Your money can grow. So can you.
Money is one of the most powerful tools you have to shape your life. Yet so many of us feel overwhelmed by finances, embarrassed about our money habits — or stuck in a cycle of earning and spending with nothing to show for it. In Get Growing, author Jessica Brady cuts through the jargon and judgement to deliver a refreshingly honest, down-to-earth and slightly sweary guide for growing your wealth.
With a background as a financial adviser and host of the popular Financially Fierce podcast, Jess has spent more than two decades helping people untangle their finances. In this book, she shows you how to weed out debt and bad habits — and plant the seeds for long-term financial security. Get Growing combines behavioural science, practical frameworks and candid stories from real people to create a money companion you’ll return to again and again.
Discover how to:
- Spot and slay the money monsters sabotaging your financial decisions
- Build a goals-based money ecosystem that automates savings and dials down daily money stress
- Start investing confidently and ethically — even if you’re a complete beginner
- Protect yourself from financial storms with smart insurance and estate-planning strategies
- Create your own financial independence and flourish in the life you dream of.
Ready to get your hands dirty? Get Growing will give you the knowledge, tools and (not-so-gentle) kick up the backside to build genuine financial freedom on your own terms. It’s time to ditch the shame and grow something worthwhile.
Table of Contents:
Before we grow: Grounded in Country and context xi
Laying the ground work: Your money growing guide xv
1 Roots 1
Detangling the mess of young Jess and my relationship with money
2 Dirt 15
Dishing on the systems and structures that stifle our growth and feed us fibs
3 Dig 33
Unearthing what shapes our money beliefs and behaviours beneath the surface
4 Shed 73
Letting go of shame and perfectionism to make space for more helpful money habits
5 Plot 97
How to set money goals that matter and make decisions on what to grow
6 Weed 127
Ditching bad debts and patrolling the doubts that are slowing your growing (creepers, crowders and resource suckers)
7 Seed 161
Building a conscious cashflow plan that feeds your goals and seeds your future
8 Sprout 193
What to know before you grow: the risks and rewards of investing
9 Grow 217
How to cultivate long-term financial freedom through investing and super
10 Winter 249
Your plan for financial shit storms: insurance, savings and frosty relationships Flourish: A love note to your growth and everything it makes possible 285
Acknowledgements: Giving my gardening crew their flowers 289
Keep the garden party growing: Meet Jess and join the community 295
Notes: References and research 297
About the Author :
Jessica Brady is host of the Financially Fierce podcast and creator of the Greenhouse Money Growing Program and Evergreen Money Club. She is a sought-after finance expert, featured regularly by Channel 7, Australian Financial Review and View.com.au.
Review :
'Warning: this book delivers hard truths. Jess Brady shows you how to get more life from your money and create a plan for your future. It will challenge how you think about money and yourself. A must-read for anyone wanting to get serious about their finances.'
—Glen James, author of The Quick-Start Guide to Investing and host of the money money money podcast
'Finally — a money book that ditches the jargon and shows women how to grow wealth on their own terms. Jess makes finance feel like a glass of bubbles with your bestie: real, relatable and totally doable.'
—Molly Benjamin, founder of Ladies Finance Club and author of Girls Just Wanna Have Funds
