The Number What Do You Need for the Rest of Your Life and What Will It Cost?

by Eisenberg, Lee

• ISBN13: 9780743270328
• ISBN10: 0743270320
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-26
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

Do you know what your "number" is? It's the amount you need for your nest egg. Have you saved enough? Can you save enough?The Numberoffers an intriguing and entertaining tour -- of wealth gurus, life coaches, and financial advisers, and our hopes and fears for the future -- to explore the secrets of the Number. The result is a provocative field guide to your psyche and finances, and an urgently useful book for anyone over thirty.The Numberwill help you think about the kind of life you want, and the kind of help you need to achieve it.

Author Biography

Lee Eisenberg, most recently the author of Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What (2013). The Number was a New York Times bestseller and was cited by Business Week as one of the best books of the year. Eisenberg is also the former editor in chief of Esquire. Under his stewardship the magazine won National Magazine Awards across a number of writing and design categories. He currently lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

PROLOGUE: MAKING HAY	xi
PART ONE CHASING IT
1. WELCOME TO NUMBERLAND	3
2. A FIELD GUIDE	13
3. THE EISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES	28
4. DEBT WARP	38
5. THE LOST YEARS	47
6. ALONE AT SEA	57
7. THE FOREST FOR THE TREES	72
PART TWO FIGURING IT
8. CRASH DUMMIES	87
9. THE HEALTH AND WELFARE CRASH	106
10. COVERING YOUR ASSETS	119
11. ADVICE SQUAD CONFIDENTIAL	136
12. NIGHT SWEATS	149
PART THREE FINDING IT
13. DOWNSHIFTING WITH JUNG	167
14. SUN SPOTS	182
15. A NEEDLEMAN IN THE HAYSTACK	200
16. DEEP BREATHING	216
17. BOTTOM LINES	231
APPENDIX: THE NUMBER, QUICK AND DIRTY	249
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	253
INDEX	257