Time for another book giveaway! 😀
I have not personally read this book yet but it is on my wish list. It sounds like a very inspirational story and a great read for those who want to transform their financial struggles into financial success. Today, I’m giving away one copy of this book and you will have until Wednesday by midnight to enter to win.
Enter this Giveaway
In order to be eligible to win the hardcover copy of The Wealth Cure all you need to do is leave a comment on this post describing a bad financial habit you have that you’d like to change. Just one is needed to enter but feel free to list as many bad habits as you’d like.
- One thing about your financial habits you’d like to change.
- You have until Wednesday at midnight to enter.
- Anyone who re-tweets this article on Twitter will receive 5 extra entries.
There you go! Enter away, BUT FIRST read the press release below which gives a wonderful description of this book! 😀
WINNER SELECTED! Congratulations Lashonda! 😀
PRESS RELEASE — After a stunning thyroid cancer diagnosis during a trip to the doctor’s office, CSI: NY actor and bestselling author Hill Harper was forced to come to terms with what was really important in his life. The author of three New York Times bestselling books and the star of numerous feature films, Hill realized he was in for his toughest role yet. Suddenly, all the cars, homes, and accolades no longer mattered. Needing to clear his head and come to terms with his illness, Hill hopped on a cross-country train and set into motion a lasting lesson on the fundamental values of life and redefining the proper relationship between money and true wealth. And from this trip, The Wealth Cure was born.
In THE WEALTH CURE: Putting Money in Its Place (Gotham Books; on sale August 23, 2011; $26.00), Hill Harper presents a new definition of wealth, motivating readers to not only build financial security but to also achieve wealth in every other area of their lives. Hill encourages readers to view money as energy and to “shake up” conventional ideas about external (ie non-monetary) wealth and create a blueprint for true wealth: having a balanced, organized life that frees oneself to pursue any dream or happiness.
Applying a parable approach, Hill Harper instills practical nuts-and-bolts explanations for laying a sound financial foundation. Indeed, money is an effective tool, says Hill, and it is important to set a solid financial framework first (as it is inextricably linked to other aspects of life) but one must also be careful to not determine happiness by a wealth of finance. Instead, Hill is determined to dispel the confusion and anxiety around money, focusing on how to recognize the worth of your relationships and increase the value of your interactions with the people in your life. “True wealth is a balance of financial health and the spiritual aspects of life. You have to tap into that to find your spiritual health.”
Hill Harper explains that one needn’t experience a tragic accident or cancer diagnosis to implement the Wealth Cure; all it takes is a few attitudinal changes. In The Wealth Cure, Hill encourages readers to:
- ask themselves, “Am I using money or is money using me?”
- reevaluate their “Life Account” versus their “Bank Account”
- understand and respect the power of money, but also not let it control one’s life/happiness.
- invest in oneself first
- Consider the usefulness of life insurance, a will, and an emergency fund
- Recognize the difference between “smart money” and “dumb money”
- Become an active architect in their own life
In The Wealth Cure, Hill Harper dispels the confusion and anxiety about money. It draws on his personal recollections and true stories from family and friends, and presents an inspiring, insightful guide to reevaluating life and the things that matter. Far from a get-rich-quick primer, The Wealth Cure brims with inspired wisdom for building a lasting bounty from experiences, loved ones, and achievements.
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I really should write a will. I just keep putting it off…
I’d like to be more consistent in my saving and budgeting.
I’d like to change how much I worry about our finances. We’re in a great position financially but I’m always wondering if we’re doing enough, saving enough, saving in the right vehicles, etc. It comes from a childhood filled with financial struggles and I realize that, but it’s still hard to manage the anxiety.
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I have a few personal finance habits that I would really like to change but the most important is the impulse sabotage of buying that later leads to debt and regret
I need to stop buying so many high priced coffees from Star$$$$$
I shop when I’m sad or worried even when I know a bill is due and I can’t break out of the payday loan cycle. I feel I’m stealing every dream I’ve ever had about being financially stable.
Hi Lashonda, just wanted to let you know you have won the book and should have an email in your inbox from the one you provided in this comment. Congratulations and thank you for reading Enemy of debt! I would love it if you sent me an email to let me know how the book was after you read it! 😀
Be sure to reply to the email I sent with your shipping information so I can get it to you as soon as possible! Have a great weekend Lashonda! 😀
I have a bad habit of not using extra money toward my debt. I find meaningless things to spend it on.
I’d like to get into the habit of using only cash for store purchases.
One thing I would like to change is managing my cash once i take it out of the atm. I have bad habit of considering it a “sunk cost” and spending it poorly rather than very frugally like I do my credit.
I still use my credit card for all my purchases even though I pay it off every month. I also need to stop eating out so much.
I eat out way too much and buy a soda every time too. Could save a bundle every year by cutting it out, but it’s the only area where I splurge a tiny bit…
I always grab a drink and a snack for NOW when I buy groceries. At a moment when I literally have a buggy-full of food and my house is 5 minutes away, I don’t need something to tide me over. Let’s see: at $2-3 a grocery trip x 2 trips a week… (and worse, when a kid is with me, I buy him a snack too)
Bad habit I’d like to break… well, there are several in my life to choose from! I’ll go with spending any “extra” money on junk instead of putting it toward our (hopefully) debt free future…
We’re just starting out on our great adventurenof becoming debt free, but I have the tendency to underestimate on my budget and then overspend.
I really need to stop buying coffee and doughnuts from the store.
We definitely need to get the will finished. We started it a while ago, just can’t seem to get the legal stuff finished.
I need to consider buying more things used (rather than new), or consider renting things that I don’t need to own. I’ve accumulated a lot of home improvement tools that just sit in the garage collecting dust.