by Mary Holm

Most of us lack the nerve to be entrepreneurs, but award-winning finance writer Mary Holm shows how you can get richer - slowly but surely - and still sleep soundly.

All get rich quick ideas involve risk, and often also time, effort and the other key ingredient - luck. For those of us happy to settle for less risk, and less work, Get Rich Slow provides an accesible, step-by-step look at how to safely grow wealthier.

You may be grappling with an important financial decision, such as:

* Should I buy a house or continue to rent?

* When should I start to invest, and in what?

* How do I prepare for my retirement?

* Should I buy an investment property or invest in shares?

Some of Mary's answers may surprise you with another way to look at the issues involved in these decisions.

Get Rich Slow also includes insightful chapters on teaching children the value of money, how our gender affects our investing, good borrowing versus bad borrowing, debt management and many more personal finance issues.

Geting rich slow is in the tradition of the 'slow movement' - epitomised by the popular slow food school of thought - whereby the most important things in life should not be rushed. Get Rich Slow makes use of this philosophy and becomes a savvy companion as you plan important financial decisions.