“This is a stimulating journey deep into
the psychology of money management,
with more practical advice fit into eighty-some
pages than most bloggers could
write in a lifetime!”

Waiting for Adam Baker to release his first eBook was like waiting for the grass to grow, but after reading it, I can see why this masterpiece took so much effort. It was well-worth the extra few months of anticipation! (Note: This post is entirely non-affiliate, so the theory goes you’re supposed to trust me and go buy Adam’s book now!)

Unautomate Your Finances packs in some serious information for $17. Check out what you get:

• An 83-page eBook, featuring three distinct sections on the theory, science, and application of Unautomation.
• A 27-minute interview with Leo Babauta (Zen Habits).
• A 29-minute interview with J.D. Roth (Get Rich Slowly).
• A printable budgeting system discussed in the eBook.
• An Excel template for making the budgeting system digital.
• 6 months of upcoming updates!

This is just pure awesome sauce. I had a chance to preview Unautomate before it was released to the public, and I had a couple of observations:

• The writing is undoubtedly Baker: bold, straightforward, and easy to understand. The writing style makes this eBook as accessible to the beginner finance user as it is to long-time fans of Man vs. Debt.
• Everything oozes with honesty, transparency, and passion. It’s evident that Baker cares about the readers of the eBook, not only for the $17 they just spent, but as a continuing relationship to make their financial lives better together.
• The whole thing is very polished. Too often, you’ll read an eBook that feels like it was put together in a couple of weekends. This is far from that kind of eBook, in fact–I am amazed at how this only took the months of work that it did.
• There is a ton of practical advice that you can extract and run with immediately. Baker doesn’t only cover the theory of what he’s done to unautomate, but actually shows us how to follow in his footsteps.

If you’re wondering what Unautomation is all about, Baker defines it as based on three simple principles:

• Consciousness: The ability to earn, spend, and save deliberately.
• Sustainability: Rejecting consumerism, bucking lifestyle inflation, and ditching clutter.
• Focus: Ditching the “you have to do everything” mentality.

The end result of following those principles is simplicity, and according to Baker, “the more you simplify your financial life, the easier it is to take back control.”

I’m digging it, and if you like my blog, I have a feeling you’d enjoy this eBook as well. Check it out!

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