Get Good at Money: A Beginner's Guide to Investing

By Craig McKinnis

Money can feel confusing, stressful, and overwhelming especially if nobody ever taught you how it works.

In Get Good at Money, readers are introduced to a calm, practical, and judgment free approach to personal finance and investing designed specifically for beginners. Whether you are struggling with debt, living paycheck to paycheck, avoiding the stock market, or simply feeling financially stuck, this book offers a clear path forward without complicated jargon or intimidating financial language.

Drawing from more than 40 years in the financial services industry, the author combines real world experience, personal recovery stories, and faith based encouragement to help readers build confidence with money one step at a time. After overcoming debt, divorce, foreclosure, and financial uncertainty without bankruptcy, the author learned firsthand that financial success is not reserved for the wealthy or highly educated. It begins with changing how you think about money and believing that financial freedom is possible for you too.

This book goes beyond budgets and investment strategies. It helps readers develop healthier financial habits, overcome fear and shame around money, and begin creating lasting generational wealth. Through simple explanations, emotional reassurance, and actionable guidance, readers will learn the fundamentals of saving, investing, stock market participation, long term thinking, and financial discipline in a way that feels approachable and achievable.

Perfect for young adults, early career professionals, single parents, first time investors, and anyone intimidated by traditional finance books, Get Good at Money delivers practical wisdom with compassion, clarity, and hope.

If you have ever felt behind financially, discouraged about money, or unsure where to begin, this book will show you that you are not broken and that it is never too late to take control of your financial future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197724162X
• ISBN13: 9781977241627
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"