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Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids

by Brett Graff (Author)

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Most parents will do just about anything to secure happy lives and bright futures for their kids. Add in competition with other parents and near-constant pressure, their drive to give their kids the best of everything can backfire, setting back the child and the household finances.

Brett Graff, "The Home Economist," exposes how overspending can harm children by setting back intellect and encouraging narcissism, depression and unhealthy or unsafe habits. By unearthing research on pricey baby gear, oversized houses, so-called "educational" toys and after-school lessons, expensive sports equipment and private coaching, even certain organic products and unregulated "natural" medicines - she even has eye-opening findings on private schools versus public schools - Graff proves that we can spend too much getting our kids ahead and wind up instead setting them back. Not Buying It proves that sound, rational decision-making about spending is far more beneficial for our kids than purchases made out of fear, pressure and confusion. With Graff's guidance, you'll confidently create the financial strategy that's best for your family, not the one pushed by marketers or practiced by your neighbors. Not Buying It is your blueprint for emotional and financial freedom, and the stability your children deserve.

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256 pages
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Seal Press
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March 15, 2016
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5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
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1580055915
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978-1580055918
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Brett Graff combines the humor of a stand-up comic with the experience of a highly respected business reporter. The result is a guide that will take you from blankies to Brown University (if that's where you want to go). This is not just a book on saving you money as you raise your child but saving you time, heartache and sanity. -- Andrea Brody, Emmy Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist

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When you're finished reading this book, I hope you'll see that the less expensive parenting routes often offer more opportunity for cognitive development, safety, social & academic growth, excellent health, and critical family bonding than the steeply-priced, overrated options. You may still buy the most expensive stroller or designer clothes. You may continue to spend $150 on private coaching or $45,000 on private school. You may move to a giant house and spend thousands each year on costumes or sports equipment. But you'll buy these things because you want them. Not because you're afraid of not having them. My hope is that when your fellow parents are sitting around the coffee table, boasting about their latest Child Improvement Purchases, you'll be prepared to counter all their expensive claims and simply say, nope, Not Buying It.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seal Press (March 15, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580055915
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580055918
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,714,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,825 in Budgeting & Money Management (Books)
- #9,565 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences
- #24,655 in Success Self-Help

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Brett Graff is a reporter, writer, former U.S. government economist and - and to the surprise of many hearing her name before taking her phone calls - a woman. Her nationally syndicated column THE HOME ECONOMIST discusses the subliminal reasons we spend more or earn less money and runs first in The Miami Herald then later on the Tribune Content Agency. Brett's work on this topic and others has been published in Glamour, Maxim, Reuters, Redbook, Harper's Bazaar, Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, American Baby and more. She's been quoted by Forbes.com, Women's Health, Cosmopolitan, the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo! finance, and has appeared on CNBC, CNN, PBS's Nightly Business Report as well as local ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates. And she blogs at www.TheHomeEconomist.com.

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Love this book - wish I had read it when my daughter was born!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2023

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Do yourself a favor - if you recently had a child or know someone who is expecting - read this book! I really wish I had read this when my daughter was born. I got it when she was in elementary school and is now graduating from high school. I'm cleaning out my house now and stumbled across this again - and reread the part about college because that's where we're at now. It is SPOT ON! Love the fact I'm convinced we're making the right school choice now.

I love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016

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I really really really recommend that everyone read this book. Raising kids is so nuts these days, and its so easy to spend tons of money on things that we think our kids have to have to grow up happy and fulfilled and independent. But most of what they need does not cost anywhere near what we spend, and we really should be saving that money for the one thing that will help them -- college. And in some cases spending too much can actually have to opposite effect of what we think. None of us has the time to actually research what is best for our kids from furniture, to activities, to education, to food, to health care, and so on, so Brett Graff did it for us. Its such a good book -- full of information and hilarious to boot.

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BUY Not Buying It!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016

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An absolute must-read for any parent! We all spend insane amounts of money on things we think are essential for the well-being of our children. In this book Brett Graff shows us what matters and what does not matter in raising healthy, independent, competent, happy kids. She presents clear and concise research to show that by overspending we can actually be doing more harm than good. The book presents strategic actions that we can all take to ensure that we use our resources wisely for the long haul of raising our kids and getting them through college.

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This is a great resource for parents with children of all ages

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016

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A must read!!! Brett Graff shares valuable and well-researched economic information with her witty and humorous style. This is a great resource for parents with children of all ages. From baby toys to college options, Brett gives us a financial picture for each stage of our children's lives. After reading this book, you will know where to invest your money for your kids...and where not to!

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A must read for parents!

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2016

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An important read for any parent. Touches upon the many things we all worry about in terms of overindulging our children and ourselves as we raise kids. Backs everything up with solid research - and great humor - along the way!

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Great book, talks a lot about what society says ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017

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Great book, talks a lot about what society says vs what our actual needs are. I would recommend all parents take some time and read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016

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Great book for every parent, stressed over where to spend money, what not too spend money on, and how much we spend on raising happy, healthy, educated children.

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and I've read a great deal of them

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017

This is hands-down the dumbest of the baby books I've read, and I've read a great deal of them. Maybe telling folks to skip a $1000 stroller and not to worry about keeping up with the others resonates with a few moms on the Upper East Side, but most moms are buying affordable products already. Then it proceeds to encourage purchases of products you legitimately don't need and encourages putting that 1K you would have spent on a stroller towards college, which, in some cases, might cost over $100K. News flash: the person who can afford one can afford the other and vice versa. This book was written for an upper class person who is already too anxious, not a savvy and smart working class person looking to save even more time and money.

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