Money for Life : Budgeting Success and Financial Fitness in Just 12 Weeks!

by Smith, Steven B.

• ISBN13: 9780793187935
• ISBN10: 0793187931
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Kaplan

Summary

Money for Life is a budgeting success novel that outlines the key principals and tools necessary to achieve budgeting success in our modern cashless society. Money for Life follows the fictional couple of Ryan and Christine Richardson who once enjoyed a solid relationship. They were educated, had a good income, and were focused on successfully raising a family. Like so many in their situation, they had allowed financial stress to erode their happiness. Finally, understanding the direction they were headed, Ryan and Christine decided to change their financial course by implementing the principals and tools necesary to overcome the issues they face in a cashless society and achieve their personal financial objectives.

Author Biography

Steven B. Smith is chairman and CEO of In2M Corporation

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	xv
Prologue	1	(6)
The Final Straw	7	(22)
Applied Principles 1-5	19	(10)
A Bold Move	29	(28)
Applied Principles 6-8	44	(13)
Choosing a New Path	57	(28)
Applied Principles 9-10	69	(16)
Discovering Financial Fitness	85	(36)
Applied Principles 11-15	105	(16)
Money for Life	121	(16)
Applied Principles 16-18	130	(7)
Epilogue	137	(4)
Afterword	141	(2)
Notes	143	(4)
Appendix A Twelve-Week Checklist	147	(8)
Appendix B Choosing an Envelope Budgeting System	155	(12)
Appendix C Using Variable Income with an Envelope Budgeting System	167	(6)
Appendix D Reference Material	173	(6)
Appendix E Mvelopes® Personal: An Envelope System for Today's World	179