Your Money or Your Life - 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship Wi

The copy I received had a different cover that I assume was an older edition. I would have preferred to have received the latest cover edition as advertised.The book itself is good enough quality and a great read.

Does money own you? There’s a big difference between “making a living” and making a life. Do you spend more than you earn? Does making a living feel more like making a dying? Do you dislike your job but can’t afford to leave it? Is money fragmenting your time, your relationships with family and friends? This book is for readers troubled by these questions. The authors took back their lives by gaining control of their money. They both gave up successful – and stressful – careers in order to live more deliberately and meaningfully. Now, in this inspiring and empowering book, they explain their nine-step program that shows you how to achieve financial freedom.

A "must have" in your financial library!

Got this book from the library and decided I had to own it. Great resource to refer to time and again. Especially helpful to dispel myths about money and give new insight into its meaning in your life. Highly recommend.

An essential book to understand your relationship with money

Great book to get you seriously thinking about your life, happiness, money, and how these integrate and influence each other. Some very thought provoking passages and practical exercises. I suggest reading right through once and going back to the exercises which will take some time to do, however just reading it makes some powerful impressions.

Fantastic content and a must read, but the book could flow a bit better.

Good: Timeless wisdom and a process for anyone to change their relationship with money. The real world stories of how people applied the book to their lives was probably the most compelling part. Ok: I realize they wanted to remain as true to the orignal version as possible and make sure the content and process were accessible to all people, however I think the advice could be a bit more modernized for the internet age. Also, the book could flow a bit better. Despite it's flaws this book should be required reading for high school students.

Financial health with a grass roots approach.

This is a fabulous book, from 1992, still in print. But the I bought used copies here and they are too old and musty. I recommend you buy new ones. This is a great book!

Great book

Would recommend to anyone looking into both the money side and psychological side of financial independence. I'm re reading for the second time it was so good

Provokes good thought about $ from an eithical & conservative prespective

Sometimes too simple, sometimes repeatative, some I agreed with, some disagreed with but ultimately a very good book. Some good conservative financial advice given from a solid (but not preaching) eithical prespective. In addition to financial advice, at many times the book challenges and motivates you to look deep inside yourself to truely evaluate your priorities in life. You are challenged to look at your relationship with money (both on the income and expenditure sides), your spending patterns and how that squares with your true self and your goals. Liked it well enough that I reccomended it to the wife, best friend, good co-worker and now you. Are you, making a living or making a dying? What are your spending habits? Do they square up with your satisfaction and ... MoreSometimes too simple, sometimes repeatative, some I agreed with, some disagreed with but ultimately a very good book. Some good conservative financial advice given from a solid (but not preaching) eithical prespective. In addition to financial advice, at many times the book challenges and motivates you to look deep inside yourself to truely evaluate your priorities in life. You are challenged to look at your relationship with money (both on the income and expenditure sides), your spending patterns and how that squares with your true self and your goals. Liked it well enough that I reccomended it to the wife, best friend, good co-worker and now you. Are you, making a living or making a dying? What are your spending habits? Do they square up with your satisfaction and goals? Will you have enough to become financially independent?

Reading this book is the reason we are where we are today

My husband and I read this book about 12 years ago and stopped writing checks choosing to pay cash for everything we possibly could. I am reading it again because I am starting a minimalist journey and we are wanting to live with less, selling a lot of our STUFF at the local flea market. we are in our late 50s and have paid off our mortgage and my Subaru outback. we have three 401ks and hope to retire in our early 60s so we may travel to Italy and Spain. we have never taken a real vacation to a special place like so many do. we live in the finger lakes region of New York and take long weekend trips to Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania. we go on wine tastings, visit flea markets, and eat out only on special occasions. Please don't think we are rich because we are not ... MoreMy husband and I read this book about 12 years ago and stopped writing checks choosing to pay cash for everything we possibly could. I am reading it again because I am starting a minimalist journey and we are wanting to live with less, selling a lot of our STUFF at the local flea market. we are in our late 50s and have paid off our mortgage and my Subaru outback. we have three 401ks and hope to retire in our early 60s so we may travel to Italy and Spain. we have never taken a real vacation to a special place like so many do. we live in the finger lakes region of New York and take long weekend trips to Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania. we go on wine tastings, visit flea markets, and eat out only on special occasions. Please don't think we are rich because we are not and have struggled. I love to cook and we love our 900 sq. foot house in the woods. when the fire place is going and something good is cooking and I sit with a glass of wine reading a book such as this I want to tell anyone who is interested to read the book, make changes, and experience the fantastic feeling of being debt free.

Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin

I love this book. It changed my life by inspiring me to look at my money in a more creative way. By doing the exercises in the book, 13 years ago, I was able to rid my family of all debt. We paid off our house, cars, credit card balances within 3 years, and did this just when my spouse retired unexpectedly leaving us $40,000 less per year in income. We never felt deprived during our less than 3 years paying off our debt. (Oh, it totaled a bit more than $37,000.) Miraculously we have never had debt since. If we use credit, we pay at the end of every month. What inspired me the most were the stories scattered throughout the book of individuals. If all I got was the information in the italicized individual stories, it would be enough. However, each page is packed with ... MoreI love this book. It changed my life by inspiring me to look at my money in a more creative way. By doing the exercises in the book, 13 years ago, I was able to rid my family of all debt. We paid off our house, cars, credit card balances within 3 years, and did this just when my spouse retired unexpectedly leaving us $40,000 less per year in income. We never felt deprived during our less than 3 years paying off our debt. (Oh, it totaled a bit more than $37,000.) Miraculously we have never had debt since. If we use credit, we pay at the end of every month. What inspired me the most were the stories scattered throughout the book of individuals. If all I got was the information in the italicized individual stories, it would be enough. However, each page is packed with helpful ideas. I decided to buy this book again, because I missed the one that I loaned out and never got back.