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Prosperity and Abundance

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If you were raised to believe it wasn't right to talk about money or focus on wealth, it's time you read the "new think" on finance. Get fiscally fit and prepare for prosperity with the help of authors like Robert Kiyosaki and David Bach.

The Money Book

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:27:04 -0400

Book Title:
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

Author Last Name:
Orman

Author First Name:
Suze

Publisher:
Riverhead Books; The Penguin Group

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
1573222976

Book Review:

In your 20s and 30s (or know someone who is), facing a mound of student loan debt, and wondering how to get ahead? In The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke, Suze Orman provides “real” solutions to the problems you face. The book opens with a heart-to-heart from Suze, who shares what “broke” really is and explains a way out.

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Tags: investment relationships money finances saving debt retirement financial credit cards mutual funds ira college 401k fund investing account fico emergency savings roth risk terms

The Secret

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:34:03 -0400

Book Title:
The Secret

Author Last Name:
Byrne

Author First Name:
Rhonda

Publisher:
First Atria Books/Beyond Words Publishing

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
1582701709

Book Review:

Is there a “secret” to wealth, abundance—to life? Rhonda Byrne and a host of doctors, authors, speakers, consultants, teachers, entrepreneurs, physicists, and others believe so. Byrne and the experts share their wisdom and examples of the “secret” principles in action in Byrne’s new bestselling book, aptly titled, The Secret.

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Tags: wealth inspiration happiness law of attraction empowerment belief visualization knowing quantum physics manifestation secret vision gratitude thoughts frequency faith

Make Money Not Excuses

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:13:51 -0400

Book Title:
Make Money Not Excuses: Wake Up, Take Charge, and Overcome Your Financial Fears Forever

Author Last Name:
Chatzky

Author First Name:
Jean

Publisher:
Crown Business

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
0307341526

Book Review:

When you think of money management and investing, do you feel fear, anxiety, or boredom? Does the idea of it overwhelm you? Do you secretly hope that someone else will handle it? Perhaps you even think it’s too late to start saving for retirement? If so, you’re certainly not alone. In her book Make Money Not Excuses: Wake Up, Take Charge, and Overcome Your Financial Fears Forever, money management guru, Jean Chatzky gets straight to the core of the common excuses women make for not managing money and why. In Make Money Not Excuses, Chatzky highlights the four things you must do to get rich. Chatzky explores what’s behind compulsive shopping, outlines a “debt-diet,” shows you how to start saving, and reveals the perk that will come from “stepping up and starting to deal with your money.” Chatzky highlights real world examples of new behaviors you can take toward creating wealth. Chatzky explores the dynamics of money between men and women, common money fights, and provides action items to help strengthen the bonds between you and your spouse/significant other. She outlines steps to help you get rich as a couple. Via Make Money Not Excuses, you’ll learn:

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Quantum Success

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:18:21 -0400

Book Title:
Quantum Success: The Astounding Science of Wealth and Happiness

Author Last Name:
Taylor

Author First Name:
Sandra Anne

Publisher:
Hay House Inc

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
1401907326

Book Review:

In Quantum Success, The Astounding Science of Wealth and Happiness, Sandra Anne Taylor bestselling author of Secrets of Attraction and a counselor of 25 years, explains the scientific principles of quantum physics as they relate to the laws of success. Taylor details action steps that will set you on a path toward achieving wealth and happiness. Quantum Success is structured like a countdown. In it, Taylor examines “seven universal laws,” including the laws of harmony and right action; “six personal powers,” including the powers of intention and choice; “five magnetic energies of success,” including the energies of optimism and appreciation; and more. Consider Quantum Success an essential instruction manual for empowering yourself and implementing change. Quantum Success includes journaling exercises designed to help you better understand your feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs, and to help you release negative patterns. Included affirmations will help instill new thoughts and beliefs. Through Quantum Success, you’ll learn:

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Tags: purpose love affirmations intention energy attraction abundance choice confidence consciousness right action quantum physics manifestation magnetism letting go harmony desire optimism journaling

Priceless

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:31:24 -0400

Book Title:
Priceless: Straight-Shooting, No-Frills Financial Wisdom

Author Last Name:
Ramsey

Author First Name:
Dave

Publisher:
Lampo Press

Year Published:
2002

ISBN:
0977489590

Book Review:

