Letting Go of Debt: Growing Richer One Day at a Time [Paperback]

Karen Casanova (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2000

Chronic debt takes a terrible toll on a life. Finances stagger, the spirit flags, family and friends feel the strain. For those who wake each day facing such a burden, this inspiring book of daily meditations offers respite, hope, and practical advice. Simple and positive, each days message helps put seemingly unmanageable debt in the proper perspective-and reminds us of our deepest debt to ourselves: to take heart and find strength in the daily struggle.

Written by the former wife of a compulsive gambler, these meditations hold a universal message of hope for anyone seeking the courage to live wisely with trying circumstances-one day at a time.

Karen Casanova is the author of thirteen children's books. She lives in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

"Hazelden has done it again-brief, insightful, and compassionate road to the land of living debt-free with spiritual calm."
--Tom Tucker, CCGC. Executive Director, California council on Problem Gambling

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About the Author

Karen Casanova graduated from college debt-free only to find herself in the throes of debt after her marriage to a compulsive gambler. Divorced and deep in debt, she struggled not only to pay bills but also to find hope for the future. Spirituality and practicality became her saving graces. In Letting Go of Debt, Casanova shares some of the tools that help her maintain serenity while she works to become debt-free. Casanova is the author of thirteen children's books under various pennames. She has worked as a newspaper reporter and as an editor for the past eighteen years. Originally from Dearborn, Michigan, she now resides in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden (March 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568383673
• ISBN-13: 978-1568383675
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A daily requirement., May 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Letting Go of Debt: Growing Richer One Day at a Time (Paperback)

This book has become part of my morning ritual. I read the meditation for the day each morning. It helps me to quit debting one day at a time. I've made some real strides in my debting behavior and this book helps keep me on track. A must read for anyone struggling with debt. It'll make you feel better and give you the strength and hope to make it one more day without debting.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars didn't get in debt in a day and won't get out in a day ..., April 26, 2000

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Jeff F (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letting Go of Debt: Growing Richer One Day at a Time (Paperback)

Being in debt is a lonely place to be, and I finally found a simple step forward to a permanent solution, this book. There is a short one small page topic for each day. This keeps me in the solution of becoming financially solvent, each day. The topics are simple and reaffirming, along with suggestions that most people perhaps do without thinking, but for those that have gotten into debt, the topics are the ladder out of our problem. Previously I bought "How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt & Live Prosperously" by Jerrold Mundis but this did not change my spending behavior even though I read it cover to cover.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Letting Go of Debt, May 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Letting Go of Debt: Growing Richer One Day at a Time (Paperback)

Daily meditations for those who swim through a stormy sea of debt encircled by sharks. The stress of debt is as fierce as any other addiction, affecting us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, and even causing other addictive behaviors, all of which affects our relationships. In fact, we get so stressed about our debt that, for relief, we spend more. Debt is acquired a day at a time. Likewise, debt reduction and financial solvency are accomplished and maintained a day at a time. These meditations are a welcome adjunct to financial recovery programs or books.