Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Money Queens
Michelle Bowes · 2022
73/100
👍 Worth It
Award-winning (2023 Australian Business Book Awards) personal finance guide built specifically for teenage girls entering the workforce — budgeting, investing, superannuation, and credit cards all covered at the right depth. The feminist framing is constructive rather than preachy, and the author's journalism background keeps the content grounded. Non-Australian readers will need to translate the super-specific details, but the financial logic travels.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety83
Substance / usefulness73
Craft & writing69
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy79
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit84
👁 Human-eye gut-check73
Penny’s verdict73
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