Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

A hard-hitting look at achieving financial freedom by avoiding excessive borrowing and spending If you don't actively resist America's culture of debt, you'll 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, you're 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. Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 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. Discusses what you can do to stop the destructive cycle of borrowing and spending Illustrates the four major tenets of getting money right Highlights how to avoid the many ways that government, banks, and big business try to trap you with debt 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. Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere leads you down the only proven path to financial freedom.

Introduction Life as a Sucker 1 Chapter 1 The First Rule of Finance 7 Chapter 2 Credit, Cars, and Castles 13 Chapter 3 Toxic FSP in the Alphabet of Idiocy 27 Chapter 4 The Society You’re Up Against 47 Chapter 5 Government of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations 63 Chapter 6 How Money Is Power 89 Chapter 7 Financial Freedom 147 Chapter 8 Guarantee Your Own Well-Being 159 Chapter 9 On the Front Lines of Freedom 169 Conclusion In Yourself You Trust 185 Appendix A Smart Scenarios 189 Appendix B Getting Out of Debt 191 Appendix C Keep Current 195 Notes 197 Acknowledgments 201 About the Author 203 Index 205