In today’s society where normal often equals buying on credit, having a car payment, a mortgage, and potentially a second, bestselling author and radio talk show host Dave Ramsey, through his book Priceless, challenges you to get “weird.” To Ramsey, “Weird means no monthly bills on anything except utilities and maybe your mortgage.” Priceless is light, humorous, and inspiring. It’s a graphical, compact, quick read packed with practical money management strategies and financial wisdom designed to motivate you to take control of your finances and to prepare for the future. Ramsey shares his own story and the stories of numerous famous people who overcame debt and achieved success. He shares inspirational quotes, frames finances in easy-to-grasp concepts, and provides testimonials of those working the program. Ramsey provides a quiz through which you can assess your current level of “weirdness,” and numerous exercises to help put you on the path toward it. In Priceless, you’ll learn:

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Tags: wealth peace flow money saving debt retirement financial credit cards college management fund wealthbuilding cash tithing

The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:35:48 -0400

Book Title:
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying

Author Last Name:
Orman

Author First Name:
Suze

Publisher:
Three Rivers Press

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
0609801864 1st ed; 030734584X 3rd ed

Book Review:

Before you can truly face your finances, you must first face your fears. Suze Orman, internationally known financial expert, bestselling author, and host of the Suze Orman Show, shows you how in The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying. While explaining the basics of money management from how to gain control of your debt to the ins and outs of retirement plans, Orman sets forth in her signature, straightforward style “the five laws of financial freedom.” You’ll learn from others as Orman shares case studies from her years of experience as a certified financial planner, and from her own humble beginnings. Exercises and questions throughout the book will help you, for example, identify the root of your financial fears, excavate them, and replace them with “new truths.” Understand the laws and implement the nine steps and you’ll be well on your way toward making your financial freedom a reality. In The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, you’ll learn:

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The Abundance Book

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:17:08 -0400

Book Title:
The Abundance Book

Author Last Name:
Price

Author First Name:
John Randolph

Publisher:
Hay House Inc.

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
1401904750

Book Review:

Seeking abundance and prosperity, but not sure how or where to begin? John Randolph Price, former corporate CEO turned bestselling author and lecturer provides a plan in The Abundance Book. In this compact, quick read, Price challenges you to shift your consciousness and sets forth a fresh way to think of money. Price explains “The 40-day Prosperity Plan” designed to break through your limiting beliefs and open the channels of prosperity. Use the accompanying CD to help you work the plan. Price explores the history of prosperity thought through the ages, and shares inspiring “prosperity messages.” Price also shares insight such as the 12 secrets of prosperity, “A Prosperity Checklist,” and “A Thought Form for Abundance,” from his previous books. You’ll be motivated by feedback from those who have worked the plan and have begun to experience prosperity. In The Abundance Book, you’ll learn:

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Green with Envy

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:56:45 -0500

Book Title:
Green with Envy: Why Keeping Up with the Joneses Is Keeping Us in Debt

Author Last Name:
Boss

Author First Name:
Shira

Publisher:
Warner Business Books

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
0466578355

Book Review:

Find yourself envious of your friend’s new house or car? Or your neighbor’s recent vacation? Learn how to tame your preoccupations with what others have, make peace your situation, and gain control of your finances. Shira Boss in Green with Envy: Why Keeping Up with the Joneses Is Keeping Us in Debt shows you how. Fueled by assumptions of how her neighbors were supposedly “making it,” while her and her husband struggled, Boss set out to understand what was really happening in the financial lives of her neighbors, friends, and others. Boss shares stories of couples caught in the trap of “keeping up with the Joneses.” You’ll read stories of couples who, once doing o.k., fell step-by-step into financial ruin. Think those in Congress are financially set? Boss reveals an often different reality. Think money can solve your problems? You’ll learn that even billionaires have money-related problems.

