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Transforming Your Relationship with
Money and Achieving Financial
Independence
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U.S. $20.00
Canada$24.99
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oyouhaveenoughmoney?Willyouever?Are
youmakingalivingormakingadying?Ifyoulost
yourjobtomorrow,wouldyourworld fallapart
orfinallymakesense?Atlastthere'sabookforall
ofus who've askedthese questions, a book that
tells us notjust how to manage our financesbut
howto integratethemwith the restofourlives.
Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin have
thrivedformorethantwentyyearsonabout$6,000
a yearofinvestment income each. Both gave up
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successful andstressful careersinordertolive
more deliberately and meaningfully, and they
eventually developed a seminar that has helped
thousands ofother people achieve the same in-
dependence from themoney trap. In this revolu-
tionarybook,theyoutlinetheirnine-stepprogram
fortransformingthewaywethinkabout,earn,and
spend money. Itshows readers a painless way to
getoutofdebt,developsavings,reordertheirma-
terialpriorities,andachievefinancialintelligence,
integrity,and independence.
Atatimeofwidespreadeconomicinsecu-
rity, YourMoneyorYourLifeisanessential tool for
survival. Itguidesus toward a wholeness of live-
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"The excessive materialism of the American way of life has long
been recognized as a root cause of the environmental decline we
see all around us. Now comes a book that shows how fruitless that
wayoflife hasbeenforoursense ofpersonalfulfillment. Dominguez
and Robin's call, however, is more than hand wringing. They draw
on their considerable experience to show us how we can step off
—LESTER BROWN,
the more-is-better treadmill."
director of WorldWatch Institute
"This is one of those rare books that can really change your life!
The authors live their own advice, and it works."
—ERNEST CALLENBACH, author
of Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging
"Shows us an astonishingly simple method to measure ourpersonal
economic values. We learn that spending less doesn't have to be
limiting, but can actually be liberating."
—AMY
DACYCZYN, The Tightwad Gazette
"Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin have given us a wealth of infor-
mation on howwe canfindfreedomand fulfillmentby transforming
our relationship with money. Consistently clear and accessible, this
book provides an abundance of good ideas for personal empow-
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erment. YourMoneyor YourLifeis—a cornucopia ofinsight financial,
practical, emotional, and spiritual thatis deliveredwithagenerous
measure ofgood humor. Energized with the personal stories ofreal
people, their book brings alive an inspiring path for living with
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integrity and compassion." DUANE ELGIN, author of Voluntary
Simplicity and Awakening Earth
"Your Money or Your Life shows you how to take back your time
and start doing something real with your life. The investment oflife
energy (time) you make in reading this book will return to you a
thousand-foldbeforeyouevenhitthefinalpage. It'sdefinitelyworth
the trees it's printed on." —ANDY and KATIE LIPKIS, authors
of The Simple Act ofPlanting a Tree
"Ifyou want to know how to make the maximum contribution you
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possibly can to the world and to your own happiness follow the
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steps in this book." DONELLA H. MEADOWS, author of
The Limits to Growth and Beyond the Limits,
adjunct professor of environmental
studies, Dartmouth College
"We live on such a beautiful planet, naturally rich in possibilities
forenjoymentandlove, thatitisa shamesomanypeoplearewasting
their lives and the life of the planet on consuming more than they
need. Follow the steps in this book for your own sake and for the
Earth." —ROBERT MULLER, chancellor,
University for Peace, and retired assistant
secretary-general of the United Nations
"Required reading for everyone seeking a new attitude toward
money and its role in one's life. Full of uncommon good sense and
warmth." —JACOB NEEDLEMAN, author
ofMoney and the Meaning ofLife
"Inourculture, itis harderto talk honestly and openly aboutmoney
than it is about sex. YourMoney or Your Life changes that. This book
is nothing less than a path to sanity about personal finances."
—JOHN ROBBINS, author of Dietfor a
New America and May All Be Fed
"YourMoney or Your Life is a well-written book filled with wisdom.
It can lead you onto the path offinancial independence. It has been
of personal help to me. There is a clarity of thought and simplicity
of style that can help all of us—. It shuuld be required reading for
everyone." BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D., author of
Love, Medicine, Miracles
and Peace, Love, Healing
"In Your Money or Your Life Dominguez and Robin have provided
a detailed, step-by-step process for extricating yourself from the
addiction of consumerism, so that you will become free to make
your own creative contribution to the renewal of the human and
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life communities. Their program is practical and efficient it has
been tried and—found successful by many people; and it is spiritual
and ecological it is grounded in ancient wisdom concerning the
meaning of life, and is drawn by a vision ofthe future as a time of
peace and true prosperity for humanity/'
—BRIAN SWIMME, author of
The Universe Is a Green Dragon
"Dominguez and Robin have provided a sane and sound approach
to money that is relevant and necessary for the challenging times
we inhabit. Finally, here is awaythatisbothpractical and accessible
to literally anyone who wants to change a relationship with money
for the better. An extraordinary antidote to the financial fog that
permeates our society."
—MICHAEL TOMS, co-founder and host,
New Dimensions, National Public Radio interview series
"Millions ofAmericans are trapped in a way oflife that leaves them
feeling harried and unsatisfied while placing increasingly dangerous
strains on our planet's delicate ecology. This book, at once wise and
practical, shines a light into the inner recesses ofour discontent and
points us step by step toward a more fulfilling and more sustainable
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alternative. Ihope forall oursakes thatitgetsthewidestpossible
readership." —PAUL L. WACHTEL, author of The Poverty of
Affluence and Distinguished Professor of
Psychology at the City University of New York
YOUR
MONEY
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