Finance β¦ Penny’s Take
How They Get You
Chris Kohler Β· 2025
76/100
π Worth It
Australian finance journalist Chris Kohler dissects insurance fine print, supermarket psychology, loyalty programs, and crypto traps with both rigor and genuine wit β a rare combination in consumer-finance writing. The humor earns its place here; it makes dense material actually fun to read while the underlying research stays sharp. Non-Australian readers will hit some geographic limits, but the consumer-protection logic applies everywhere.
β¦ Penny’s Take β this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read β not a page-by-page personal one. The gold β Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
π Buy the book βπ± Read on Kindle βπ§ Listen on Audible β affiliate links Β· support the site, never the verdict
As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict β see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0β100
Faith & family safety79
Substance / usefulness77
Craft & writing78
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy77
Hype vs delivers73
Age-fit81
π Human-eye gut-check78
Penny’s verdict76
Cross-pollinate