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Living Beyond Rich: The Playbook of How to Live Your Life Without Financial Stress, Fear, or Pain
Want a real and relevant personal finance book? Living Beyond Rich is your ticket.
Personal finance issues have become an epidemic in our society.
Facts:
* 7 out of 10 Americans today are living paycheck to paycheck.
* Money issues are the number one cause of divorce.
* Our world as a whole is sinking deeper into debt by the day.
Our neighbors, family, and friends around the world are living with pain, fear, & stress over money issues. We once were too, however, our family was able to transform our situation & turn our worst days into our best days.
Our story has gained world-wide media attention and it is one that we love to share. It has given countless of people just like YOU hope & inspiration.
Is this book ONLY for people that are already good at keeping track of personal finances NO!
Living Beyond Rich is for the everyday person next door who thinks winning the lottery is the only way they can become rich. It's for the person who:
* Is just plain worn out when it comes to dealing with their finances.
* Struggles with separating their self worth from their negative net worth and/or;
* Doesn't think they can do a budget.
I am an ordinary person who can show you how to live an extraordinary life when it comes to gaining control over your personal finances.
I am not a financial advisor, financial planner, or certified public accountant. Despite this, my family has managed to pay off over $150,000 worth of consumer debt & an additional $30,000 in medically related expenses in just three years!
Without any get-rich-quick schemes involved, how did we accomplish this?
Living Beyond Rich will show you how from the vantage point of an ordinary American family. Similar to what families face today, our struggles were frequent throughout our journey. Some of our detours to the road to freedom included:
* Experiencing an emotional job loss in a downturned economy.
* Having an unexpected addition to our family.
Fighting our way through quite a few medical issues.
Question:
Who doesn't dream of becoming rich, especially in our fast moving society today where quick results are expected?
For many years, we too wanted to become RICH. We thought our financial woes would vanish when/if some windfall would come our way.
Our dreams for becoming rich disappeared overnight when we received the news that one of our children developed a chronic lifetime medical condition.
Rather than wanting to become rich, we just wanted to survive.
In needing to face our financial situation due to the large amount of medical bills coming our way, we would become gripped with terror to discover what our financial situation really looked like. We were stunned to find ourselves DROWNING in over $150,000 of consumer debt (this did not include our first mortgage).
We asked ourselves:
* Why was this happening to us and how had we gotten to this low point?
* Were we the only ones with financial troubles?
* How on earth were we ever going to get back on our feet again?
Have You Ever Asked Yourself Similar Questions?
Living Beyond Rich will change people's lives.
It is our family's playbook of how we transformed our lives from living a life crammed with embarrassment, fear, shame, and isolation to a living a life overflowing with abundant joy, hope, freedom, peace, & empowerment.
Living Beyond Rich will:
* Give readers the background of what living in financial despair can do to a family.
* Provide knowledge and actionable tools to help eliminate debt.
* Share resources to learn more & achieve extraordinary success.
If you are one of the millions of people looking to transform your lives, I applaud you for taking the first steps to success by reading Living Beyond Rich!
I would love to have you join our movement towards gaining a rich life and look forward to connecting with you.
Live Beyond Rich! Live Beyond Awesome!
Jen McDonough "The Iron Jen"
Website: http://www.TheIronJen.com
Twitter: @TheIronJen
Personal finance issues have become an epidemic in our society.
Facts:
* 7 out of 10 Americans today are living paycheck to paycheck.
* Money issues are the number one cause of divorce.
* Our world as a whole is sinking deeper into debt by the day.
Our neighbors, family, and friends around the world are living with pain, fear, & stress over money issues. We once were too, however, our family was able to transform our situation & turn our worst days into our best days.
Our story has gained world-wide media attention and it is one that we love to share. It has given countless of people just like YOU hope & inspiration.
Is this book ONLY for people that are already good at keeping track of personal finances NO!
Living Beyond Rich is for the everyday person next door who thinks winning the lottery is the only way they can become rich. It's for the person who:
* Is just plain worn out when it comes to dealing with their finances.
* Struggles with separating their self worth from their negative net worth and/or;
* Doesn't think they can do a budget.
I am an ordinary person who can show you how to live an extraordinary life when it comes to gaining control over your personal finances.
I am not a financial advisor, financial planner, or certified public accountant. Despite this, my family has managed to pay off over $150,000 worth of consumer debt & an additional $30,000 in medically related expenses in just three years!
Without any get-rich-quick schemes involved, how did we accomplish this?
Living Beyond Rich will show you how from the vantage point of an ordinary American family. Similar to what families face today, our struggles were frequent throughout our journey. Some of our detours to the road to freedom included:
* Experiencing an emotional job loss in a downturned economy.
* Having an unexpected addition to our family.
Fighting our way through quite a few medical issues.
Question:
Who doesn't dream of becoming rich, especially in our fast moving society today where quick results are expected?
For many years, we too wanted to become RICH. We thought our financial woes would vanish when/if some windfall would come our way.
Our dreams for becoming rich disappeared overnight when we received the news that one of our children developed a chronic lifetime medical condition.
