We Need to Talk About Money

We Need To Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba

Reviewed by Mimi
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Thank you to @4thestatebooks for this proof copy!

I've been a fan of Otegha Uwagba since reading Little Black Book so when I saw she had written about money, I was desperate to read it and wasn't disappointed. Having worked in recruitment for the last 7 years, I talk about money on an almost daily basis and have to remind myself that it is not the norm.

Otegha brilliantly describes why that is a mistake in this breakdown of her education, and early career. She is so honest and shares so much of her experience in a way that I think can help everyone. As an aside, she has talked about how this book is on lists people put together about race. Race has got nothing to do with this experience, it is something that everyone needs to understand. We aren’t taught to budget and yet we are chucked into the world often with student debt and have to get on with it. The lack of discussion around salaries causes gender and ethnicity gaps that transparency would change. Otegha shares the trials and tribulations of being in a company that she felt truly undervalued in and how she went about changing her life and become a freelancer.

Honestly, everyone can benefit from this book. It's honest, not preachy and full of useful advice.