Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
How to Attract Money
Joseph Murphy · 2023
50/100
👎 Skip It
Murphy writes clearly and his framework is internally consistent, which explains seven decades of continuous readership. But the prosperity-consciousness approach has no empirical basis, the 1950s framing feels dated, and from multiple faith traditions the theology is contested. Readers already drawn to New Thought will find this a clean, focused entry; everyone else will find better grounded alternatives.
✦ Penny’s Take — 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 — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: New Thought/prosperity gospel-adjacent theology diverges from orthodox Christian, Jewish, and other mainstream religious frameworks. We still scored it 50; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety65
Substance / usefulness45
Craft & writing65
Originality52
Evidence & accuracy35
Hype vs delivers48
Age-fit68
👁 Human-eye gut-check48
Penny’s verdict50
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