Life & Debt: a fresh approach to achieving financial wellness

by Leslie Tayne

Overview

Life & Debt is not your typical "get debt free" book. It's about learning to love and embrace your debt because in today's world, it is practically impossible to be debt free. Life & Debt is not about teaching life without debt, or to be free of debt, but learning to live with debt and embracing it to the extent that you manage it and take on debt that makes sense for your life. The key lesson from the book is learning to love your debt is one of the first steps of being able to properly manage it. For anyone who wants to live their life with debt happily - college students, grads, parents, grandparents, and those on fixed incomes, business owners and heads of households - the concepts can be fit into any lifestyle on different levels from basic income to complicated budgets. Also suitable for people going through life transitions (marriage, divorce, widow, retirement), as well as most of the middle class who are struggling to keep up with the Joneses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780986349508
Publisher:	Gateway Bridge Press LLC
Publication date:	01/15/2015
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

Editorial Reviews

11/16/2015
This helpful debut by debt-resolution attorney Tayne, written in a straightforward, easily understandable, and nonjudgmental style, is a must-read for anyone struggling with debt or financial management. Using accessible language and a no-nonsense approach, Tayne starts by defining good and bad debt, differentiating between various types of debt, and demystifing terms such as secured and unsecured. She then provides a clear explanation of how to make a budget and why debt must fit into it. Throughout the text, Tayne emphasizes that there is no shame in finding oneself in a difficult situation, providing reassuring, factual tips on reducing expenses, getting back on track, and restoring good credit. She punctuates her advice with short “Life and Debt” tips (“All debt is good debt until it becomes unmanageable”; “Your life goals and finances must run on parallel tracks”) and personal stories of individuals she has guided through debt reduction, from a woman who had 10 store credit cards to a man who treated his 401(k) “like an ATM.” This is a useful, nonthreatening guide for anyone needing assistance with overall financial management. (BookLife)

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