The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money (Paperback)

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An innovative effort that combines experiential therapy with nuts-and-bolts financial planning. The Wall Street Journal (The Wall Street Journal )

An innovative effort that combines experiential therapy with nuts-and-bolts financial planning.
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This book provides several weeks of therapy in 188 pages. The Washington Post (The Washington Post )

This book provides several weeks of therapy in 188 pages.
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The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge packs a powerful punch. I found it to be one of the most entertaining 'money psychology' books I've read.
--Gerri Detweiler, host, Everyday Wealth Radio (Gerri Detweiler host, Everyday Wealth Radio )

This rather unique book deals not only with net worth but self-worth. It will help many people learn how to see and live with money not just for money's sake but as a way to free their inner-selves with a guiltless freedom borne of financial security.
--Steve Bucci,  President, Money Management International Financial Education Foundation and syndicated "Debt Adviser" columnist (Steve Bucci "Dept Adviser" columnist )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: HCI; Reprint edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757307663
• ISBN-13: 978-0757307669
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and illluminating, August 20, 2006

By	P. Brown (Kauai, Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge : 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money (Hardcover)

As one of the authors of this book says, "We all know the formula to good financial management is to earn more and spend less. So why don't we do it?" This book shows us that the secret is in our emotional response to money: having it, not having it, feeling that we shouldn't have it and why. Often these responses were formed when we were quite young and we're not conscious of them and how they direct our money-related actions.

The authors explore many people's dysfunctional relationships with money and unravel how and why they came to be, thus allowing them to form new, healthier patterns. The book is filled with illustrative examples from real people, so it's juicier, more interesting and more informative than a theoretical treatise about money management. There's also one story about a woman who makes buckets of money and still has money problems. Money challenges are examined from all angles.

The authors also share their personal stories, all of which are powerful.

The comparisons to Ebeneezer Scrooge are fun and illustrative too, though he's obviously an extreme case.

Highly recommend this book. It's small, easy to read and you'll easily be able to make positive changes in your life from reading the examples and doing some of the suggested exercises.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Financial Read Ever, January 8, 2006

By	John Cartwright (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge : 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money (Hardcover)

This book was a really good and easy read that freed me up to completely revamp my thoughts and actions around money. I used to experience fear and loathing when I read those run-of-the mill financial books that tell me what I should be doing with my money (as if I didn't know, and as if I didn't have to eat and pay rent). This book is different, and it feels so REAL. I have already been able to benefit from the principles the authors set down in the book, and I feel like I have really CHANGED. I already feel wealthier, and my bad habits are melting away effortlessly. Highly recommended, I think a lot of people are going to like this and benefit from it.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing wisdom...from a classic to a classic, April 5, 2006

By	Gerri Detweiler "Ultimate Credit Solutions Inc." (Gulf Coast, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge : 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money (Hardcover)

While this book is small and an easy read, don't let it fool you. It packs a powerful punch. I found it to be one of the most entertaining "money psychology" books I've read, probably due to the Christmas Carol story as the theme. Also, the authors blunt honesty about their own challenges make the message that much more accessible. I had the opportunity to interview both Ted and Rick on my Internet radio show EverydayWealth Radio about the book and found them to be just as engaging on the air.

While you can breeze through this well-written book, the real challenge is applying it and that will take some time. I am still digesting it and working on my money scripts but already have realized some interesting insights. I would have liked more examples from other readers -- maybe on the website or on the next book?