Financial Survival: Practical Ways to Save Money

This year Kristen Eckstein published her fourth book - Financial Survival: Practical ways to Save Money. 

Having written this book from her own life lessons, Kristen offers free resources to help you reclaim your financial independence and lead a fuller, stress free life. 

Topics that she covers in depth, with pragmatic solutions.

1. Setting up a budget

2. Learning to live without (helping you understand Consumerism and that       personal happiness is not found in material possessions and consumption, but rather in having more to give)

3. Building a cash reserve

4. Food

5. Clothing

6. Housing

7. Furniture

8. Home Improvements and Decorating

9. Utilities

10. Transportation and Travel

11. Holidays and Special Events

12. Entertainment

13. The Extras

14. Loans and Credit Cards

Kristen's book has made a huge difference in how I look at my own financial future and has shown me the little things that I can do on a daily basis to keep it growing strong.

With all of the worry - from wall street to main street, the timing of this book could not have been better. Look for the follow up Financial Revival: A Lifestyle of Freedom in 2009! 

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Currently, it is 7am and I have been online for nearly two hours. I have twittered, faceplanted - and updated for my twellow people. I know there is more that I could be doing, but quite frankly I don't sleep enough as it is.

I have been (and still are) feverishly working on the web updates since launcing the new logo. The new design is compliments of a 3 day stint I had at the Montage in Laguna Beach. . . a very inspirational trip.

Since the national ads - there has been a sharp increase in web traffic and so too in my email - growth! It takes hours to go through and answer each one and I am still learning to master that.

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