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Overview

“After 21 years of giving advice about your wallet on the radio, I thought I had heard it all and read it all. Then I read Living Rich by Spending Smart. Greg Karp has a clear roadmap to wealth that is yours for the taking. Follow his simple steps and you will take control of your financial future. Get FIT now!”

–Clark Howard, The Clark Howard radio show

“The book is full of practical information for trimming and redeploying spending, which is often given short shrift in other personal finance books. The author provides solid advice and solid writing on a topic that benefits from a fresh voice.”

–Liz Pulliam Weston, MSN Money columnist and author of Easy Money

“Greg Karp offers well-researched, practical strategies that can help anyone save big money on everyday expenses, and his entertaining writing style makes the book a fun read.”

–Stephanie Nelson, editor of CouponMom.com and frequent guest on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America

“Greg Karp gets it and you will too. His research and tips will help you keep more of the money you earn. Reading Living Rich by Spending Smart is the best way to give yourself a raise.”

–Steve & Annette Economides, New York Times Best-Selling Authors of America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right On The Money

“Wise people have always known it. Now Greg Karp lets everyone in on the secret. The surest way to living well is to manage your spending. Living Rich by Spending Smart is a simple roadmap that anyone can follow. And should!”

–Gary Foreman, editor of TheDollarStretcher.com

“For every consumer who consistently fails to engage brain before operating pocketbook, this book provides simple, concrete steps to immediately take control of your spending.”

–Edgar Dworsky, founder of ConsumerWorld.org

As The Millionaire Next Door revealed, building wealth isn’t just about working harder or what you choose to invest in: it’s about spending smarter. Now, award-winning Tribune Company personal finance columnist Gregory Karp shows how to do just that.

This book isn’t about depriving yourself. Instead, Gregory Karp shows how to build real, long-lasting wealth by plugging the money leaks you’re barely aware of and making sure you spend with a purpose.

Karp’s surprisingly painless techniques will help you eliminate wasteful spending in every area of your financial life. You’ll discover how to focus spending on what you really care about...spend less on gifts without becoming a cheapskate...slash your phone bill...pay less for food and still eat what you want...eliminate spending leaks in insurance, education, even entertainment.

From the clothes you wear to the cars you drive, this book will help you build a life that’s truly rich because it’s truly financially secure.

•Smart people, dumb spending
Why you need to fire the accountant in your head

•What a waste
   From inkjet cartridges to extended warranties

•Achieving money victory: short-term tactics, long-term strategies
   Win today’s retail skirmishes (and your lifelong money wars)

•How to pay less for the same entertainment
   ...without having less fun

• Why comparison shopping is more profitable than you thought
  Surprise: it’s worth your time 

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780132350099
  • Publisher: FT Press
  • Publication date: 2/6/2008
  • Pages: 200
  • Sales rank: 579,587
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.56 (d)

