Money Survival

Bernd Schoner cofounded his tech start-up during the dot-com bust, navigated it through market crises and internal turmoil, brought it through the global financial meltdown intact, and eventually sold it to a multibillion-dollar multinational public technology company. In The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide, Bernd shares what he learned and what he wished he knew at the time.

Pursuing my dream only with mental perseverance can be a fantasy; I am living in the real world. Solving the housing problem early has been the most priceless, according to my experience.

Do you struggle with making decisions as a new real estate investor? We’d all like to be perfect and make tons of money. However, many real estate beginners get sucked into the excitement of the business, and they ignore some fundamental principles of real estate investing. As a result, they make some of the most critical mistakes that could easily have been avoided when buying and selling homes. The real estate investing world, while simple, carries many risks, and just one deal could potentially sink you - ask me how I know.

Rags-to-riches stories abound in American lore, but even Horatio Alger would have been hard-pressed to write one as powerful as Richard Grasso's: the son of a working-class family whose childhood dream was to become a cop. He grew up in New York City's outer boroughs, far removed from the marble halls, expensive suits, and imported cigars of the New York Stock Exchange. Here is the riveting story of how he rose to become the most influential CEO in the Exchange's history.

Retirees are scared. They do not know what to do with their investments. It does not have to stay that way. I'm going to reveal an entirely new approach to investing that can give retirees a renewed confidence that all is not lost, that there is a better approach I can give them, that they need the assurances in order to feel comfortable and confident - maybe for the first time ever. How can we do that? It begins by giving you an insiders' understanding of the Wall Street System. Make no mistake, this is still very much a system where the buyer needs to be aware and that's what I'm going to do - make you "aware".

Discover the ultimate guide to mastering the art of home buying with The Homebuyer's Survival Guide: Overcoming Common Mistakes Breaking Down the Buying Process for New Buyers by Maurice C. Hill. As an award-winning Real Estate Broker with nearly three decades of experience, Hill shares his invaluable knowledge and expertise to empower first-time homebuyers and real estate investors alike.

Celebrities like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson prove that you can always spend more money than you earn. Want to know how to make money while self employed? Learn how to manage the money you do earn. In this short audiobook, international bestselling writer, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, shows you how.

The stories in this book are all true. Its author has been held up at gunpoint at night on a road in Guatemala and shot with a machine gun in the chest and shoulder in Vietnam. He's come close to dying of thirst in the Sahara and freezing to death in the Himalayas. He's contracted malaria and typhoid fever in Ethiopia and hepatitis in India. There have been accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. He's had close calls involving lions (twice), elephants (three times) and a rhino (once).

"A woman named Lola Montez was born in Ireland in 1821. She moved to Paris, France in the 1840s; she wanted to be a dancer, but it didn’t work out. So she addressed a man named Alexandre Dujarrier, who owned the newspaper company with the highest circulation then."

Unlock Her Full Potential: The Ultimate Guide to Thriving as a Teenage Girl—From Conquering Life’s Challenges to Mastering Money Management.

The Accidental Business Nomad is an unvarnished, story-driven, practical guide to working across cultures. The book features real stories of companies going global and highlights the realities of doing business overseas in a post-globalization world. Each story gives fascinating insights and lessons into the cultural realities and unexpected surprises of modern globalization.

For Christmas 2018, my brother, a pilot with American Airlines, gave me a gift that became the experience of a lifetime: 12 months of free travel anywhere American Airlines flies. Thus began a year long journey that took me from the rocky coasts of Portugal, to the hot sands of Morocco, to the mangrove swamps of Panama, with many places beyond and between. In cheap hostels and the backwaters of the nomadic milieu, I discovered a treasure chest of colorful and fascinating people. I tell their stories and mine.

This money guide gives seven practical steps for modern Australian disciples seeking to find the ‘narrow path that leads to life’ with their mammon. It takes listeners for a road trip through simple living, habitual giving, missional spending, and impact investing. There are plenty of pitstops, detours, tea breaks (and a few small group guides) along the way!

The biggest mistake you can make when getting divorced is hiring a lawyer because they were recommended to you. In Divorce Survival, Scott Logan exposes why choosing a lawyer in this manner is not just risky, it can be disastrous. Family and friend recommendations, all with good intentions, can often make a bigger mess of your divorce. Scott demonstrates, in detail, the only way to find effective legal counsel.

“Bam!” The robber hit my eyes hard with his gun. I am still not sure if it was a real gun or a fake one: All I can say is that it was a very heavy metallic object. As soon as I saw the gun, the first thing I thought of was that my wife was pregnant. She was right next to me at that moment, unfortunately. The robber asked me to open our cash register and dump the cash into his bag. I don’t think he knew that we barely had $160 cash for changes (possibly even less than that). I hesitated for a second and he hit my head. This story is about the true event which happened in a video game ...

Where’s the line between having the faith to step out for what you think God wants you to do and making unwise decisions you rationalize to be "of God"? Chris and Jessica set out on a journey to find that very line. After Chris had physical breakdown and recognized everything he wanted to do in life was not actually taking place, he and his wife set out to fulfill a dream they had - to travel the world.

It used to be that financial planning was reserved for the ultra-wealthy. That is no longer the case. Not only are the markets volatile, but the world is, as well. Financial life planning is no longer a luxury, but rather an absolute necessity for anyone who would like to retire one day. This engaging guide walks you through each phase of your financial life cycle.

“Quotist” means quote artist or writer. These are quotes about my random thoughts, analyses, practical knowledge, useful info you probably didn’t know, or interesting facts I have run into, occasionally. These are the first 15 quotes. 1. Most people falsely assume that “Rocky (1976)” is the first film Sylvester Stallone starred in – wrong! In Wikipedia, I actually counted that it’s the 18th movie he has ever appeared or taken a role in. Not giving up may be the key to success. 2. Along with our fundamental eating and sleeping desires, humans have a strange unrecognized desire ...

To understand how humans react and adapt to economic change we need to study people who live in harsh environments. This audiobook tells the personal stories of humans living in extreme situations, and of the financial infrastructure they create. Here, economies are not concerned with the familiar stock market crashes, housing crises, or banking scandals of the financial pages.

Brought to you by Catalina Laschon, a New Immigrant and Accredited Financial Counselor®, this masterful, fast-paced, personal finance self-help book is specifically designed for New Immigrants and their Allies. The story is narrated in Catalina’s authentic, candid, and humorous voice, as she manages to translate a new reality into a straightforward roadmap for a successful first year post-relocation. You’ll laugh, relate, be shocked by the quirky elements of the American financial system, and end up feeling confident in your ability to successfully manage your first year in the U.S.