Introduction Mastering Money is a book about personal finance. I am attracted by the subtitle, especially on how to be prepared for any financial crisis. This book is intended for US citizens, but some lessons can be applied in Malaysia too. The writer wants to help the readers to learn to get their finances in order and to invest in the future. Author Norm Champ is a lawyer by profession. He is currently a senior partner in the Investment Funds Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a lecturer on investment management law at Harvard Law School. He was the former director of the Division of Investment Management at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The author worked for Chilton Investment Company and Davis Polk & Wardwell before joining the public sector. He also has written another book, Going Public. Content Mastering Money has a total of 10 chapters. Chapter 1 serves as the introduction of the book. The remaining 9 chapters are divided into 3 parts. Every part begins with a short introduction before the main contents. The first part is Take Hold of the Spending Governor and it consists of 4 chapters. This part is talking about…