The Price of Money

"This brilliant book offers a singularly clear, accessible and funny introduction to where our economic malaise has come from - and how understanding it can help any of us make better financial decisions. I cannot recommend it highly enough. -- IAIN DALE A pithy and punchy guide that explains in a very engaging and readable manner the essentials of modern finance and economics. It is profoundly useful for anyone wanting to understand why the current global economy is in such a mess, and what that might mean for your own finances. -- GILLIAN TETT, Editor-at-Large of the Financial Times Dix has produced as lucid and comprehensive account of money and its pitfalls as you are likely to find. In an age of elevated prices it is highly relevant to all our lives. -- ALEX BRUMMER, City Editor of the Daily Mail A tour of the nuts and bolts that hold the economy together is not supposed to be interesting, but Rob Dix makes it fascinating. This is a bracing ride through the unexpectedly wild world of money. -- ED CONWAY, Economics Editor, Sky News Very little affects your quality of life more than money - and it's hard to get and to keep if you don't really understand how it works. After you've read Rob Dix's short, sharp introduction, you will know more than most ordinary people about how money works - and also (I'm sorry to say) rather more than most Cabinet ministers too. -- MERRYN SOMERSET WEBB, Bloomberg Columnist and host of Merryn Talks Money An excellent primer for anyone who ever wondered how the financial system and economy really works - filled with knowledge that will help you make better money decisions in your own life, too. -- LAURA WHATELEY, author of Money: A User’s Guide John Maynard Keynes once said that ""not one man in a million"" truly understands inflation: a state of affairs that is extremely problematic for millions of people and, by extension, for society as a whole. Rob Dix's book The Price of Money is an important contribution to redressing that problem. -- ANDREW CRAIG, Author of How to Own the World Not a moment too soon, Rob Dix has laid out in the most refreshing, entertaining, approachable and informative way the historical intricacies, intentional complexity, purposeful ambiguity and frustrating inconsistencies of the global markets, economic policy - and money. The Price of Money should be required reading for anyone who transacts (gets paid, pays for anything or tries to invest) at any point in their journey. As an investor I enjoyed and learned from every page and know other readers will too. -- EILEEN BURBRIDGE, Partner at Passion Capital A fascinating and surprising tour through how the global monetary system shapes our everyday finances – really, really interesting. -- CLAER BARRETT, Author of What They Don’t Teach You About Money"