John Summers' money obsession isn't with saving money, or making money, he doesn't have much interest in those things, it's with not spending money. Hear John talk about where this obsession came from, and how it impacts his life today. 

John Summers is the author of the excellent book of personal essays, 'The Mermaid Boy', published by Hue & Cry Press in 2015. He won the non fiction award in the 2016 Sunday Star Times short story competition for his essay 'Missing' and was one of the recipients of the 2017 D'Arcy Writers Grants.