{"product_id":"bluecollar-cash-love-your-work-secure-your-future-and-find-happiness-for-life-isbn-9780062989604","title":"Blue-Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness for Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA prescriptive and timely guide to finding success and happiness without a college degree by Ken Rusk, the Ohio-based entrepreneur and “million-dollar ditch digger” who believes it is time to celebrate the possibilities and financial opportunities that a Blue-Collar life can bring.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BLUE-COLLAR APPROACH TO CREATING A LIFE YOU LOVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a period of skyrocketing student loan debt without the promise of high-paying employment, and in an economy in desperate need of skilled tradespeople, many are seeking new paths. Ken Rusk, the “million-dollar ditch digger,” is here to show you that blue-collar careers are a source of pride and that you can—and will—find your version of happiness by pursuing a good old-fashioned craft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlue-Collar Cash\u003c\/i\u003e, Ken shares his invaluable career advice and insights from over 30 years working in blue collar trades as an entrepreneur, mentor, and life coach. Ken knows from his own experience—first as a young kid digging ditches, and then as the owner of a successful concrete construction business—that working with your hands at a job that takes skill and practice can be monumentally rewarding and life-affirming. Since then, he has built a multi-million-dollar business and gone on to mentor hundreds of employees in how to manage their money and set achievable goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the stories of those who have discovered lives of comfort, peace, and freedom, Ken creates a step-by-step, interactive guide—including financial planning and savings advice—to creating alternative and realistic routes to financial freedom and fulfillment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue-Collar Cash\u003c\/i\u003e provides a commonsense blueprint for building a rewarding, debt-free life on your own terms:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA True Alternative to College:\u003c\/b\u003e Challenge the four-year-degree myth and explore the pride, satisfaction, and massive financial opportunities available in the skilled trades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eActionable Career Advice:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn directly from the “million-dollar ditch digger” as Ken Rusk shares powerful insights from over 30 years of hands-on entrepreneurship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYour Blueprint for Financial Freedom:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a step-by-step, interactive guide to manage your money, create a budget that works, and build a future of comfort, peace, and freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspirational Success Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Get motivated by the real-life stories of people who have achieved their dreams by working with their hands and forging their own paths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBlue-Collar Cash, \u003c\/em\u003eKen Rusk shows how working with your hands is not only an honorable endeavor but can be a rewarding and lucrative one as well. In our world of oversold college degrees, it has never been more important to keep this great American tradition alive. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Golisano, founder of Paychex and author of Built Not Born: A Self-Made Billionaire's No-Nonsense Guide for Entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue-Collar Cash \u003c\/em\u003edescribes the hard work required to achieve goals and the rewards that come when hard work is combined with integrity. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur Hills, world-renowned golf course designer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter after chapter is filled with stories of his own personal challenges along with side stories of other people who have built and created their dreams without millions of dollars, but with a zest for life you’ll rarely find in other entrepreneurial books. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Business Trends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe reminds us that the conventional college path is not for everyone, and that taking a different one is not giving up on a good life. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a plan. Ken Rusk provides a different one in his new book, Blue-Collar Cash, showing how taking up a vocation, and having a blue-collar career, can be both personally rewarding and financially lucrative. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePorchlight Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As the owner of a construction business himself, Rusk is well-positioned to explain the rewards of both trades work and entrepreneurship and he does so with stimulating challenges to the reader’s mindset, as well as an inspiring array of success stories. This is one of the most readable books I’ve encountered this year, and one that would work well for most ages.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I love Ken's perspective on our life's purpose; to share our unique gift with the world. He shows you how to grasp the unmatched power of giving back while providing you with great tools to help you achieve the life you truly desire.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony Robbins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889045598437,"sku":"NP9780062989604","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062989604.jpg?v=1730230388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bluecollar-cash-love-your-work-secure-your-future-and-find-happiness-for-life-isbn-9780062989604","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}