{"product_id":"die-broke-a-radical-four-part-financial-plan-9780887309427","title":"Die Broke: A Radical Four-Part Financial Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom America's most trusted financial advisor comes a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In \u003cem\u003eDie Broke, \u003c\/em\u003e you'll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end. There are four steps to the process: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuit Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, don't tell your boss to shove it...at least not out loud. But in your head accept that from this day on you're a free agent whose number one workplace priority is your personal bottom line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePay Cash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou should be as conscious of spending as you are of saving. Credit should be a rarely used tool for those few times (buying homes and cars) when paying cash is impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't Retire\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour work life should be a journey up and down hills, rather than a climb up a sheer cliff that ends with a jump into the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie Broke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt sounds terrifying, the one intolerable outcome to your financial life. And yet, in truth, dying broke might be your best option for a life without fear: fear of failure and privation now, fear of impoverishment in the long run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePollan, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen M. Pollan, one of America's most trusted and admired financial advisors, is the author of more than a dozen books, including the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eDie Broke.\u003c\/em\u003e He presently lives in New York City and Litchfield County, Connecticut, with his wife, Corky, and in close proximity to his four children and nine grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Mark Levine has been Stephen Pollan's collaborator for sixteen years. He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife, Deirdre, and his Newfoundland, Molly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevine, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Levine has been Stephen Pollan's collaborator for more than eighteen years. Together they have authored numerous books, including the national bestsellers \u003cem\u003eLifescripts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLive Rich, and Die Broke\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently, \u003cem\u003eSecond Acts\u003c\/em\u003e. They have been nominated for three National Magazine Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566364365074,"sku":"9780887309427","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e1ad6e8-159a-4357-9a4d-57a6556923c1.jpg?v=1731896095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/die-broke-a-radical-four-part-financial-plan-9780887309427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}