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Over 3 Million Copies Sold
A Personal Finance Classic that Changed Forever How We Think, Feel, and Act about Money
Ten years ago, Suze Orman, Americas most celebrated finance expert, transformed the way we all view personal finance with her groundbreaking The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom. This New York Times bestselling blockbuster broke from the ranks of traditional money management books by looking at finances from an entirely new perspective, advising people to approach money from an emotional standpoint in order to achieve their financial dreams. By emphasizing the psychological and spiritual power money has in our lives, while still including information on all aspects of our financial daily activities, Orman has helped millions break through the barriers that hold them back. She is now our countrys leading personal finance expert, and here is the book that started it all.
Orman is back in a brand-new, fully updated edition to The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, her personal finance classic that offers thoughtful, easy-to-follow steps toward a life of financial freedom. Here is the most up-to-the-minute information on a wide range of financial topics that plague us today: credit card debt, bankruptcy, paying for education, wills versus trusts, the best retirement account, life insurance, and more. Combining real-life recommendations with Suzes own brand of inspiration and motivation, this is the only guide youll need to provide for yourself and your family.
As Orman shows, managing money is so much more than a matter of balancing your checkbook or picking the right investments. Its about redefining financial freedom and realizing that you are worth far more than your money. Let Americas leading personal finance expert show you how.
Synopsis
Suze Orman has transformed the concept of personal finance for millions by teaching us how to gain control of our money -- so that money does not control us. She goes beyond the nuts and bolts of managing money to explore the psychological, even spiritual power money has in our lives.
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom is the first personal finance book that gives you not only the knowledge of how to handle money, but also the will to break through all the barriers that hold you back.
Combining real-life recommendations with the motivation to overcome financial anxieties, Suze Orman offers the keys to providing for yourself and your family, including:
* seeing how your past holds the key to your financial future
* facing your fears and creating new truths
* trusting yourself more than you trust others
* being open to receiving all that you are meant to have
* understanding the lessons of the money cycle
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom is useful advice and inspiration from the leading voice in personal finance. As Orman shows, managing money is far more than a matter of balancing your checkbook or picking the right investments. It's about redefining financial freedom -- and realizing that you are worth far more than your money.
Synopsis
With a new preface that reflects personal finance today,
New York Times bestselling author and leading financial expert Suze Orman shares a refreshed version of
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, the revolutionary, groundbreaking classic that changed the way we think, feel, and act about money. Unlike traditional money management books,
9 Steps approaches money from an emotional and spiritual point of view, emphasizing that fear, shame, and anger are the main obstacles to wealth.
Now, in these turbulent economic times, Suze’s life-changing message from fifteen years ago is more important than ever. This reissued version of shows you:
· That debt is bondage and how best to break free of it
· Why the less you have, the more you need a revocable living trust
· How to find the best financial adviser (look in the mirror!)
· How to avoid being taken advantage of when buying life insurance
· Which retirement accounts make sense and which do not
In nine simple steps, you’ll learn all you need to know to be responsible with and respectful of the money you have and the money you don’t have. Embrace Suze’s groundbreaking philosophy—that you are worth more than your money—and understand the true meaning of wealth so you can live a life without regrets.
If you do not have control over the money in your life right now, Suze’s nine steps to financial freedom are for you.
About the Author
SUZE ORMAN is a two-time Emmy Award-winning television host and the author of nine consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Orman was named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world today. A powerful motivational speaker, Suze hosts the award winning Suze Orman Show on CNBC, America's Money Class on OWN and Financial Essentials on QVC. A contributor to O the Oprah Magazine and the Costco Connection, Suze Orman is a force of nature and a one woman financial advice powerhouse.