Breaking Out of Plastic Prison: A 10-Step Program to Financial Freedom [Paperback]

James D. Dean (Author), Charles W. Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

"Sticking to a budget brings freedom not slavery", writes James Dean, who gives financial advice in this practical guide to financial freedom. If you're concerned about managing your money in a biblical way, then Breaking Out of Plastic Prison is for you!.

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Breaking Out Of Plastic Prison provides candid, practical, encouraging advice for anyone mired down with credit card debt. As Jesus once said, you cannot serve both God and Mammon. Breaking Out Of Plastic Prison deals with building a monthly budget, tracking expenses, buying a car, paying off a mortgage, saving for college and retirement, and more. It gives practical answers to questions about credit cards, credit counseling services, consolidation loans, and the thorny issue of bankruptcy as an option for a Christian. Every economic decision we make as Christians has an emotional and spiritual aspect which affects us, our participation in the Christian community, and with the secular world that surrounds us. Breaking Out Of Plastic Prison is a useful, workable tool for anyone seeking freedom in their financial life, and an emancipation from debt with its chronic and pernicious stress upon our spiritual life. The Christian prayer of "deliver us from evil" also applies to debt. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co; 10-Step Program to Financial Freedom. Foreward by edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800756258
• ISBN-13: 978-0800756253
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,988,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars CPA learns money management -- the hard way., May 7, 1999

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This review is from: Breaking Out of Plastic Prison: A 10-Step Program to Financial Freedom (Paperback)

This books is valuable whether your debt problems stem from overuse of consumer credit cards or not. It is packed with wise advice and actual case histories of people who have done a turnaround financially. The best case study is that of the author himself -- a fast-track CPA enjoying one mortgage, two cars, and multiple credit cards. Somehow his training didn't give him a clue as to why he couldn't pay his monthly bills. One day he had to move himself (and wife and kids) back in with his parents. The ten principles (mostly derived from Bible study) that he used to climb out of the hole are well-explained, and the book includes helpful forms and strategies for achieving financial stability. This is a good, practical self-help book, and the Christian perspective is interesting too.