Why people recommend it
The Year of Less by Cait Flanders chronicles the author's personal journey of undergoing a strict one-year shopping ban to reset her relationship with consumerism and personal finance. On the ChooseFI podcast, Shannyn Allan recommended the book as one of her all-time favorites, explaining that the narrative of a woman undertaking a shopping ban served as a deeply inspirational blueprint for her own financial journey. Brad Barrett also featured the book extensively on the podcast, directing listeners to the show notes and online retailers to purchase copies and utilizing a passage from the introduction to prompt a discussion about the author's early exposure to financial topics during her upbringing. Throughout these discussions, the podcast hosts and guests celebrated the memoir not only as a compelling personal story of overcoming debt and consumer habits but also as a practical guide for anyone seeking to reevaluate their own spending behaviors and achieve greater intentionality with their resources.
Who recommended it
- Brad Barrett Recommended
- Shannyn Allan Recommended
Brad Barrett — 2 mentions
“seven and a half years ago you described in the intro to your book you said as a teenager I would often come home from school to find my bed littered with newspaper articles stories about interest rates retirement savings plans”
“if you want to get a copy of this book it will be in the show notes for today's episode titled the year of less also can be found wherever books are sold including Amazon”
Shannyn Allan — 1 mention
“I would also if I can squeeze one in would recommend the year of less by Kate Flanders it's one of my favorite books of all time and it's about a woman who does a shopping ban and it's been really inspirational for me”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“today we're going to be speaking with Kate Flanders from Cape flanders.com also the author of the year of less”