Planning Wealth

Out of the red…

Do this month’s bills pile up before you’re paid last month’s?

Do you regularly receive past-due notices?

Do you get letters threatening legal action if immediate payment is not made?

Do the total amounts on your revolving charge accounts keep steadily rising?

Into the black…

Whether you are currently in debt or fear you’re falling into debt, you are not alone.  Forty million Americans–from doctors to secretaries, from executives to the unemployed–face the same problem and live under the same daily stress. Based on the proven techniques of the national Debtors Anonymous program, here is the first complete, step-by-step guide to getting out of debt once and for all.  You’ll learn:

How to recognize the warning signs of serious debt.

How to negotiate with angry creditors, collection agencies, and the IRS.

How to design a realistic and painless pay-back schedule.

How to identify your spending “blind spots.”

How to cope with the anxiety and daily pressures of owing money.

Plus the three cardinal rules for staying out of debt forever and much more!

This book is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Debtors Anonymous.  A recovered debtor, the author is intimately familiar with the Debtors Anonymous program.

Amazon.com Review

Millions of consumers have become trapped in a spiral of debt, but there is hope. If you wants to free yourself from the shackles of debt, this book is for you–it can help you “get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperously.” Jerrold Mundis writes in a friendly, engaging style, urging readers to stop the cycle of spending. Mundis knows what he’s talking about–he, too, was once thousands of dollars in debt and didn’t know where to turn. Anecdotes from Debtors Anonymous folks, plus multiple examples from the writer’s own life and ledgers, make How to Get Out of Debt an encouraging read, not a condescending one. Once you start your program, you may want to periodically reread some chapters for inspiration–and fun.

Second printing, January 2009

Reviews

Michael’s focus is definitely for anyone who is in debt and wants some no-nonsense simple systems to bail out of it.
– Janine Bolon, founder of SmartCents Inc and author of ‘Money…It’s Not Just for Rich People’ and ‘Ditching Debt’

This book doesn’t waste time making its points, and there are many very good points. Michael Mihalik is a good teacher, and Debt is Slavery is the kind of how-to manual that should be handed out like tracts at an airport.
– MightyBargainHunter.com

Debt is Slavery is a great personal finance book, one of the best I’ve read.
– GetRichSlowly.org

The book is lean and mean – it doesn’t mince many words at all. If direct and clear advice is what you’re looking for, you can’t do much better than Debt is Slavery.
– TheSimpleDollar.com

Debt is Slavery is packed full of content and it prompted me to action. This book made so much sense to me and I think it helped me realize my true priorities. Your book is making a huge positive difference in my life. Thank you.
– BloggingAwayDebt.com

Book Description

In his book, Debt is Slavery, Michael Mihalik describes the 10 steps he personally used to gain control of his finances and pay off a large amount of debt.

The key to Mihalik’s method is changing the way people think about money. Mihalik contends that people who do not change their perceptions about money will never succeed in improving how they handle their finances because all action is born from thought.

Mihalik’s first technique is described in the title – equating debt with slavery. While this idea may seem extreme to some, people who are burdened with debt will definitely understand how borrowing money puts them in financial servitude to the lender. Successfully equating debt with slavery stops people from accumulating more debt, which is the first step towards recovery (similar to stopping the leak in a sinking boat prior to bailing out the water).

Mihalik goes on to describe other powerful ideas such as equating money with time (to eliminate unnecessary spending), evaluating the hidden cost of possessions, and avoiding the insidious influence of ubiquitous marketing. As the reader progresses through the book, their perceptions about money will transform until by Chapter 9, they will truly believe they can ‘Save 50 Percent of Your Salary’. The book ends with an in-depth description of a simple way to plan your finances.

The author states in the introduction that because people are busy and do not want to be distracted by ‘fluff’, he has boiled the book down to the absolute basics. The result is a hard-hitting book that is 128 pages cover-to-cover. There is a gem on every page and even the busiest person can find time to read this powerful book.

Dave Ramsey knows what it’s like to have it all. By age twenty-six, he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty. He has since rebuilt his financial life and, through his workshops and his New York Times business bestsellers Financial Peace and More than Enough, he has helped hundreds of thousands of people to understand the forces behind their financial distress and how to set things right-financially, emotionally, and spiritually.

In this new edition of Financial Peace, Ramsey has updated his tactics and philosophy to show even more readers:

* how to get out of debt and stay out
* the KISS rule of investing-”Keep It Simple, Stupid”
* how to use the principle of contentment to guide financial decision making
* how the flow of money can revolutionize relationships

With practical and easy to follow methods and personal anecdotes, Financial Peace is the road map to personal control, financial security, a new, vital family dynamic, and lifetime peace.