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Updated for paperback publication, Aftershock is a brilliantreading of the causes of our current economic crisis, with a planfor dealing with its challenging aftermath. When the nation’s economy foundered in 2008, blame was directedalmost universally at Wall Street bankers. But Robert B. Reich, oneof our most experienced and trusted voices on public policy,suggests another reason for the meltdown. Our real problem, heargues, lies in the increasing concentration of wealth in the handsof the richest Americans, while stagnant wages and rising costshave forced the middle class to go deep into debt. Reich’sthoughtful and detailed account of where we are headed over thenext decades—and how we can fix our economic system—is a practical,humane, and much-needed blueprint for restoring America’s economyand rebuilding our society.

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Not according to Jean Chatzky, one of the most popular personal-finance experts in the country, who has advised millions through her regular Today Show appearances and her columns in Money magazine. Now she shares the good news about a groundbreaking study she did with the Roper Organization; the Happiness Assessment. Her research shows that amount of money you make has surprisingly little to do with how financially happy you are. But the happiest people in America at all incorme levels tend to use the money strategies that Chatzky calls the "Ten Commandments of Financial Happiness." For instance, they pay their bills as they come in rather than all at one and minimize credit and debt. The bottom line: you have to pay attention to your money-and Chatzky shows you how to make the most of what you've got. But you certainly don't have to be rich achieve financial happiness. 作者简介：Jean Chatsky is the financial editor for NBC's Today show, has a monthly colomn in Money magazine, and is a featu

"The seminal guide to the new morality of personal moneymanagement" (Los Angeles Times(on the first edition)) In an age of great economic uncertainty when everyone is concernedabout money and how they spend what they have, this new edition ofthe bestselling Your Money or Your Life is an essential read. Withupdated resources, an easy-to-use index, and anecdotes and examplesparticularly relevant today-it tells you how to: ? get out of debt and develop savings ? reorder material priorities and live well for less ? resolve inner conflicts between values and lifestyle ? save the planet while saving money ? and much more In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin shows readers how to gaincontrol of their money and finally begin to make a life, ratherthan just make a living.