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Imagine grocery shopping once-a-week or less, eating healthier, and having more free time-all while saving money. Sound too good to be true? For the Economides family, it's a reality, and it can be yours too.

Short on time? Or maybe you’ve already read the book, but need a refresh on the most important takeaways. In a quick, easy listen, you can take the main principles from Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Having been translated into multiple languages and having sold over 36 million copies across the world, Rich Dad Poor Dad is a powerful book that has changed the way many people view financial freedom and financial education.

Because of the way technology has impacted real estate sales, buyers and sellers have greater access to information and even the ability to direct the sales process. While knowing market information is helpful in real estate sales, most people still lack a key aspect: expertise. By presenting an inside view on sales, McLaughlin provides a guide for maximizing the value of the sale and purchase of homes.

We learn countless ideas from our families about money. Many of them are caught and not taught. The Healthy Love & Money Way shows how our attitudes about ourselves, relationships, and money evolve from our past experiences and the attachment styles we developed as children. Using the latest in love and brain science, as well as anecdotes from his own evolution from an insecure attachment style to a secure one, Ed Coambs shows how healthy love and money can be achieved no matter your starting point.

What's Wrong with China is the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler's Poorly Made in China, an expose of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. Once again, Midler delivers the goods by rejecting commonly held notions, breaking down old myths, and providing fresh explanations of lesser-understood cultural phenomena.

Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new audiobook, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers.

On the first day of high school, Kristina Ellis' mom - a single, working mother who lost her husband to cancer - informed her that she could not financially support her after graduation. Kristina would need to find her own way to pay for college. As an average student with less-than-impressive test scores, Kristina realized she would have to sell herself to scholarship committees if she wanted to stand out. That's when she devised the plan that led to her receiving over $500,000 in scholarships.

Max Gunther's classic text with a new foreword by Gautam Baid. Luck. We can't see it or touch it, but we can feel it. We all know it when we experience it. But does it go deeper than this? And if it goes deeper, does it do so in any way we can harness to our own and others' advantage? Taking us on a fascinating tour through the more popular theories and histories of luck - from pseudoscience to paganism, mathematicians to magicians - Max Gunther arrives at a careful set of scientific conclusions as to the true nature of luck and the possibility of managing it.

Karmic Capitalism will train the reader to become psychically empowered, financially independent and attain spiritual growth if you follow the instructions presented. I discuss such concepts as limiting beliefs, affirmations, visual imagery and accessing our Higher Self to raise our consciousness and establish a foundation for karmic capitalism. The basic concepts of metaphysics and their relationship to spiritual growth are given. Many self-hypnosis exercises are presented to apply these techniques in your life.

From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on, among other things: the all-time richest Americans, who made and lost the most money in the past 25 years, the fields and industries that have produced the greatest wealth, the biggest risk takers, the most competitive players, the most wasteful family feuds, the trophy wives.

Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity - the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won't get far if we rely on the spark without the grind or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. This audiobook offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive.

Negotiating is an art. It's complicated. To become an exceptional negotiator traditionally requires years of experience in negotiations. But that doesn't mean that most people can't quickly and easily learn proven negotiating skill and techniques if someone shows them what to do. This book does exactly that. Never Lose Again reveals a simple but remarkably effective set of fifty questions that anyone can immediately use to become far better negotiators.

Property development can be a daunting and thought provoking concept, which most people think you need a lot of money to start or have heaps of experience, but for the Author, Lloyd Girardi and his business partner Andi Cooke, that wasn't the case. They had to start from scratch without any money. What they also decided from the start was to take on the build-to-rent strategy and retain all of the properties once completed. A strategy that has become very popular over recent years and one that could help anyone looking to invest in property.

Sei que você tem muitas dúvidas sobre o que fazer com o seu dinheiro. Sei também que muita gente simplesmente não faz nada com ele - a não ser pagar contas e juntar moedinhas para chegar até o fim do mês. Sempre fui uma poupadora compulsiva. Desde cedo compreendi que precisaria juntar dinheiro para realizar meus sonhos. Aos sete anos comecei a poupar para comprar um carro quando fizesse 18. Com 23 comprei meu primeiro apartamento à vista. Aos 30 pedi demissão do meu emprego de repórter de TV e montei o canal Me Poupe!, no YouTube. Aos 32 me tornei milionária.

Ebenezer Scrooge would seem an unlikely source from which to glean financial wisdom. However, Dickens' classic tale of how Scrooge left behind his miserly ways and transformed into a joyful, compassionate and generous man is a powerful model we all can benefit from today. Written for the layperson, this book provides advice that is simple, transformational, and timeless.

A simple and accessible plan for success, based on seven scientifically tested steps that really work. We're often told to dream big, the sky's the limit and that nothing is impossible. While it is undoubtedly good advice to set yourself goals that have the potential to make you and those around you healthier and happier, how to reach those goals is often less clear. From getting fit or securing a new job to becoming a better manager or parent, simply setting your mind to something will rarely get you where you want to be.

How much do you actually know about money and our financial system? For everything that we get taught at school, an understanding of how money works and managing finances is not one of them. Perhaps you know that you have a tendency to waste money, and you tend to use it in a negative and unhealthy way. Or, maybe, you are looking for guidance on how you can use your money more effectively. There is no shying away from the fact that this process takes patience and practice, but if done correctly, you can experience financial freedom.

Many of us are crazy about money. We spend too much of it and save too little. We hoard it, and we sink into debt over it. We lavish it and are stingy with it. We lie about it and fight over it. We think about it all the time, and we avoid thinking about it at all. What makes us act this way? Crazy About Money helps you identify the unconscious emotions and beliefs that typically develop in childhood and drive your money decisions as an adult. It also shows you how to change misguided attitudes that lead so many people into money trouble.

In school, you’re taught about the causes of World War I, the intricacies of The Great Gatsby, and how to compute the area of a circle. Yet, practical everyday life skills that you’ll need for the future–such as how to handle money–are rarely discussed.

Every industry has its own jargon, and real estate is no different. From adjustable rate mortgages to title insurance to amortization, it can all seem like a confusing word salad for those new to the business. But don’t worry - this book compiles a list of over 140 most common terms you’re likely to encounter. Every real estate term is explained in detail, with clear and concise article style description and practical examples.