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Praise for SAFELY PROSPEROUS or REALLY RICH?
"Howard's brilliant concept that the roads to Prosperity and Riches are very different is very liberating. In most financial books, the author would never do what Howard has done-recount with unflinching honesty the big financial mistakes he and his subscribers have made over the years so readers can avoid the same stumbling blocks and pitfalls. Only a very secure man would have the guts to do that."
-Robert Allen
author of Multiple Streams of Income and Nothing Down
"Howard Ruff is back, offering a wealth of powerful new financial advice for America's middle class. In his new manual, Safely Prosperous or Really Rich?, he challenges you to choose between two roads. The older I get, the more I favor 'Safely Prosperous,' but you make the call. I also love Howard's old-fashioned moral perspectives on money."
-Mark Skousen
editor of Forecasts and Strategies
"Safely Prosperous or Really Rich? is destined to be one of the most influential books of the early twenty-first century, just as his mega bestseller, How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years, changed millions of lives in the late '70s. Welcome back, Howard."
-John Mauldin
author of Bull's Eye Investing
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Book I: The Safe Road to Prosperity
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Section I: The Dumb Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes with Their Money
- Chapter 1: Two Tracks, Two Heavens
- Chapter 2: Worshipping Mammon
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Chapter 3: The Alien in Your Chest
- THE INVISIBLE PROSPEROUS PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
- COMPOUND INTEREST AS A FRIEND
- CHANGING OUTGO INTO INCOME
- A VARIETY OF CHOICES
- WHAT TO DO ABOUT RISING RATES
- NIBBLED TO DEATH BY DUCKS
- DOING YOUR OWN PLUMBING: BIG LEAK #1
- THE WAGES OF SIN: BIG LEAK #2
- CREATING SAVINGS OUT OF NOTHING
- TAX-FREE SAVINGS
- BIG OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW
- WHY THE POOR GET POORER
- PAY YOURSELF FIRST
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Chapter 4: The Great American Lie
- LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE!
- DOES POLLYANNA HAVE A POINT?
- RUFF'S RULES OF DEBT MANAGEMENT
- MEASURING UP
- A STRATEGY TO EMULATE
- “THOU SHALT NOT COVET”
- LIQUIDATING DEBT
- PROFESSIONAL HELP: YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO IT ALONE
- BIWEEKLY MORTGAGE PLANS
- DO-IT-YOURSELF DEBT PLANS
- HOME EQUITY LOANS AND REFINANCING
- BANKRUPTCY
- SUMMING UP
- Chapter 5: How to Prosper by Earning 15 Percent in a 1-Percent World
- Chapter 6: Social Security, the Ponzi Chain Letter
- Section II: Blowing Your Money in the Investment Markets: The Turnpike to Financial Hell
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Section I: The Dumb Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes with Their Money
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Book II: The Secrets of the Rich—The Most Important Things Rich People Always Do
- Chapter 13: Surprising Ways Rich People Get Rich with Leverage
- Chapter 14: Getting Rich by Banishing Fear
- Chapter 15: The Rich Person's Mind-set
- Chapter 16: Financial Winners in Bad Times
- Chapter 17: The Capitalist Manifesto: Creating Wealth Out of Thin Air
- Chapter 18: Getting Rich by Investing in Start-ups
- Chapter 19: Marketing
- Chapter 20: Was It Worth It?
- Appendix A: The Ruff Times Newsletter
- Appendix B: Recommended Vendors
- Index
Product information
- Title: Safely Prosperous or Really Rich: Choosing Your Personal Financial Heaven
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781118826256
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