Why Is It That the Only Running I Can Do Is Run Out of Money? by Terry Bull

Ever wonder where all your money went? So has everyone else. That's the whole book.

Why Is It That the Only Running I Can Do Is Run Out of Money? is a laugh-out-loud, painfully accurate survival guide for anyone who has ever opened a banking app like it was a horror movie, muted a low-balance alert, or explained an impulse purchase as "self-care."

Inside this pocket-sized field guide, you'll find:

•60 Ways Money Disappears — one soul-crushing truth per page
•A Broke Person's Glossary — real financial terms, honestly redefined
•Money Horoscopes for all 12 signs of financial doom
•"What Kind of Broke Are You?" — a totally unscientific personality quiz
•Broke Bingo and a fully playable Word Search
•A cut-out Certificate of Financial Achievement, ready to frame
•Plus horoscopes, tarot cards, affirmations, excuses for your bank, excuses for your friends, and a diary of one very ordinary, very broke Tuesday

This isn't a budgeting book. It won't fix your finances, build your credit, or teach you to invest. What it will do is make you laugh so hard you forget, for a few minutes, that rent is due.

Whether it's for yourself, a friend who just got the "we need to talk about your account" call from their bank, a coworker who says "I'll check my balance later" and never does, or literally anyone with a subscription they forgot to cancel — this is the gift that says, "I see you. I am also broke. Let's laugh about it."

Small enough to fit in a stocking, funny enough to steal at a white elephant party, honest enough to sting a little. Buy it for a friend. Buy it for yourself. Either way, you probably can't really afford it — which, if you think about it, is kind of the whole point.