading obesity researchers, Jessica shows you how to work out your own bottom line – the number of calories your body uses in a day – for maximum weight-loss results. Then, once you’ve lost weight, she shows you how to keep it off and, should you happen to put some kilos back on, how to lose it again (like she did).
Packed full of personal tips, Jessica explains the simple accounting principles she used to lose weight and then maintain her weight loss. Let Jessica help you beat the odds to transform your body forever.
‘Weight loss comes down not to fad diets but to one very simple rule: you must consume fewer calories than you burn in a day. If you’re putting on weight, you’re failing to balance the books by eating too much or not moving enough, or both. It’s time to figure out which.’
Zombies, Bananas and Why There are No Economists in Heaven
The Economics of Real Life
Jessica Irvine presents Economics 101 and shows you how to use the power of economics to solve your everyday problems with this witty, accessible and entertaining guide.
Can economics help you lose weight? How does an emissions trading scheme work? Why are bananas so expensive? What really goes on inside the federal budget lock up? How can you spot a zombie bank? Does Australia take too many refugees? Why do boy bands make so much money?
From asylum seekers to bananas, Jessica Irvine’s weekly Irvine Index in The Sydney Morning Herald uses fun facts to get to the heart of our biggest political and economic debates. Part economics lesson, part quirky observation on modern life, this collection of easily digestible, bite-sized nuggets of factual goodness will help transform even the most economically illiterate person into an insightful commentator at their next work drinks or weekend barbeque.