Personal finance is always a great topic to blog about. It's a subject that remains constantly popular, one of those topics that everyone worries about one way or another. There is always something to talk about, there are always new personalities, new books, and websites to discuss, and we always have a new opportunity to relate all of that to our patrons.
On a more sober note, we are seeing more and more financial guides directed at Gen Z in particular. That's right folks, the members of Gen Z are reaching adulthood (many of them, born between 1997 and 2005 are already adults!), and that means more tailored advice for them and their particular financial issues. The tips and strategies leveled at Gen Z are more particular to the world they've come of age into during the last 6 years or so. Of course, a lot of the advice offered to Gen Z still applies to Millennials and Gen X, so readers of all ages can still find useful advice for changing circumstances.
This brings us to today's book, The New Money Rules, by Lillian Zhang. Miss Zhang is a Silicon Valley native who's made a name for herself via TikTok, that gloriously popular app popular with younger demographics. It's amazing what's out there right now, in the Wild West of social media. Even calling TikTok the 'Wild West' feels like a disservice, because the platform is hugely popular and among the Top 5 most used platforms in the world (while MySpace is not just a dinosaur but a fossil, at this point). Her book has been featured by CNBC, Good Morning America, Bloomberg, and a host of other major movers in media.
And so, we arrive at this particular book. The New Money Rules is the culmination and codification of all of Miss Zhang's assorted advice. TikTok, as a medium, is primarily filled with short-length topical videos, usually no more than 30-120 seconds. Competitor media like Facebook and YouTube also host similar video mechanisms, but only more recently after TikTok and 'vines' have gotten more popular. So, what we have here is effectively a collection of dozens of posts and musings about varying particular financial topics.
The list is pretty typical to what you might expect: savings, investing, budgeting, big life decisions, and so forth. A lot of this information is perennial and remains largely unchanged since the 1980s. Zhang, a member of Gen Z herself, is a lot more in touch with today's young people, so her advice comes from first hand experience that's no more than a few years old at best. And of course, a lot of the topics pull a lot of their own weight, because frankly, everyone should probably be saving money, and investing what they can, regardless of our ability or inability to legally offer financial advice.
So, give The New Money Rules a chance, and if you benefit from the helpful advice within, all the better.
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