“Indispensable advice for the man in the street to save money and survive the recession” – The Sunday Times

"Top financial adviser Charl Ten Oever has published a book called Beat the Crunch, which he says helps consumers survive the crunch, cut costs and even save... A book like this is long overdue" – The Times

"[An] extremely timeous book... Easy to understand, with pleasingly few words per page, this book is for the everyday South African, like me, who is crap at money and quite ostrich-like about it. We need blunt, straight-forward, easy-to-action advice... and this book gives it to you. It's also nice to have the whole snafoodle explained in rands and not dollars. Well, if you're as mathemo-challenged as me, it helps. A must for every book club and every secretly terrified debt-ridden type" - Sam Wilson, Women 24

"[Ten Oever] goes through examples which will be very, very helpful, and which I found very helpful... You've got to save to be prudent. You must confront the problem... [Beat The Crunch!] is a really excellent book" – Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu, SABC 3Talk

"This pocket-sized book contains a wealth of easy-to-apply financial wisdom and, best of all, it explains scary things like debt management and budgeting in really basic terms... especially relevant to these economic times" – Heat magazine