I'm Rich, You're Poor cover art

I'm Rich, You're Poor

How to Give Social Media a Reality Check

Preview
This Season's Biggest Deal

$0.99/mo for 3 months + $20 Audible bonus voucher

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 28 December, 2026.
More purchase options

I'm Rich, You're Poor

By: Shabaz Ali
Narrated by: Shabaz Ali
Get this deal

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 28 December, 2026. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $21.73

Buy Now for $21.73

This Season's Biggest Deal | $0.99/mo for 3 months + $20 Audible bonus

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo. after 3 months - terms apply.
Summary

Razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud satire of social media's mega-rich from 'The Voice of the Cost-of-Living Crisis' @ShabazSays

The world is full of books about how to be rich. This is not one of them.

Today, many of us are feeling the pinch - and being bombarded with portrayals of social media 'perfection' is making that pinch feel more like a punch.

We may know that social media - with all its billionaires and beauty queens - is just a highlight reel. So why is it still making most of us feel so low?

Comedian Shabaz Ali wants to help you see the funny side of social media again. Because while it looks nice to live up in an ivory tower, this book reminds us that it is much more fun to be part of the baying mob that surrounds it.

This laugh-out-loud deep-dive into social media's ridiculously rich, will help you love your own penny-pinched, rough-around-the-edges, extraordinarily ordinary life.

Shabaz Ali (@ShabazSays) is a comedian and broadcaster who has built a large and dedicated audience with his withering take downs of those who package and present their 'perfect' lives online. When he's not online you can find Shabaz at his day job as a chemistry teacher in Blackburn.

“Sharp commentary” Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram
“Hilarious and thought-provoking” Davina McCall
“Smart, witty and refreshing” Katie Piper OBE

© 2024 Shabaz Ali © 2024 DK Audio

Beauty, Grooming & Style Personal Development Comedy Funny Witty Celebrity

Critic Reviews

Hilarious and thought provoking! (Davina McCall)

Sharp commentary, delivered with wit
and in a fuzzy onesie, puts these topics into clearer context.

(Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram)

Smart, witty and refreshing – had me laughing out loud one
second and thinking deeply the next.

(Katie Piper OBE)

A brilliantly witty, always hilarious and unapologetically cutting
take on everything that is wrong with social media. I’ve never
loved Quavers so much!

(Dr Ranj)
This book is ‘vicked!’ Silly, funny, yet very insightful. (Tez Ilyas)

As a fellow povvo, I love Shabaz and this book because it is
informative, hilarious and relatable.

(Fats Timbo)

I love this book as much as I love my fridge full of assorted
flavour ice! Will make you fall in love with social media again.

(Laura Whitmore)
All stars
Most relevant
plenty of giggles and good tips from my fav povo, love your work Shabaz

love the povo wisdom

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

What an intelligent and entertaining way to look at social media and what it is doing to us all. Would recommend to anyone with a social media account of any kind

Intelligent and entertaining

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.