num_pages: 136
description: Donna writes with a laser-sharp focus on strategies that will help you through tough times.  (Her) advice can inspire hope if you feel that youve reached a personal or financial dead end.  Clark Howard consumer expert and nationally syndicated radio hostAward-winning personal finance writer Donna Freedman provides realistic tactics actionable advice and a sense of ownership and hope in her new book. Its aimed at three groups of --Those already living on the margin--Those who see tough times coming (layoffs illness)--Those who want to live lean to realize a dream (entrepreneurship early retirement etc.)Playbook is full of solid actionable advice resources and encouragement. Readers will take away specific tactics to slash the cost of housing health care shopping utilities clothing and entertainment.Theyll learn how to conduct a financial fire drill to get control of their money how to find short-term help during crises and how to build savings (even on the tightest of budgets) for emergencies and retirement.If youve landed in a difficult situation  or were born into one  then the only way out is through. This book gives consumers the tools they need to rewrite their financial lives.WHAT THE EXPERTS Deciding to read this book could be that one decision that stands between you and a totally different life.  Mary Hunt creator of Debt-Proof Living and author of more than three dozen personal finance booksThis is an essential manual for anyone aiming to live large on a small budget. One of a small number of books that has earned a permanent place on my reference shelf.  J.D. Roth founder of Get Rich Slowly and Money Boss and author of Your The Missing ManualA clear concise and complete guide that will help you change your life. As someone with more than 30 years in the financial planning and personal finance writing fields I can attest that you wont find a better step-by-step guide anywhere.  Gary Foreman The Dollar StretcherDonna imparts all this wisdom with empathy and compassion  along with the occasional kick in the butt. Shes also one of the funniest people youll ever have the pleasure of reading so get started already!  Liz Weston author of The 10 Commandments Of Money Deal With Your Debt Easy Money and Your Credit How to Improve the 3-Digit Number That Shapes Your Financial FutureThe great thing about Your Playbook For Tough Times is that its not just advice to use when the going gets tough. Its advice that when followed will keep you from experiencing tough times in the first place. This should be required reading for everyone whether starting out or starting over.  Stacy Johnson Money Talks NewsThe ultimate guide to cutting costs getting spending under control and taking charge of your finances. Whether youre struggling to pull yourself out of a bad financial situation or just want to start living a more frugal life so you have more money to enjoy the things that really matter to you youll find the advice you need in this book.  Cameron Huddleston award-winning personal finance journalist
language: English
title: Your Playbook For Tough Times: Living Large On Small Change, For The Short Term Or The Long Haul
publisher: Word Matters LLC