Meet the Author

Gregory Karp is an award-winning, nationally published newspaper journalist. Greg’s column, “Spending Smart,” is consistently among the popular personal finance columns in Tribune Co. newspapers each Sunday. In 2006 the column was named Best Column by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Greg’s writing regularly appears in such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, and Allentown (PA) Morning Call. It also appears on the Web sites of such television stations as WPIX in New York, WGN in Chicago, and KTLA in Los Angeles. Greg often writes family money stories for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. He’s a frequent guest on the morning show, Good Day Philadelphia, and appears weekly on RCN-TV in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. He maintains a blog at themorningcall.com. Greg lives near Yardley, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Spending Smart Philosophy     xiv
Financial FITness: Whacking the Worst Offenders     1
Stockpiling Food for Savings: Bodega in the Basement     3
Coupon Clipping Conundrum: Hassle or Goldmine?     6
Dining Out: Celebrations Versus Poor Meal Planning     9
Life Insurance: It's Your Money and Your Life     12
Home and Auto Insurance: Don't Pay Too Much     16
Phone at Home: Pay Less for Your Landline     19
Wireless Mobile Phone: Don't Let Them Cell You a Bad Plan     23
Know Thine Enemy; It Is Us: The Problem Between Our Ears     27
Smart People, Dumb Spending: Fire the Accountant in Your Head     28
Evaluating Value: Psychological Income     32
Impulse Spending: Harness the Urge to Splurge     34
No Excuses: The Lies We Tell Ourselves     37
Money Personalities: What Type Are You?     39
Shopping Addiction: "Shop Till You Drop" Ain't Funny     43
What a Waste! Pet Peeves and Hot Buttons     45
Bottled Water: Tap into Savings     46
Junky Insurance: Extended Warranties and Other Insurance You Don't Need     49
Timeshare Vacations: The Worst Real Estate Deal Ever     52
Smoking: Your Money, Up in Smoke     54
Ink-Jet Cartridges: Refill Rage     57
Lottery: Winning the Jackpot Isn't a Financial Plan     59
Textbooks: Get Schooled in the Alternatives     60
Hybrid Vehicles: Have a Nonfinancial Reason for Buying One     62
Greeting Cards Discarded: Special-Occasion Cardboard Rethought     64
The Big Picture: Strategies for Spending Smart     67
Comparison Shopping: What's a Good Price?     68
Tracking Spending: Forensics on Your Finances     71
Rules of Thumb: Benchmarks for Spending Smart     74
Buying Tactics: When the Price Isn't Really the Price     77
Curse of Automatic Payments: Monthly Commitments Will Haunt You     79
Buying Used: Secondhand Gives You a Leg Up     81
Spending Windfalls: Don't Blow It     84
Membership Has Its Privileges: Savings by Association     86
Shopping Online: Geek Your Way to Savings     89
Around the House: Everyday Spending     93
Running Hot and Cold: Keep Your Bought Air Indoors     94
Gasoline: Fuel Savings with Better Mileage     98
Television: Tune In to Savings     100
Pets: Don't Let Fido Sink Your Finances     104
Prescription Drugs: Just Say No to High Prices for Meds      106
Library: Free Stuff Galore     109
Compact Fluorescents: See the Light     111
Lawn and Garden: Grow Your Savings     114
Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses: See the Price Difference     117
Clothing: Better Duds for Less     120
Financial Foolishness: Overspending for Financial Services     123
Bank Accounts: Don't Pay Anyone to Hold Your Money     124
Credit Cards: Play the Game Right     127
Credit Cards II: Advanced Tactics     130
Debt Reduction: Finish Paying for Your Purchases     131
Index Mutual Funds: You Can't Beat 'em, So Join 'em     134
Identity Theft: What Protections are Worthwhile?     137
That Time of Year: Seasonal Strategies for Spending Smart     143
Back to School Spending: School Daze     144
Holiday Spending: Ho, Ho, Ho. Where'd My Money Go?     146
Valentine's Day on the Cheap... Without Ending Up in the Doghouse     148
Tax Preparation: Frugal Ways to Pay Uncle Sam     151
Wedding Gifts: An Invitation Is Not an Invoice     154
Kid Birthday Parties: Rein in the Ridiculous     155
Amusement Parks: Costs Shouldn't Take You for a Ride     157
Vacation Accommodations: Hotel Versus Home Rental      159
Life Happens: Big-Ticket Infrequent Spending     163
How Much Car Can I Afford?-Less Than You Think     164
Why Buy Used? You're Not Buying Someone Else's Problem     167
How Much House Can I Afford? Don't Be "House Poor"     170
Moving Costs: Getting Your Stuff from Here to There     172
Wedding Spending: Like Marriage, It's About Compromise     174
College Tuition: The Two-Year, Two-Year Plan     178
Divorce: Spending Less on Splitting Up     181
Hospital Bills: Rampant Mistakes Are Sickening     183
Funerals: Try to Bury the Pain and Guilt     185
A Final Thought: Buying Happiness     189
Index     195

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  • Posted April 10, 2012

    Pretty easy to read and practice. As a self help book, some of

    Pretty easy to read and practice. As a self help book, some of it includes things you've already heard before or need reminding on like cutting back on eating out; a few things like the way people view insurance loyalty and telecom services were new and interesting. The author outlines everything in a very approachable way, parts of the book are helpful, not too much repetitive talk, but nothing ground breaking, life changing, or philosophical. It's one of those books that I can take a bit from but won't be my go-to/must have book; it won't be in my financial library.

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    Best personal finance book I have read.

    I started reading a pdf version that I downloaded from another site. This book was so good, I was compelled to buy the full version. It is not overly preach ,and is full of a lot of simple and practical advice.

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