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Jump to navigationJump to searchDosh: How to Earn It, Save It, Spend It, Grow It, Give It by Rashmi Sirdeshpande (view source)
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What a relief! A book about money, for children, with clear explanations of what it is, why it matters, how to acquire more of it (nope - robbing banks is out) and what you can do with it when you've managed to get hold of it. Your reasons for wanting money don't matter: we all need it to some extent. You might want to go into business, be a clever shopper, a saver (you might even become an ''investor'') and there might be something you really, ''really'' want to buy. There's also the possibility of using to do good in the world.
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer who became a children's author and she has a talent for taking the big subjects and making them accessible to young readers. She does a superb job with ''Dosh''. There's a history of money which goes right up to cryptocurrency and [[BTC EUR Price Bitcoin]]. I learned quite a bit there. I loved the stories about people who've done great things with money, but what really impressed me was the way concepts like 'price' and 'value' are explained and made obvious.
The book's never dry. I unpacked it when the post arrived, sat down and read it and then went back and read parts of it again. I smiled. I nodded in understanding and just occasionally you might have spotted a lightbulb being switched on. The book's marketed for children, but I'd be more than happy to give it to an adult, particularly if they were struggling with handling money. It could be an introduction which just might change the way someone lived.
