{"product_id":"9781118731499","title":"Power Up Taking Charge of Your Financial Destiny","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePower Up\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTaking Charge of Your Financial Destiny\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHoward S. Dvorkin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Personal Finance \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA proven survival guide for these economically rocky, debt-ridden times\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMillions of people suffer financial hardship due to job loss and a variety of other factors. What you need to do in order to take control of your financial destiny includes changing the way you confront and deal with everyday pressures related to shopping, advertising, credit cards, keeping up with the Joneses, and spending money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePower Up\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard Dvorkin—founder of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services—draws on his years of experience helping thousands of people overcome devastating financial hardship. He provides you with time-tested strategies and powerful tools to rebuild your financial life on a solid and enduring foundation. Besides discussing guidelines for creating a realistic budget and sticking to it, Dvorkin also shares tips on how to learn to live without credit cards—and love doing it—as well as puts you in a better position to understand the difference between what you want and what you need.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilled with effective budgeting tools, worksheets, and other valuable forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a look at the tricks that lenders and credit card companies use to make you a slave to debt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers ideas on how to redirect your urge to shop into activities that satisfy your deeper needs and methods to improve your fiscal psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains priceless advice on how to educate your kids about money and personal finance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you want a chance to start over again with a clean slate? Do you want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're in charge of your financial destiny? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time to \u003ci\u003ePower Up!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOWARD S. DVORKIN, CPA, \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder of Consolidated Credit, an organization that has helped more than 5 million people over the last twenty years. He has helped thousands of individuals face and overcome devastating financial hardships and avoid personal bankruptcy. Mr. Dvorkin also is a personal finance columnist for Fox Business News online, and he has been interviewed about debt and personal finance by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Fortune, Entrepreneur, American Banker, Investor's Business Daily, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He has also been a guest on countless national and local television and radio outlets, including \u003ci\u003eCBS Evening News, The Early Show\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC World News, and CNN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 October 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118731499\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315241840780,"sku":"9781118731499","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118731499_ebe23d59-e582-49a2-9cf8-6717ed476738.jpg?v=1780101651","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118731499","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}