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Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where...

"A detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), in which participants strive to retire in their 30s or 40s by living frugally, saving creatively, and investing efficiently. Participants in the movement share personal stories and financial strategies with the author"-- Is paying for your family's lifestyle burning you out? Rieckens provides a detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as...

With the cost of buying a home or renting an apartment soaring to previously unseen heights, how can Gen Y even begin to think about saving for retirement? Are your knees knocking? Are you nervously biting your nails? Maybe you don't need to be.

In The Rule of 30, personal finance expert Frederick Vettese provides a surprising — and hopeful — answer to balancing the costs of living with the costs of saving

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Originally published in 1926, 'The Richest Man in Babylon' is George S. Clason's timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. Clason founded two publishing companies and was the first to publish a road atlas of North America. He is best known for writing a series of pamphlets advising readers on finding financial success, which were later compiled to form this classic bestseller. This inspirational book is hailed as the...

In Feng Shui and Money, Second Edition, Eric Shaffert divulges the secrets to creating wealth using the principles of feng shui. Through the easy nine-week program, readers will discover the basic principles and philosophy of feng shui, the spiritual connection between feng shui and money, innovative suggestions for successful interior arrangements at home and in the office, ancient rituals and meditations to create prosperity, and simple guidelines...

Get the Summary of Christopher Leonard's The Lords of Easy Money in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: If you asked most people what forces led to today's unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of its history, the Fed has enjoyed the fawning adoration of the press. When the economy grew, it was credited to the Fed. When the economy...

This question and answer book is the perfect resource guide for equipping individuals with key information about everyday money matters.

Questions and answers deal with 100+ of the most-asked questions from The Dave Ramsey Show—everything from budget planning to retirement planning or personal buying matters, to saving for college and charitable giving. This is Dave in his most popular format—ask a specific question,

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Sobre la base de la importancia de llevar a los hijos por el camino de la prosperidad integral, el autor presenta un mapa, una guía, una brújula para los padres, y hace énfasis en que el trabajo debe comenzar desde la niñez. A manera de temas o capítulos explica una lista de doce características que los hijos deben poseer para así alcanzar la prosperidad integral. Estas son: la responsabilidad personal, el amor al trabajo, la perseverancia,...

Tony Robbins teams up with financial advisor Peter Mallouk to reveal how to become unshakeable -- someone who can not only maintain true peace of mind in a world of immense uncertainty, economic volatility, and unprecedented change, but who can profit from the fear that immobilizes so many. They guide readers on the path to financial freedom, discussing how to not only weather but gain from fluctuations in the stock market, how to get more out of...

Retirement planning was simple and predictable 40 years ago. All you needed was your company pension, personal savings, and Social Security.

Those days are long gone. Most public pensions are underfunded, and private companies can't get rid of them fast enough. Social Security's own trustees predict it will run out of money in less than 20 years. And most people haven't saved even a fraction of what they should.

Retiring comfortably today is

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