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Preface to the New Edition
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Prologue: Why Read This Book?
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The Money Trap: The Old Road Map for Money
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Step 1
Making Peace with the Past
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How Much Have You Earned in Your Life?
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What Have You Got to Show for It?
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Money Ain't What It Used to Be--and Never Was
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Step 2
Being in the Present--Tracking Your Life Energy
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How Much Are You Trading Your Life Energy For?
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B.
Keep Track of Every Cent That Comes Into or Goes Out of Your Life
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Where Is It All Going?
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Step 3
Monthly Tabulation
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How Much Is Enough? The Nature of Fulfillment
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Step 4
Three Questions That Will Transform Your Life
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Question 1
Did I Receive Fulfillment, Satisfaction and Value in Proportion to Life Energy Spent?
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Question 2
Is This Expenditure of Life Energy in Alignment with My Values and Life Purpose?
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Question 3
How Might This Expenditure Change If I Didn't Have to Work for a Living?
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Seeing Progress
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Step 5
Making Life Energy Visible
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The American Dream--on a Shoestring
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Step 6
Valuing Your Life Energy--Minimizing Spending
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For Love or Money: Valuing Life Energy--Work and Income
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Step 7
Valuing Your Life Energy--Maximizing Income
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The Crossover Point: The Pot of Gold at the End of the Wall Chart
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Step 8
Capital and the Crossover Point
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Now That You've Got It, What Are You Going to Do with It?
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Step 9
Managing Your Finances
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Epilogue: Nine Magical Steps to Create a New Road Map
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Resources
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Notes
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345 |
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Index
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