Living Rich for Less, Ellie Kay
Living Rich for Less, Ellie Kay
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Living Rich for Less
Create the Lifestyle You Want by Giving, Saving, and Spending Smart

Author: Ellie Kay

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/16/2008

Synopsis

With lively humor, proven know-how, and practical principles for financial health, Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams. Ellie Kay’s entertaining and enlightening examples show you simple steps to give, save, and spend smart. Her three main principles are undergirded by dozens of effective rules and hundreds of Cha Ching Factor™ tips that keep or put money in your pocket.

Ellie knows what it’s like to be financially-strapped or struggling. She went, within two and a half years, from being $40,000 in consumer debt to being completely debt-free; within fifteen years she shares how she was able to pay cash for eleven different cars, give away three of those cars, buy two five-bedroom houses, take wonderful vacations, and support more than thirty non-profit organizations, giving away more than $100,000. Isn’t that the rich life you want?

Living Rich for Less helps anyone get there in our taxed-out, maxed-out times. Because financial security doesn’t mean just genuine prosperity, but being able to live luxuriously, give generously, and care for yourself as well as those around you. Why keep up with the Joneses when you can be them?

About The Author

Ellie Kay is a financial expert on Good Money (ABC News) and the bestselling author of many books and hundreds of magazine articles. She’s a regular media guest on CNBC, CNN, and Fox News, and has been featured on ABC's Nightline, Your World with Neil Cavuto, and Fox & Friends.  Her radio commentary for Focus on the Family airs on more than 2,000 radio outlets around the world. She and her husband are the parents of seven children and live in Southern California. Visit her website at elliekay.com.Cassandra Campbell is an actress, director, and teacher who has performed in New York at the Public Theater, the Mint Theater, and the Clurman Theatre. She is an accomplished voice-over artist whose credits include numerous audiobooks, documentaries, and commercials in both Italian and English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on September 24, 2011

Lil moneybags made saving money a profession. Give away the fist 10%, save the next 10%, and live wisely and well on the final 80%. Materialism comes with easy credit. Content makes poor men rich and discontent makes rich men poor. - Benjamin Franklin......more

Goodreads review by Tina on August 03, 2018

If you're already educated about finances, you probably won't take much away from this book. A lot of the information is basic (e.g., avoiding consumer debt, having an emergency savings account, investing in a 401k or IRA, etc), but there's enough decent tips that each person could probably take at......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 22, 2017

This would be a good book for someone just starting out or someone who struggles with money. The stories were a little silly, and I skipped a lot of the lists, but it was a good reminder to appreciate what we have and use our money wisely.......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on April 29, 2012

The more I read these money/financial books I'm seeing how they all say about the same things. This one did put a bit more emphasis on the giving/donating money piece no matter how much you make. The more you give away the more it will come back to you, which I have come to realize is true. Another......more

Goodreads review by K. on August 17, 2010

I like Ellie, but I couldn't finish this. I found the writing a bit juvenile and the practical tips too far and few between antidotes. If this is one of your first books on trying to live a more frugal lifestyle, it may be a winner, but for me, I turned it back into the library well ahead of my due......more

Quotes

"Suze Orman, you’ve got a powerhouse who just moved in next door! Ellie Kay is a financial expert whose time has come. Her advice is for Mr. and Mrs. America and not just Wall Street. If you live on Main Street, you need to meet your new neighbor, Ellie Kay, who’s spiked the Koolaid with the wakeup juice that mainstream America needs in order to survive today’s money woes and tomorrow's future challenges. I love this book more than a bowl of fat grams.”
– Dr. Kevin Leman, best-selling author of Have a New Kid by Friday

"Ellie Kay makes complicated financial concepts understandable. Heeding her advice will give you an extraordinary quality of life as you learn the secrets of living and giving in a way that multiples your resources.”
–Carol Kent, best-selling author A New Kind of Normal and president of Speak Up Speaker Services


“We feel richer already! Ellie Kay gives a billfold full of ideas to help place more money back into your pockets! With three kids in college, and retirement on the horizon, Ellie’s wisdom is a wealth of encouragement, comfort, and practical proven helps.”
–Pam and Bill Farrel, international speakers, best-selling authors of Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti, and Ten Best Decisions a Couple Can Make


“Ellie work, helping us be better stewards, is one of the great services to families across our nation.”
–Dennis Rainey, executive director and radio host of Family Life

“Ellie is amazing! I don’t think she ever sleeps! She provides great information and is always a fun guest on the show.”
–Bill Griffith, host of CNBC’s Power Lunch

“Ellie is the gateway to mainstream America.”
–Marc Myers, money columnist, Reader’s Digest

 “A splendid example of the far-reaching and positive impact that an individual with vision and faith can make in our world. Thank God to people like her who are a tremendous inspiration!”
–Dr. Robert H. Schuller, The Crystal Cathedral and television host of Hour of Power

“Ellie provides an amazing abundance of helpful and insightful information.”
–Dr. Norm Wright, best-selling author and licensed marriage, child and family therapist

“She makes things simple so even I can understand it.”
–Dr. Kevin Leman, best-selling author of Making Your Children Mind Without Losing Yours and Have a New Kid By Friday

“The debt mentality in our society is rampant, and people are desperate. Ellie hits the nail on the head by defining those struggles and offering practical solutions in a remarkably clear way.”
–Howard Dayton, CEO, Crown Financial Ministries

“A gifted communicator…interesting, educational, and very helpful. I recommend her work wholeheartedly to any family in America.”
–Ron Blue, president CFP Network

“Provides the world’s most practical information on family finances. She gives real answers for real people dealing with real finances in a real world.”
–Phil Waldrep, author of Parenting Prodigals

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