Rather than wanting to become rich, we just wanted to survive.
In needing to face our financial situation due to the large amount of medical bills coming our way, we would become gripped with terror to discover what our financial situation really looked like. We were stunned to find ourselves DROWNING in over $150,000 of consumer debt (this did not include our first mortgage).
We asked ourselves:
* Why was this happening to us and how had we gotten to this low point?
* Were we the only ones with financial troubles?
* How on earth were we ever going to get back on our feet again?
Have You Ever Asked Yourself Similar Questions?
Living Beyond Rich will change people's lives.
It is our family's playbook of how we transformed our lives from living a life crammed with embarrassment, fear, shame, and isolation to a living a life overflowing with abundant joy, hope, freedom, peace, & empowerment.
Living Beyond Rich will:
* Give readers the background of what living in financial despair can do to a family.
* Provide knowledge and actionable tools to help eliminate debt.
* Share resources to learn more & achieve extraordinary success.
If you are one of the millions of people looking to transform your lives, I applaud you for taking the first steps to success by reading Living Beyond Rich!
I would love to have you join our movement towards gaining a rich life and look forward to connecting with you.
Live Beyond Rich! Live Beyond Awesome!
Jen McDonough "The Iron Jen"
Website: http://www.TheIronJen.com
Twitter: @TheIronJen
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280 pages, Paperback
First published November 3, 2012
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January 28, 2014
To be honest, I was skeptical at first, concerned that this would be a positive-thinking, health-and-wealth book. I know Jen well enough from what I've read from her to know it wouldn't be a get-rich-quick scheme, but I was afraid it would be fixated on money and material prosperity to the exclusion of anything else.
I couldn't have been more wrong. In "Living Beyond Rich", Jen tells her family's story of facing a massive financial crisis, along with several significant medical issues, and hoe they overcame them all. She doesn't sugar-coat the challenges, and doesn't offer easy answers. What she does offer is hope.
More times than I can count I've heard someone say, "If I can do __________, anyone can." Usually that statement is patently absurd. I didn't see anywhere in this book that she says that, but I think she's one of the few people that legitimately could. I mean, if they can pay off $150,000 in debt in three years and cash-flow $30,000 in medical bills, all while having 3 kids (4 by the time they were done), a couple of surgeries, and more, the rest of us are pretty much without excuse.
But Jen doesn't beat readers over the head with shoulds or give "wisdom from the mountaintop". Instead, she simply tells their story, pulling out the lessons they learned along the way. The multiple "Jen's Gemz", "Jenspiration", and "Questions to Ponder" are great for quick doses of inspiration or encouragement--or even a kick in the pants if needed. (The fact that one of the Jen's Gemz quotes is from Walt Disney didn't hurt anything.)
Beyond finances, though, Jen's story is about being content, being generous, having faith, and looking past your financial condition when it comes to being "rich". These are far more important, and Jen communicates that clearly.
If you're facing overwhelming financial circumstances, Living Beyond Rich can help you come to terms with it, make a game plan, and start moving from debt and hopelessness to living beyond rich. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
I couldn't have been more wrong. In "Living Beyond Rich", Jen tells her family's story of facing a massive financial crisis, along with several significant medical issues, and hoe they overcame them all. She doesn't sugar-coat the challenges, and doesn't offer easy answers. What she does offer is hope.
More times than I can count I've heard someone say, "If I can do __________, anyone can." Usually that statement is patently absurd. I didn't see anywhere in this book that she says that, but I think she's one of the few people that legitimately could. I mean, if they can pay off $150,000 in debt in three years and cash-flow $30,000 in medical bills, all while having 3 kids (4 by the time they were done), a couple of surgeries, and more, the rest of us are pretty much without excuse.
But Jen doesn't beat readers over the head with shoulds or give "wisdom from the mountaintop". Instead, she simply tells their story, pulling out the lessons they learned along the way. The multiple "Jen's Gemz", "Jenspiration", and "Questions to Ponder" are great for quick doses of inspiration or encouragement--or even a kick in the pants if needed. (The fact that one of the Jen's Gemz quotes is from Walt Disney didn't hurt anything.)
Beyond finances, though, Jen's story is about being content, being generous, having faith, and looking past your financial condition when it comes to being "rich". These are far more important, and Jen communicates that clearly.
If you're facing overwhelming financial circumstances, Living Beyond Rich can help you come to terms with it, make a game plan, and start moving from debt and hopelessness to living beyond rich. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
September 2, 2017
If you are sick and tired of being broke and are seeking financial freedom, this book is for you. Jen does a great job telling her families story and gives the read a playbook on how to regain control of your families finances even in the face of emergencies. Jen's story was very inspiring as I work on trying to live a balanced life. I especially liked that she brought it others to share their stories and offer their "Awesome Expert Advice" in some of the final chapters of the book.
December 4, 2012
A great book on Jen's story from financial trouble to financial success. Jen doesn't just share her story. She also teaches you how you can turn around your financial destiny. Well worth reading.
November 7, 2014
Awesome book. Great advice well written
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