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Read Your Way to Financial Freedom

Have you ever wondered why homes over half a million dollars come with a library? We highly recommend you add the following books to your personal library as life change starts with education. Yes we know, they are not free, but the information they contain make them invaluable.

The advice that dads traditionally give is so commonplace, it seems almost cliche: Go to school and do well. Save your money. Work hard, and financial reward will follow.

What would you say upon learning that dear old’ Dad was dead wrong?

In his explosive financial manuals, Robert T. Kiyosaki suggests that perhaps you shouldn’t have taken Dad’s advice, encouraging a new look at an old financial mind-set. The subtitle of Rich Dad, Poor Dad says it all: “What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!” Contending that the wealthy have learned to make money work for them, rather than toiling for the almighty dollar, Kiyosaki reveals the secrets to success his way.

A millionaire himself, Kiyosaki’s own experience plays a part in his controversial financial guidebooks. His real father, an educated, diligent man who became superintendent of education in Hawaii, gave his son the traditional fatherly counsel about hard work and financial gain. He died broke and bitter. Kiyosaki’s “second father,” his friend Mike’s dad, was a high school dropout who taught Kiyosaki all that he now knows to be true about money. His “rich dad” lived up to Kiyosaki’s affectionate name for him, becoming one of Hawaii’s wealthiest men.

Robert Kiyosaki’s philosophy including the assertion that a high income does not mean wealthy, and his message is clear: “Take responsibility for your financesor take orders all your life. You’re either a master of money or a slave to it.” With Kiyosaki’s guidance, explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich, challenge the belief that your house is an asset, and refuse to rely on the school system to teach kids about money.

These books exploded onto bestseller lists back in 1997. It will help anyone who’s serious about claiming control of his or her financial future. Discover what to teach your kids about money and they will benefit in ways you did not.

In an age of great economic uncertainty when everyone is concerned about money and how they spend what they have, the bestselling book is an essential read. Your Money or Your Life tells you how to:

• get out of debt and develop savings

• reorder material priorities and live well for less

• resolve inner conflicts between values and lifestyle

• save the planet while saving money

• and much more

In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin shows readers how to gain control of their money and finally begin to make a life, rather than just make a living.

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING CLASSIC Read by millions, this timeless book holds the key to success-in the secrets of the ancients. Based on the famous “Babylonian principles,” it”s been hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift and financial planning. “ACHIEVE PERSONAL WEALTH…” This celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal money problems. This is the original classic that reveals the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn even more money. Simply put: the original money-management favorite is back!

 

 

” . . . quite simply the best financial self-help book.” –Money Book Club In this edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever, David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton shows you how to take control of your financial future–slowly, steadily, and with sure success. Chilton’s plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme, but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary. Even if you consider yourself a financial “basket case,” Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action.

  

Money magazine named the Tooheys the “Best Personal Finance Managers in America” in 1994; later they outlined their financial strategy in Money‘s April 1997 issue. Now they lay out a comprehensive spending and saving program that focuses on spending less rather than saving more. What will make the Tooheys’ advice so appealing to many is that they truly are “average” Americans, not professional money managers. Over the past several years, their annual income has averaged $65,000. Bill is a state vocational rehabilitation counselor; Mary is an office manager. They discuss how family finances affect relationships and how to build a money-saving mind-set, covering home buying and grocery shopping and all the necessary purchases in between. The Tooheys advise simplicity and self-reliance, yet their recommendations are not austere. They also include detailed guidance on investing, retirement planning, and parenting. Their goal is financial independence, and they stress that this does not mean not having to work. The Tooheys make a strong argument for the value of work beyond a paycheck.

This book has taught more than 150,000 people what THE JOY OF NOT WORKING is about: learning to live every part of your life-work and play, employment, and retirement alike-to the fullest. In this book, you’ll learn how to create an excellent work/life balance by working less, producing more, and being more leisurely; how to gain the courage to leave a life-draining job; and, if you are recently retired or unemployed, how to bring purpose and community back to your life. Plus 30 inspiring letters from readers detailing how the book helped them live a more exciting and rewarding life. Illustrated with eye-opening exercises, thought-provoking diagrams, and lively cartoons and quotations, THE JOY OF NOT WORKING will guide you to living a more exciting and rewarding life-at work and at play.

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