
Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin (Penguin Books, 1992) Review by Dave Klumpp, stewardship resourcer for the Arkansas/Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Why review a thirteen-year-old book from an essentially secular source for a religious audience? Good things endure. Reading this book and writing a “money autobiography” were my most helpful experiences when I signed on to become a resource person for stewardship. If you haven't read this book and put your own “house in order,” it's time you did. Joe Dominguez was a successful financial analyst on Wall Street before retiring at age thirty-one. This book grew out of workshops he and Vicki Robin conducted around the country to help people move toward financial intelligence, integrity, and independence. Debunking the “more is better” myth, they…