Kelly - Financially stupid people are everywhere: dont be one of them

BA hard-hitting look at achieving financial freedom by avoiding excessive borrowing and spending/b If you dont actively resist Americas culture of debt, youll end up precisely where the government, banks, and big business want you to be: indentured servitude. The mistakes people make with their money are basic, and avoidable, and unless you understand what they are, youre probably going to repeat them. What you need is someone who can shed light on the obstacles we face and show you how to avoid getting tripped up by them. iFinancially Stupid People Are Everywhere/i shows how society is rigged to take as much of your wealth as possible, and simple ways you can resist. It investigates, explains, and offers advice for all those who have fallen into debt, taken a second mortgage, been trapped by credit cards, or found themselves unable to get ahead.ulliDiscusses what you can do to stop the destructive cycle of borrowing and spendingliIllustrates the four major tenets of getting money rightliHighlights how to avoid the many ways that government, banks, and big business try to trap you with debt/ul To secure your financial future, you must break the dangerous cycle of borrowing and spending, and learn how to guard your wealth against corporate ploys. iFinancially Stupid People Are Everywhere/i leads you down the only proven path to financial freedom.;Praise; Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 -- The First Rule of Finance; Killing Themselves for the Joneses; First Save, Then Buy; CHAPTER 2 -- Credit, Cars, and Castles; Credit Cards; Cars; Castles; CHAPTER 3 -- Toxic FSP in the Alphabet of Idiocy; What Went Wrong; Financial Memory Lane; Stop Getting Tricked; A Pathetic Picture; Banksters in Action; CHAPTER 4 -- The Society Youre Up Against; Keeping You in Debt; Solving Runaway Debt by Borrowing; You Spend, They Profit