{"product_id":"the-true-cost-of-happiness-isbn-9780470496572","title":"The True Cost of Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonal money management advice that make sense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe True Cost of Happiness,\u003c\/i\u003e financial journalist Stacey Tisdale and expert financial planner Paula Boyer Kennedy combine their extensive financial experience with a powerful series of interviews and real-world stories to help you make personal money management decisions that make more sense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey begin by discussing how the factors that drive our financial choices and behavior not only run deep, but also represent the way we define ourselves. From there, they reveal how this truth will determine if you can create the kind of financial harmony that not only supports the life you want, but also makes an honest statement of who you really are. The questions they pose are challenging, but essential, because if your financial choices and behavior are not aligned with your true values, you'll always feel like \"something\" is missing. And it is this disconnect that is at the root of most anxiety and unhappiness over money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the first lessons we learn about money as children play out in our adult behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how the messages that society sends us about the ways in which we should behave with money affect our financial choices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores factors that can blind us to our true values, and prevent us from making the best decisions possible on issues such as debt, saving, and investing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how to create a financial plan that supports a truly happy life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with in-depth insights and practical advice, \u003ci\u003eThe True Cost of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e will put you in a better position to enjoy a life that doesn't compromise who you are.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A Look Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Working Together 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Big Picture: What You’re Planning for 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Price of Pleasing Mom and Pop: Are Your Early Lessons Working for You or Against You? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Social Messages 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Songs We Play in Our Heads 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Life Planning for Two 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Teach Your Children Well 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Truth about Change 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Numbers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Your Bottom Line 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Saving Money 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Debt: Wipe the Slate Clean 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Living Longer and Stronger: The New Retirement 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Covering Your Assets: How to Choose the Right Insurance 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Investing for Your Future 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 The Real Cost of College 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Giving Back 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Estate Planning 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 A Final Thought on Your Finances 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Staying on Course\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Staying on Course 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Change Happens 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Getting the Help You Need 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Final Thought 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 275\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTACEY TISDALE\u003c\/b\u003e has reported on business and consumer issues for nearly twenty years for some of the greatest news organizations in the world, including CBS News, Dow Jones, PBS, and CNN. A frequent financial expert on the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, Tisdale has also appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A financial literacy advocate, Tisdale has created a financial education program that the White House is requiring Historically Black Colleges and Universities to offer students. She also creates financial education and life skills programs for professional sports teams. Before becoming a journalist, Tisdale worked for the commodities firm Balfour Maclaine International and on the floor of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAULA BOYER KENNEDY,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMBA, CPA, CFP\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e, PFS, CIMA\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e, AIF\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice President, Investment Services, at Cammack LaRhette Consulting, serving as subject matter expert on communications and investing. She was named three times to the \u003ci\u003eWorth\u003c\/i\u003e magazine list of the best financial advisors in America. Kennedy has been writing and speaking on financial issues for more than sixteen years, and has appeared in many print and broadcast media. She is one of the coauthors of \u003ci\u003eErnst \u0026amp; Young's Financial Planning for Women\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed to \u003ci\u003eSelling Your Business\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which are published by Wiley.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe True Cost of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Financial ignorance is NOT bliss, it is a disaster. This book is the ultimate wake-up call to passionately invest in what you love, which is having blissful control over your own destiny!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Janet Hanson,\u003c\/b\u003e founder, 85 Broads, and Chairman, Milestone Capital Mgmt.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Money is where the 'soft' sciences of psychology and soul meet the hard rubber of reality like paying the bills and planning for the future. Stacey Tisdale and Paula Boyer Kennedy help you better understand your relationship with money and design your money life to serve your deeper dreams, purposes, and goals.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Vicki Robin,\u003c\/b\u003e coauthor of Your Money or Your Life and cofounder, Conversation Cafés  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I worked with Stacey Tisdale for years, and had the pleasure of seeing firsthand the skills, commitment, and enthusiasm she embodies that have helped millions of people use their finances to improve their lives. You can literally take the information she and Paula Boyer Kennedy share in this one-of-a-kind book to the bank!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Russ Mitchell,\u003c\/b\u003e CBS News Correspondent\/Anchor  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Your attitudes toward money and your life experiences are more closely tied together than you realize. This book tells you how to unravel the knot and benefit from the insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Lyle E. 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