R. A. Dalkey

How to Save a Small Fortune - And The Planet (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There's never been a better time for us to start taking saving seriously.

Our hyper-meritocratic world has long glorified the notion of constantly earning more in order to fuel victory in some futile race to lifestyle and possessions. And so the careful saver was always the subject of ridicule.

Then along came COVID-19. Jobs disappeared overnight, and those who kept theirs could forget about pay rises any time soon. Suddenly, those who had a nest egg and knew how to stretch every cent looked clever.

At the same time, the global shutdown brought out hitherto wasteful ways into sharp focus. As with smart saving, nobody was cracking jokes about sustainable, responsible living.

Which is why now is the moment for champion saver (professional Scrooge, if you will) R.A. Dalkey to share an essential truth: a calculated approach to spending isn't just good for your bank balance, it's good for the planet too. It's the right thing to do.

And, as he already showed in his extreme budget travel books, sensible spending is neither dull nor boring! In fact, it makes marvellous things possible…

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: First District
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781393176817
• Artikelnr.: 59264757

Autorenporträt

R.A. Dalkey was born in Cape Town. After selling hand-written newspapers to classmates in primary school, then winning awards for lucid essays whilst studying journalism at Rhodes University, it was inevitable that he would make a living out of words. Under his real name (Richard Asher) he's been published by GQ, Reader's Digest, The Sunday Times, Australian International Traveller, Reuters, Autosport and Sports Illustrated, to name just a few.

As a sport and travel journalist, he's always favoured an immersive approach. He's driven outback trucks in Australia and crashed racing cars in Europe. He once conducted a two-year experiment trying to be a professional golfer. Having visited 75+ countries, he's slept rough in Jo'burg, been arrested in Mongolia and mugged in Barcelona.

Apart from growing up in the euphoria of post-Apartheid South Africa, he lived in the USA, Australia and the UK before settling in Vienna in 2016. He relished learning German and now speaks four languages.

Dalkey also narrates his own audiobooks.

He's on Twitter @mygreenjacket and Instagram @worldsleeper.