7 Money Rules for Life
January 14th, 2012. Filed under: This & That.Take Control of Your Financial Future with 7 Money Rules for Life
Founder of Debt-Proof Living shares how to master your personal finances
“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
Across the country Americans are flunking their finances. Credit-card debt has reached $828 billion, 77 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and 43 percent have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. An alarming number of Americans have never been taught how to handle their personal finances, and this has led to financial ruin for millions.
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I’ve managed to pay off a lot of debt, but have lately been a little lax with my money management. This book came along at just the right time to give me a boost to “straighten up and fly right.”
It’s so much easier (and more freeing) if one follows Mary Hunt/s advice and example. It’s sometimes tough to dig yourself out of debt, bot so very rewarding.
I was debt free until one thing after another happened and ate up most of the emergency fund I’d been building up. Included in that is an injury at the beginning of 2011 that left me unable to continue working as an RN.
Now I’m back in debt, but with Mary’s help, I’m determined to once again to be debt free. If we follow her first rule, the other rules fall into line. This book is very helpful without being all puffed up with a bunch of financial terms.
***Thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy.***
Bestselling author and financial columnist Mary Hunt lived through her own financial nightmare, paying off over $100,000 in unsecured credit-card debt. In 7 Money Rules for Life: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future (Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8007-2112-1, 208 pages, January 2012, $17.99), Hunt openly shares her own struggles with an emotional connection to spending that drove her family into financial ruin. Over the past 20 years, Hunt has helped thousands of people get out of debt and live below their means.
“These simple rules,” says Hunt, “cut through the confusion, mystery and misery, enabling readers to get their financial lives on track.” By following her seven rules, readers can fix their financial problems and take control of the future. Hunt provides a solid foundation of financial knowledge and encourages readers to get started on the road to becoming financially secure.
As she successfully paid off her debt, Hunt developed and fine-tuned the seven money rules. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life:
Rule 1: Spend Less than You Earn
Rule 2: Save for the Future
Rule 3: Give Some Away
Rule 4: Anticipate Your Irregular Expenses
Rule 5: Tell Your Money Where to Go
Rule 6: Manage Your Credit
Rule 7: Borrow Only What You Know You Can Repay
To further encourage her readers, everyone who purchases a copy of 7 Money Rules for Life will receive a free membership to Debt-Proof Living, Hunt’s online community. Members have access to financial tools
and interactive calculators, articles on debt-proofing your life, and even more tips and encouragement for those taking control of their financial freedom.
Mary Hunt, award-winning and bestselling author, syndicated columnist and sought-after motivational speaker, has created a global platform that is making strides to help men and woman battle the epidemic impact of consumer debt.
She is founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living website, which features financial tools, resources and information for her online members. Her books have sold more than a million copies and her daily newspaper column is nationally syndicated through Creators Syndicate, where it is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Everyday Cheapskate readers. Hunt speaks widely on personal finance and has appeared on shows such as Oprah, Good Morning America and Dr. Phil. She and her husband live in California.
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