Living Rich for Less
Create the Lifestyle You Want by Giving, Saving, and Spending Smart
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Ellie knows what it’s like to be financially-strapped or struggling. She went, within two and a half years, from being $40,000 in consumer debt to being completely debt-free; within fifteen years she shares how she was able to pay cash for eleven different cars, give away three of those cars, buy two five-bedroom houses, take wonderful vacations, and support more than thirty non-profit organizations, giving away more than $100,000. Isn’t that the rich life you want?
Living Rich for Less helps anyone get there in our taxed-out, maxed-out times. Because financial security doesn’t mean just genuine prosperity, but being able to live luxuriously, give generously, and care for yourself as well as those around you. Why keep up with the Joneses when you can be them?
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Creators
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Release date
December 16, 2008 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781415962244
- File size: 196923 KB
- Duration: 06:50:15
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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It's hard to know whether this audio sounds dry because of its focus on numbers or because of the flat narration by Cassandra Campbell. She speaks quickly as well, which contributes to the dispassionate quality of the production. The author's own experience with paying down $40,000 in consumer debt while supporting seven children adds credibility to her collection of money-saving tips. Her practice of donating 10%, saving 10%, and spending the remaining 80% offers enough clarity to help consumers at all levels of financial distress. With tips and strategies for pinching every penny and a reasonable overview of family financial planning, this production is loaded with ideas--but lacking in motivational energy. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine -
January 26, 2009
In this regrettably brief audiobook, Kay, “America's Family Financial Expert,” shares tips on giving, saving and spending money wisely, with advice that is accessible to novices and delivered in her cheerful Texas twang. Kay is to be applauded for starting with the principle of tithing, or giving 10% of one's income to charity, as a strong foundation for financial well-being. However, the book feels shallow in many areas. Kay dispenses with 401(k) plans in three minutes, gives short shrift to the various ways of saving for college and says virtually nothing about other investments. Many of her ideas, such as a debt payment plan that calls for paying off the smallest balances first regardless of interest rate, have been better explained by Mary Hunt and Dave Ramsey. The abridgment feels choppy, often with just one or two sentences after each subheading, and Kay's attempts at teen-speak can be annoying (“Dis the 'tude!”). A better value is the audio version of Jane Bryant Quinn's much more complete Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People
. A WaterBrook Press hardcover. -
Aimed at consumers new to financial responsibility, Ellie Kay's latest personal finance guide offers a blanket plan (give away 10%, save 10%, and wisely spend 80%) and a collection of clever strategies that anyone can implement. With a hardworking but financially unruly husband and seven children, Kay found herself on a journey to personal finance clarity, the results of which give her advice credibility and a sense of family values. Though her message is not explicitly Christian, one hears the kind of unwavering optimism associated with many Christian financial guides. In particular, the author's reading voice sounds trusting and positive. Her easy-listening delivery will help listeners at all levels of financial sophistication stay open to what she has to offer. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
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