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Your Money or Your Life
by Vicki RobinMore than three-quarters of a million people everywhere, from all walks of life, have found the keys to gaining control of their money -- and their lives -- in this comprehensive and revolutionary book on money management.
Considered the bible of the voluntary simplicity movement, Your Money or Your Life is now updated with a new Preface, Index, and Resource list to help you put the program into practice. This simple, nine-step program shows you how to:
-- get out of debt and develop savings
-- slow down the work-and-spend treadmill
-- make values-based decisions about your spending
-- save the planet while saving money
Your Score
by Anthony DavenportAn insider’s look at what every consumer needs to know about their credit score—and most importantly, how to fix it.A healthy credit score is essential for a healthy financial life. But the precise mechanisms used to determine our credit scores are shrouded in mystery. Consumers aren’t usually told how their score is being used by all kinds of companies and banks to dictate financial terms that will strongly affect their daily lives. So when consumers interact with the world of credit, they do so from a position of weakness. With this revelatory guide, Anthony Davenport aims to change that. Finally, here is a consumer-friendly road map for understanding and navigating the secretive world of consumer credit. Davenport reveals where your credit score comes from, how to improve, maintain, or rescue it, and how to avoid hidden credit pitfalls. Your Score is an accessible manual designed to help you take control of your credit score and better navigate all the important financial decisions in your life.“Does a phenomenal job of pulling back the curtain and giving you a firsthand peek inside the hidden, often frustrating, world of credit scoring.”—Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, New York Times best-selling author of Zero Debt