How They Get You Sneaky Everyday Economics and Smart Ways to Hold on to Your Money

by Chris Kohler

Posted by Anton Katunin on 13 April 2026
Tags: books, 3 stars

The entertaining and a bit educational book about how businesses find ways to extract more money from you. I like that it's about Australia. I already knew most of the tricks; they annoy me every time I interact with them. However, it was a fun read anyway. It's depressing to read about it all at once. It highlights how corrupt and monopolised the economy in Australia is and the lack of regulation.

The book skims the surface, and I wish it went deeper. It's definitely targeted at a new reader. I think all Australians can get some value from this book.