7 Money Rules for Life?: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future
Author(s): Mary Hunt (Author)
Publisher: Revell
Publication Date: January 1, 2011
ISBN-10: B008ISLCLM
Book Description
Americans young and old are flunking their finances. A shocking 77 percent live paycheck to paycheck with no savings. And 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, while 49 percent could cover less than one month’s expenses if they lost their income. In the face of this bleak financial picture, bestselling author and finance expert Mary Hunt offers 7 Money Rules for Life(R). This no-nonsense and encouraging book gives readers the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives. In her warm and engaging style, Hunt takes everything that she’s learned over the past twenty years and boils it all down. Presented in a conversational style and readable in a weekend, this book offers applications for each of the seven rules as well as practical advice for how to recover from past financial mistakes. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life.Money mastery isn’t really that hard. 7 Money Rules for Life(R) can help readers change their futures from uncertain to rock-solid with principles they can apply right away.
7 Money Rules for Life®: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future
Author(s): Mary Hunt (Author)
Publisher: Revell
Publication Date: January 2, 2012
Language: English
Print length: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 9780800721121
ISBN-13: 9780800721121
Book Description
Americans young and old are flunking their finances. A shocking 77 percent live paycheck to paycheck with no savings. And 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, while 49 percent could cover less than one month’s expenses if they lost their income. In the face of this bleak financial picture, bestselling author and finance expert Mary Hunt offers 7 Money Rules for Life®. This no-nonsense and encouraging book gives readers the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives. In her warm and engaging style, Hunt takes everything that she’s learned over the past twenty years and boils it all down. Presented in a conversational style and readable in a weekend, this book offers applications for each of the seven rules as well as practical advice for how to recover from past financial mistakes. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life. Money mastery isn’t really that hard. 7 Money Rules for Life® can help readers change their futures from uncertain to rock-solid with principles they can apply right away.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Simple Rules. Big Payoff. In her warm and encouraging style, financial expert Mary Hunt shows you how to master the essentials to get your money under control and prepare financially for the rest of your life. She shows you how to apply each of the 7 Rules, starting today, as well as how to recover from past financial mistakes. With Mary on your side, you’ll learn how to
Spend less than you earn Save for the future Give some away Anticipate your irregular expenses Tell your money where to go Manage your credit Borrow only what you know you can repay
Money mastery isn’t hard when you know the rules. Let
7 Money Rules for Life change your future from uncertain to rock-solid–no matter what your income level.|Mary Hunt is founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living, a highly regarded organization consisting of an interactive website, a monthly newsletter, and personal finance tools. Since 1992, DPL has been dedicated to its mission to provide hope, help, and realistic solutions for individuals who are committed to financially responsible and debt-free living. Her books have sold more than a million copies, her syndicated daily newspaper column is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Everyday Cheapskate readers, and her articles appear in such magazines as Woman’s Day, Guideposts, Christianity Today, and Bottom Line. Hunt speaks on personal finance and has appeared on shows such as Oprah, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, and Focus on the Family. She and her husband live in California.
From the Back Cover
Change your financial future–today “Packed with practical, easy-to-digest advice, 7 Money Rules for Life is a no-nonsense approach to money and life that really works! Mary provides a road map to recovery driven by a realistic, deliverable promise for a better life. If you want more out of life, take on the 7 Rules and see what happens. You won’t be disappointed.”–Rob Bernabé, author, Mind Your Own Mortgage; speaker; former president of E*Trade Mortgage Corporation
“Mary Hunt has been there and back, and it shows. Hunt’s empathetic, real-world approach makes [her] advice somehow seem more palatable–and achievable.”–
Money magazine
“Nobody is more aware of the complex relationship between finances and relationships than Mary Hunt.”–
CBS Early Show “Mary speaks from the depths of her own experience, a gotta-have-it habit that led her into six-figure debt. It took her thirteen years to pull her family out, and the money-saving strategies she learned along the way became the basis for a career as one of America’s top personal finance experts.”–Woman’s Day magazine
About the Author
Mary Hunt is founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living® (formerly Cheapskate Monthly™), which has 35,000 print subscribers and an average of 800,000 website hits per month. Her books have sold more than a million copies, she was the financial columnist for Woman’s Day magazine, and her daily newspaper column is syndicated through United Features. The author of 7 Money Rules for Life, Hunt speaks widely on personal finance and has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil. She and her husband live in California.
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