You only live once : the roadmap to financial wellness and a purposeful life /

"You Only Live Once redefines the millennial mantra into a practice of mindful financial decision-making to engineer one & rsquo;s dream lifestyle. There are numerous books, seminars and apps created to address the issue of financial illiteracy but none highlights the fundamental reason why...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Vitug, Jason (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2016
Series:Online access with DDA: Askews (Economics)
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • You Only Live Once
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • Part I On the Road to Financial Wellness
  • Chapter 1 Are You Living YOLO?
  • The Millennial Experience
  • The YOLO Mindset
  • Chapter 2 Financial Education and Living Your Dream Lifestyle
  • What Is Financial Education?
  • The ACT Process
  • Part II Awareness
  • Chapter 3 Know Where You're Starting From
  • Your Money Mindset
  • What Is Your Relationship with Money?
  • How Is Your Spending Contributing to Your Life?
  • How Are You Using Your Time?
  • Cultivate a Wealthy Money Mindset
  • Money Can Buy Happiness
  • Live Your Dreams, Not Someone Else's
  • Don't Inflate Your Lifestyle
  • The Purchase of Things and Experiences Is the Same Thing
  • Wealth Is Not Measured by How Much You Spend but by How Much You've Saved
  • Make Yourself a Priority and Pay Yourself First
  • Chapter 4 Know Where You Want to Go
  • Clarify Your Values
  • Have a Vision for Your Life
  • Follow a Money Philosophy
  • Chapter 5 Getting What You Want
  • Change Your Financial Behaviors and Habits
  • The Habit of Spending
  • The Habit of Saving
  • Get in the Know
  • Know How You Spend
  • Know the Difference between Needs and Wants
  • Know about Credit as a Financial Tool
  • Know the Power of Time
  • Know Your Financial Numbers
  • Part III Creating a Plan
  • Chapter 6 Building a Lifestyle Budget and Spending Plan
  • Dealing with Your Fear of Lifestyle Change
  • Living the YOLO Lifestyle
  • The YOLO Budget
  • Step 1: Take a Step Back
  • Step 2: Envision Your Dream Lifestyle
  • Step 3: Set Financial Goals
  • Step 4: Calculate the Numbers
  • Step 5: Allocate Your Money
  • Step 6: Monitor and Adjust Accordingly
  • Chapter 7 Using the Purposeful Money Strategy to Spend and Save
  • Dual Checking Accounts Method
  • Expense Account
  • Spending Account.
  • The Purposeful Savings Method
  • Preparing for Purposeful Saving
  • Implementing Your Purposeful Savings Strategy
  • Purposeful Savings Strategy Categories
  • Chapter 8 Improving Credit Use and Eliminating Debt Forever
  • Credit Card Debt
  • Using the Debt Avalanche Method
  • Using the Debt Snowball Method
  • Part IV Taking Control
  • Chapter 9 Creating a Purposeful Life
  • Finding Happiness
  • Increasing Your Awareness
  • Organizing Your Finances
  • Managing Your Time
  • Having Better Conversations
  • Improving Financial Relationships
  • Chapter 10 Spending Rules
  • Spending Mindfully
  • Spend Less Than You Earn
  • Pay Less for Every Purchase
  • Spend on Loves, Not Likes
  • Use Credit Purposefully
  • Chapter 11 Living Mindfully
  • Building Your Freedom Fund
  • Don't Quit Your Job
  • Traveling the World
  • Lending Money to Family and Friends
  • Making Money with Money: Investing
  • Protecting Your Legacy: Insurance
  • Finding an Expert
  • Conclusion
  • Index
  • EULA.