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The Courage to Be Rich

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:06:23 -0500

Book Title:
The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance

Author Last Name:
Orman

Author First Name:
Suze

Publisher:
Riverhead Books

Year Published:
1999

ISBN:
1573221252

Book Review:

To change your life’s course, what you’ll need most is a “great deal of courage,” Suze Orman sets forth in The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance. Orman, bestselling author, financial expert, and the host of The Suze Orman Show, provides techniques designed to help you face your finances, figure out where you stand, tame the “financial clutter” in your life, and move forward courageously toward a rich and abundant life. Powerful exercises will help you identify how you really feel about money and your financial situation, release those emotions, and open your eyes to the value of money. One such exercise takes you item-by-item through everyday things to learn what you are really spending on items as simple even as soap. By seeing how you may have unknowingly shifted from purely functional to “luxury” items, you can identify potential areas for savings. In The Courage to Be Rich, you’ll learn:

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Tags: wealth spiritual death prosperity abundance money finances debt retirement funds bonds market accounts home annuities prenuptial agreements cohabitation divorce iras power courage individual buying mortgages property

The Road to Wealth

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:23:11 -0500

Book Title:
The Road to Wealth: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money

Author Last Name:
Orman

Author First Name:
Suze

Publisher:
Riverhead Books

Year Published:
2001

ISBN:
1573221813

Book Review:

Whether you’re young or old, married, contemplating cohabitation or tying the knot, consult The Road to Wealth: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money, for answers to your nearly all your personal finance questions. Suze Orman, Certified Financial Planner®, internationally known personal finance guru, and bestselling author, shares her wisdom in this densely-packed, encyclopedia-like guide. Orman explains everything from annuities to wills in an easy-to-digest, question and answer format. Through The Road to Wealth, the topics you’ll learn about include:

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Talking Money

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:10:24 -0500

Book Title:
Talking Money: Everything You Need to Know About Your Finances and Your Future

Author Last Name:
Chatzky

Author First Name:
Jean

Publisher:
Warner Business Books

Year Published:
2001

ISBN:
0446525707

Book Review:

In Talking Money: Everything You Need to Know about Your Finances and Your Future, Jean Chatzky, financial expert and Money magazine columnist, shares her expertise in the world of personal finance. Through her frank style, Chatzky demystifies personal money management, shedding light on what you need to know to make your money work for you. Talking Money contains worksheets, which will help you estimate what you’ll need for retirement and how much life insurance you need; quizzes, which will help you determine your debt dependence and which debt relief plan may work for you. You’ll be inspired by others who’ve put the expertise to work. Through Talking Money, you’ll learn:

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Tags: prosperity money finances spending saving debt retirement financial planning investments mortgage credit cards mutual funds bonds ira estate insurance college market accounts cds

Start Late, Finish Rich

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:55:18 -0500

Book Title:
Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age

Author Last Name:
Bach

Author First Name:
David

Publisher:
Broadway Books

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
0767919467

Book Review:

Are you in your 30s, 40s, or even 50s and afraid it’s too late to start saving for retirement and to achieve financial freedom? Sadly, you’re not alone. But the reality is that it’s not too late. Financial guru, David Bach, shows you how in Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age. Bach’s straightforward presentation of proven principles will help you not only “get it,” but will inspire you into action. Through Start Late, Finish Rich, you’ll learn:

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Tags: wealth prosperity rich money finances spending saving debt retirement financial planning investments mortgage credit cards mutual funds stocks bonds ira real estate planners counselors

Manifest Your Destiny

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:29:41 -0400

Book Title:
Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want

Author Last Name:
Dyer

Author First Name:
Wayne

Publisher:
HarperTorch

Year Published:
1999

ISBN:
0061094943

Book Review:

According to Dr. Wayne Dyer, you have the power within you to attract to yourself all that you could ever want. In Manifest Your Destiny, Dyer explains that the power of manifestation isn’t relegated to Divine masters or saints. Rather, each person can tap into a limitless “magnet” by practicing a particular sound meditation applying the principles outlined in the book.

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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:59:47 -0500

Book Title:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money

Author Last Name:
Kiyosaki

Author First Name:
Robert

Publisher:
Warner Business Books

Year Published:
2000

ISBN:
0446677450

Book Review:

The New York Times #1 Bestseller is changing how the world views money by shifting your context to that of a rich person. The rich don’t accumulate cash. They accumulate assets that generate cash flow for them. In reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, you’ll better understand the power that thinking can have on your life. If you are looking for financial freedom, this is a great place to start your learning process.

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Tags: fathers manhood wealth freedom responsibility