Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In Financial Feminist, Tori Dunlap distills the principles of her shame- and judgment-free approach to paying off debt, figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully, saving money without monk-like deprivation, and investing in order to spend your retirement tanning in Tulum. Featuring journaling prompts, deep-dives into the invisible aspects of the financial landscape, and interviews with experts on everything money--from predatory credit...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright deceptions of the American dream, which encourages nothing but overspending and massive amounts of debt. "Don't...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
x, 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired. The only thing you wasted along the way was&your life. Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your moneyand out of your life. Its intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy--only keeping her from meeting her goals--she decided to set herself a challenge:she would not shop for an entire year....
Author
Publisher
Ramsey Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Household debt is at an all-time high, and every day people--just like you--are feeling more cynical and hopeless about their financial futures. It's time to stop believing countless lies from a system designed to take your money--lies like student loans are the golden ticket to a good-paying job, car payments are just part of life, and that you need to have a credit card. Ramsey Personality and personal finance expert George Kamel shares his story...
Author
Publisher
Ramsey Press, The Lampo Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 226 pages : tables, graphs ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"You can baby step your way to becoming a millionaire. Most people know Dave Ramsey as the guy who did stupid with a lot of zeros on the end. He made his first million in his twenties--the wrong way--and then went bankrupt. That's when he set out to learn God's ways of managing money and developed the Ramsey Baby Steps. Following these steps, Dave became a millionaire again--this time the right way. After thirty years and millions of lives changed,...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Suze Orman, the woman millions of Americans have turned to for financial advice, delivers a master class on personal finance and teaches her readers that the "New American Dream" is not the things they accumulate, but the confidence that comes from knowing that which they've worked so hard for cannot be taken away from them.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Language
English
Description
"We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model important financial behaviors, but also to imprint lessons...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Creating a financial plan is overwhelming. Financial books, magazines and websites offer long lists of options that are confusing, convoluted and contradictory. Carl Richards eliminates that confusion. He gives you The One-Page Financial Plan: 12 clear steps presented on one single page. A simple guideline to getting the financial life you want without ever feeling overwhelmed. With 20 years of experience as a financial adviser, he then provides napkin...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard is the luckiest man in the world: a bona-fide sports superstar and the pride of the NFL with a profitable side career as a buff billboard model for End Zone underwear. But life in the glory lane has started to pale, and Dean has set off on a cross-country trip to figure out what's gone wrong. When he hits a lonely stretch of Colorado highway, he spies something that will shake up his gilded life in ways he...
Author
Language
English
Description
It can seem impossible to find a way out of debt—and the more complicated the proposed solution, the harder it is to stick with it. That's why this book is SIMPLE.
Life coach JoAnneh Nagler gives you the help you need right now to live your life and get out of debt fast. The plan is clear, easy, and doesn't require you to sift through chapters of high-minded financial advice or dig up your past spending history.
In
...Author
Publisher
Lampo Press, The Lampo Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze teach parents how to raise money-smart kids in a debt-filled world.In Smart Money Smart Kids, financial expert and best-selling author Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Cruze equip parents to teach their children how to win with money. Starting with the basics like working, spending, saving, and giving, and moving into more challenging issues like avoiding debt for life, paying cash for college, and battling discontentment,...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But some how the money began to disappear... Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ruth Soukup shares some of her own journey to finding the Good Life and also provides her readers with all the practical advice and real life help they need to give their family a truly abundant life on a realistic and healthy budget.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xx, 262 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
You've worked hard for your money and now it's time for your money to work for you. You will never earn or budget your way into real wealth. Growing your money significantly doesn't require starting with a lot of money. It requires a little bit of knowledge about taking smart risks and as much time as possible to take advantage of the glorious power of compound interest, which Einstein refers to as the eighth wonder of the world. From automating your...
Author
Publisher
Ramsey Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxi, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Millionaire status doesn't require inheriting a bunch of money or having a high-paying job. No. The path to becoming a millionaire is paved with more-ordinary tools--tools that you either already have or that you can learn. If you thought you could never become a millionaire, think again. Listen and learn from over 10,000 everyday millionaires who have done it and believe it's possible for you too" -- Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second Edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a revised version of the author's six-week personal finance program for adults ages 20-35. Integrated with his website, where readers can use interactive charts, follow up on the latest information, and join the community, it is a hip blueprint to building wealth and financial security with more tools and amazing stories of how previous readers used the book to create their rich lives.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016], 2017.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated and if you don't follow their guidance, you'll end up in the poorhouse. They're wrong. When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen... he made an offhand suggestion: everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card. ... Now Pollack teams up with Olen to explain why the ten simple rules of the...