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Get Growing
A No-Nonsense Guide to Cultivating Wealth and Financial Freedom
Jessica Brady (Author)
9781394352661, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2026
336 pages
22.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.386 kg
'Warning: this book delivers hard truths. Jess Brady shows you how to get more life from your money and create a plan for your future. It will challenge how you think about money and yourself. A must-read for anyone wanting to get serious about their finances.'
—Glen James, author of The Quick-Start Guide to Investing and host of the money money money podcast
'Finally — a money book that ditches the jargon and shows women how to grow wealth on their own terms. Jess makes finance feel like a glass of bubbles with your bestie: real, relatable and totally doable.'
—Molly Benjamin, founder of Ladies Finance Club and author of Girls Just Wanna Have Funds
Your money can grow. So can you. Money is one of the most powerful tools you have to shape your life. Yet so many of us feel overwhelmed by finances, embarrassed about our money habits — or stuck in a cycle of earning and spending with nothing to show for it. In Get Growing, author Jessica Brady cuts through the jargon and judgement to deliver a refreshingly honest, down-to-earth and slightly sweary guide for growing your wealth. With a background as a financial adviser and host of the popular Financially Fierce podcast, Jess has spent more than two decades helping people untangle their finances. In this book, she shows you how to weed out debt and bad habits — and plant the seeds for long-term financial security. Get Growing combines behavioural science, practical frameworks and candid stories from real people to create a money companion you’ll return to again and again. Discover how to:
Ready to get your hands dirty? Get Growing will give you the knowledge, tools and (not-so-gentle) kick up the backside to build genuine financial freedom on your own terms. It’s time to ditch the shame and grow something worthwhile.
Before we grow: Grounded in Country and context xi Laying the ground work: Your money growing guide xv 1 Roots 1 2 Dirt 15 3 Dig 33 4 Shed 73 5 Plot 97 6 Weed 127 7 Seed 161 8 Sprout 193 9 Grow 217 10 Winter 249 Acknowledgements: Giving my gardening crew their flowers 289 Keep the garden party growing: Meet Jess and join the community 295 Notes: References and research 297
Detangling the mess of young Jess and my relationship with money
Dishing on the systems and structures that stifle our growth and feed us fibs
Unearthing what shapes our money beliefs and behaviours beneath the surface
Letting go of shame and perfectionism to make space for more helpful money habits
How to set money goals that matter and make decisions on what to grow
Ditching bad debts and patrolling the doubts that are slowing your growing (creepers, crowders and resource suckers)
Building a conscious cashflow plan that feeds your goals and seeds your future
What to know before you grow: the risks and rewards of investing
How to cultivate long-term financial freedom through investing and super
Your plan for financial shit storms: insurance, savings and frosty relationships Flourish: A love note to your growth and everything it makes possible 285
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
