Million Dollar Car & $250,000 Pizza [Paperback]

Allyson Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2000

Your future is based on the decisions you make now.
You don't have to give up pizza or forego driving to find a way to make the smart money moves Lewis recommends. Starting with in depth analysis of the current state of one's financial affairs, she shows would be investors how to create the personal and financial goals that will power up the plan. Like an engaging personal friend who is also a financial advisor, Lewis outlines the key issues related to finding the appropriate financial advisor, and shares the results of a survey of actual investors, identifying what they most want explained in the investment planning process.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Everybody can relate to pizza, car . . . and Allyson Lewis, a financial whiz who dishes up a slice of reality!

Most people believe that investing is something they'll do when they have more "disposable" money. Allyson Lewis disagrees. She raises a compelling argument that the trivial choices we make today play a big difference on how we live tomorrow.

Let's say, at 30, you invest your $340 car payment into a stock mutual fund. By the time you turn 65, you'd be a millionaire! Or perhaps you invest the $20 a week you spend on pizza. You'd have $250,000! The morale is, our financial futures boil down to choices. Does this mean you should never buy a new car or enjoy a pizza? Absolutely not! It means that you need a plan: one that helps you focus on where you are today, where you need to be tomorrow and how you'll get there from here.

Inside The Million Dollar Car and $250,000 Pizza top financial advisor Allyson Lewis will:

* Guide you through the 7 steps to creating your financial plan
* Dispel investment myths
* Explore investment truths
* Explain your investment alternatives

Praise for The Million Dollar Car and $250,000 Pizza

"You'll wish you'd started implementing Allyson's practical advice sooner. It's not too late: this highly understandable and personal volume will put you in control and transform your money and life forever, starting now! I've followed Allyson Lewis' approach over a lifetime; it absolutely works."

-Donald Cassidy, Author When the Dow Breaks and 30 Strategies for High-Profit Investment Success

"Lean, clean money machine or worry riddled cash leaker? You are either one or the other, and thanks to Allyson's clear writing you can be where you want to be, by choice. I highly recommend the book!

-Laurie Beth-Jones, Author
Jesus, CEO; The Path; The Power of Positive Prophecy

"Allyson Lewis's superb investment book focuses on where you are today, where you need to be in the future and how you can get there."

-Stephen Littauer, Author
Online Investing the Smart Way

"I wish I'd read this 30 years ago --- but I learned if I change today, I won't be saying that 30 years from now!"

-Sheldon Bowles
Ode to Joy Limited

About the Author

A renowned motivational speaker and coach, Allyson Lewis has spent the last 22 years developing and teaching concrete yet actionable business ideas to executives all over the country. Allyson has trained thousands of people in cities throughout the country including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Orlando, Baltimore, and San Juan. She is frequently asked to host motivational and educational public workshops throughout the country. Allyson has been a guest on CNN, CNNfn, Bloomberg Information Television, and many other regional radio and television programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (February 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793135931
• ISBN-13: 978-0793135936
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,721,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Allyson Lewis is a time management author and speaker. Are you ready for a "7 Minute" revolution? In The Seven Minute Difference, Allyson shares over 100 time management and productivity micro-actions that you can immediately put into action at work and at home. Her "7 Minute" books help people clarify goals, improve time management skills, and create repeatable systematic processes.

The 7 Minute Life(tm) Daily Planner takes these time management and productivity ideas and turns them into a step-by-step 90 day plan of action. This daily planner will help you unlock your purpose, potential and passion to transform your professional and personal lives. Focusing on activities that capture your attention and excite your soul gives you boundless energy and provides a new sense of meaning and fulfillment. Become intentional about these activities and make them a consistent part of your daily life. Now is the time to pro-actively determine where your focus will be and how you will live the rest of your life.

What if you took just "7 Minutes" a day to create a daily written plan of action? This planner will teach you how.

-Reignite the passion for your daily work
-Unlock your purpose, knowledge and strengths
-Clarify your goals
-Establish realistic priorities and written action steps
-Prioritize, Organize and Simplify® your work for greater productivity
-Implement time management techniques to reclaim your day
-Turn your ideas into action

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good as it Gets for Someone Like Me, April 27, 2000

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A fan "A fan" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Million Dollar Car & $250,000 Pizza (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for someone like me, who knows absolutely nothing about investment. You could call this "investing for dummies" but without the cutsie, condescending attitude of those kind of books, and with actually quite a lot more depth. That, I think, is the real strength of this book, its depth. You can use it as a powerful intro primer on investing (the perfect gift for a teenager or young couple) and you can use it to look deeper and learn a LOT more about something that is extremely important to all of us.

I think the most important thing about this book is how the humanity and decency of the author shines thru. The "greed is good" guys rightfully scare the daylights out of most of us, and to see someone functioning with an obvious level of integrity makes the book almost like having your dad or mom, (who just happens to be one of the leading experts in investing) available to give you advice on how to get rich without selling your soul.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pass this one along to your friends, June 22, 2000

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Tim (Jonesboro, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Million Dollar Car & $250,000 Pizza (Paperback)

Allyson writes a very practical book about financial planning that is very educational and helpful. I've recommended this book to engaged couples, college graduates, and my collegues. It is a great resource for understanding your personal finances. As Allyson says: "Your finances are your responsiblity." The more you know the better you are in planning for the future.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Million Dollar Car and $250,000 Pizza, June 16, 2000

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David R. (Scarsdale, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Million Dollar Car & $250,000 Pizza (Paperback)

I have recommended Allyson Lewis's book to several of my collegues and have encourage them to share or purchase a copy of it for their kids in Graduate School, College, as well as High School. This book is a roadmap for a successful financial future.

Allyson Lewis clearly demonstrates general and complex financial planning strategies via story telling. A most effective way to deliver her message- This is a text on how to build wealth and see the true value in the hard earned dollars we all take home each pay period.

I was about to play catch-up with "The Jones Family" when I read your thoughtful words and know in 5 years time I'll have an extra $75k in my investment portfolio! Thanks for the sound advice- it could not have come at a better time.