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Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Debtors have been mocked, scolded, and lied to for decades. We have been told that it is perfectly normal to go into debt to get medical care, to go to school, or even to pay for our own incarceration. We've been told there is no way to change an economy that pushes the majority of people into debt while a small minority hoards wealth and power. Debtors of the world must unite. As isolated individuals, debtors have little influence. But as a bloc,...
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Publisher
Melville House
Language
English
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"Before there was money, there was debt. Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems--to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There's not a shred of evidence to support it. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom. He shows that for more than 5,000 years, since the...
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Language
English
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The popular blogger of AndThenWeSaved.com shares the strategies that helped her eliminate a high debt in just 15 months, outlining a detailed step-by-step plan for identifying how one's money is being used, the benefits of a savings account and finding additional income sources.
Author
Series
Shopaholic series volume 1
Language
English
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes “a hilarious tale . . . hijinks worthy of classic I Love Lucy episodes . . . too good to pass up.” (USA Today)
“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from...
“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The average college student graduates with nearly $30,000 of student loan debt. The average law student graduates with $160,000 of student loan debt. These numbers are even more significant for Black and Latino students. Many of these young adults are thrown into their careers with little to no personal finance education. This book offers a holistic approach on how to properly manage money, including debt, from the lens of a first-generation wealth...
Author
Publisher
West Margin Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the popular online photo series and now published in print for the first time, The Debt Project collects 99 portraits of debt across the US, featuring people of all different backgrounds and stories, to recontextualize an often stigmatized experience. In 2013, Brittany Powell made the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy for her photography business. In the years following the 2008 economic collapse, she found herself in a significant...
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Stop worrying about money. Start enjoying your life. You might be struggling in debt, living paycheque to paycheque, or worried about preparing for retirement; maybe you're considering your first investment, or you just want an escape plan from the '9 to 5'. Wherever you are on your journey, this book will revolutionize your lifestyle and your relationship with money. Authors Ken and Mary Okoroafor started out as resource-poor, working-class immigrants...
Author
Series
Heist novels (Sara Desai) volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Diamond necklaces, billionaires, Mafia bosses, and student loans-it's all in a day's work for Simi Chopra and her ragtag heist crew in the next romantic-comedy caper from Sara Desai. It's been a year since Simi Chopra's motley crew pulled off a high-wire diamond necklace heist with the help of sexy rogue Jack Danger. After living it up on the reward money, they're back where they started, struggling to pay their bills. So when a Chicago Mafia boss...
Author
Publisher
Elizabeth Benton
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
I"m missing out on my life. What's wrong with me? If that's ever crossed your mind, and if you know there's more to life than what you've been living, this book is for you. It sucks to acknowledge that you are what's keeping you from the life you want. You sacrifice what you want most for what you want in the moment. You know everything you're supposed to do, and yet you feel stuck--limited by your past, overwhelmed by your future--in a purgatory...
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Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The key to borrowing, managing, and paying off debt is understanding what it is, how it works and how it can affect your finances and your life. Debt 101 is the easy-to-follow guide to discovering how to pay off the debt you have plus learning how to use debt to your advantage. Debt 101 allows you to take control of your money with strategies best suited for your personal financial situation-whether you are buying a home or paying off student loans....
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Publisher
Tyndale Momentum, An Imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Lowe was shocked when she realized how the small, everyday expenses of living just added up until her family was being threatened by one dragon of a debt. Through hard work and God's help, the family paid off their creditors in just under four years. Lowe shares how her war on debt strengthened her marriage and brought her whole family closer to God and to one another.
Author
Publisher
Conecta
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"La Marie Kondo de las finanzas personales comparte un método que alinea tu salud emocional con la de tus finanzas, deja de lado las carenicas y comienza a impulsar tus sueños. Por siglos, a las mujeres nos han dicho que somos muy buenas para gastar el dinero en banalidades y caprichos hasta endeudarnos, pero somos poco hábiles para las finanzas: que los presupuestos son aburridos y que no vamos a entenderlos. Kumiko Love se enfrentó a estas creencias...
20) Getting good with money: pay off your debt and find a life of freedom -- without losing your mind
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Publisher
Nelson Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Certified financial coach and mom Jessi Fearon leads the way for overwhelmed readers struggling to get a handle on their finances and lays out the doable steps her family underwent to pay off all their debts--even their mortgage!--and pursue their dreams, all on a $47,000-a-year salary"--
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