{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-zen-money-isbn-9781119859673","title":"The Little Book of Zen Money","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt last, a mindful book about money that \u003ci\u003eanyone\u003c\/i\u003e can appreciate and understand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Zen Money: A Simple Path to Financial Peace of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e delivers easy-to-follow steps for combining sensible saving strategies with mindfulness practices to achieving financial peace of mind. Finally, you can know how to fix your finances without feeling stressed out!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, you’ll find out that sound financial strategy is far more straightforward than the financial industry wants you to think. It reveals the path to mindful money simplicity, showing readers how to adopt behaviors that encourage responsible saving and spending.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou’ll learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to journal your spending and saving so you keep track of the money you have coming in and going out\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEasy mindfulness exercises, mantras, and meditations that keep you centered, rational, and calm when it comes to your money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimple explanations of the financial industry and how to invest responsibly that anyone can understand\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone who doesn’t usually like books about money (or the complicated jargon they’re often filled with), \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Zen Money\u003c\/i\u003e proves that you don’t need to be an expert, professional, or mathematician to get great financial advice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZen 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Little Light 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing Emotions Directly 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZen Money 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans are warm 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Is Cold 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney only appears complicated 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Is Just A Tool 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZen Only Appears Simple 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanting Nothing 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfinite Financial Security 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Path To Financial Peace Of Mind 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere and Now 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Zen and the Art of Money Management 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Judgement 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Stress 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Playground 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fairytale Trove 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mis-Education System 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Times 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpensive Times 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFear Of Missing Out 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding Bad Times 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Can Buy Happiness - On Average 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSee Money Directly 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Is A Tool 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime And Energy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jungle Is Neutral 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Is Neutral 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Management 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Simple Path 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough A Complex World 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Burning Forest 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Is A Path 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBegin With Small Steps 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right Path For You 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs It A Path Or A MISSION? 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Wobble 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Frame 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Podium 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Floating Buddha 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchrodinger’s Observation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Better Frame 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Clearer Picture 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Much Is Too Much? 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Maslow's StairMaster\" 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTorches Of Freedom 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Thumb Treadmill 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe The Experiment 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIRE Worshippers 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Much Is Enough 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnough Steps 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping Off The Chocolate Treadmill 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaslow's Ensō 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZen 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarcity 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Zen Path 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The Path Is A MISSION 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Money To Now 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Money Step 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Pots 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStore 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Money Isn’t 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Income Step 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Sources Of Income 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking for someone else 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork for yourself 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork Stress 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork Plan 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saving Step 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaving Always Comes First 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Predictability Of Not Saving Second 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sound Of One Hand Saving 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Only Spend Once 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Profit Motive 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are We Saving For? 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Steps: A Tiny One, and Half Again 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spending Step 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot All Spending Is Bad 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Spending It All Might Be 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Save Or Spend Trade Off 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow much? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Need To Write Things Down 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Good And Evil 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Investing Step 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I Want What She's Having\" 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Confused Path 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Long-Term Power of Compounding 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Risk Of Not Investing 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eR-RISK 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Regular Investments 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Owning Step 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom From Financial Concerns 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebt Is Not The End 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancially Free 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA FIRE Of Your Own 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Now Step 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Boring Power Of Compounding 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLive In The Present 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Path Is Practice 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Steps 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 1: Saving Comes First 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 2: Count to 10 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 3: Write Down Your Spending 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 4: Breathe more 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 5: Collect Receipts 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 6: Build The Faith 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 7: Look Back, Look Ahead 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaby Steps 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 8: Make a Zen Tracker 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 9: Important… Notice 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 10: Secret Zen Tracker 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 11: Better Get A Bucket 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 12: Imbue 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 13: Degrees In Needs 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 14: Think About The Week 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrawl 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 15: What Is It Like? 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 16: Easy As Pie 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 17: Crawl Before You Walk 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 18: What Else Could I Do? 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 19: Triangular Breathing 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 20: Take A Picture 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 21: How Does This Feel? 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalk  or it’s not about the money 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 22 Sit. Walk. Don't wobble. 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 23 Go for a walk 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 24: Box Breathing 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 25: Because you're worth it! 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 26 Wobble! 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 27 Give Yourself Permission 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 28: Look Back Down The Path 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou might be wrong 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 29: Write This Down 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 30: Who Have I Become? 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 31: Zero Risk Fallacy 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 32: Breath The Ocean 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 33: Mindful Screen Use 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 34: Mindful Spending 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 35: Where Are You? 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 36: No Spend Days 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 37: Fast Gains 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 38: Breathe 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 39: Work For Free 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 40: Read Another Little Book 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 41 Push Yourself To Breaking Point 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 42: Analyse Your Finances 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Journey 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43: Money And The Door 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44: Cut Out The Income Middle Man 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45: Saving Is An Action 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46: Mindful Spending 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47: Investing - Avoiding Scams 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48: Owning 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49: Now 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SEVEN DOLLAR MILLIONAIRE\u003c\/b\u003e is a group of financial literacy enthusiasts, who make learning about money accessible and engaging, and the author of \u003ci\u003eHappy Ever After: Financial Freedom Isn’t a Fairy Tale.\u003c\/i\u003e They were quoted in the Financial Times in November 2020 saying “No one thinks about being financially literate per se. But they do want to be financially secure, to not be in debt and misery”.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePersonal finance and money literacy are critical topic areas for anyone who hopes to achieve financial freedom and independence. But many find themselves discouraged by money books that are needlessly complicated and filled with incomprehensible jargon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Zen Money: A Simple Path to Financial Peace of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, The Seven Dollar Millionaire delivers a simple and easy-to-follow primer on personal finance that shows you the financial ropes of everyday life without drowning you in confusing terminology. It combines the timeless principles of mindfulness with responsible financial behaviors. You’ll learn about meditations, mindfulness exercises, mantras, money-journaling, and more.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book’s accessible steps for saving money and growing your nest egg you’ll discover that personal finance is a lot simpler than the financial industry wants you to believe. It reveals the path to mindful money simplicity, showing you how to journal your spending and saving and understand how finance professionals operate. You’ll adopt behaviors that encourage rapid saving and responsible spending, leaving you in a strong position for your future.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal finance isn’t just for experts, money professionals, or mathematicians. It’s for anyone with an interest in money and who wants to build a future in which they’re financially independent, free, and secure. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Zen Money: A Simple Path to Financial Peace of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the back-to-basics guide you’ve been looking for that will get you up to speed on your money and help you take back control of your accounts.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LITTLE BOOK OF ZEN MONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“One’s price of financial calmness is a nuance that is often missed. Yes, it doesn’t come cheap. But it’s not ridiculously high either. Only by reflecting on yourself can you find your own sweet spot. 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