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Zombie Economics A Guide to Personal Finance
by Desjardins, Lisa; Emerson, RichardEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-05-03
Publisher(s): Avery
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Summary
Do your personal finances resemble a zombie apocalypse? Don't let them eat your brains yet, this very funny guide on the undeadly serious subject of money will save your life. The similarities between the ability to survive the zombie apocalypse and maintaining good personal finances are unavoidable: weaknesses could mean your life-or at least the quality of what's left of it. Contemplating upheavals from job loss to massive debt to recession, Zombie Economicsdelivers sound, rational advice on saving your life from a zombie economy, and includes such topics as: "A Basement Full of Ammo: Saving yourself by saving money "They'll Eat the Fat Ones First: Using fitness as a financial asset "Shooting Dad in the Head: Ending your relationships with the financially infected Anyone fed up with the dreariness of traditional financial advice tomes and the annoying style of personal finance gurus will devour this sage zombie wisdom.
Author Biography
Lisa Desjardins covers politics and the economy for CNN. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Rick Emerson is a radio and television broadcaster and lives in Portland, Oregon.
Table of Contents
| Prologue: No One Is Coming to Save You | p. 1 |
| An Introduction to Zombie Economics | |
| The Zombie on the Back Porch | p. 7 |
| Why Opening That Pile of Bills Will Save Your Life | |
| Find All the Weapons; Block All the Windows | p. 15 |
| Know Your True Income … and Where It Actually Goes | |
| A Basement Full of Ammo | p. 49 |
| Save Yourself By Saving Money | |
| Don't Go in the Graveyard | p. 63 |
| How and Why to Keep Your Job … Even If You Hate It | |
| They'll Eat the Fat Ones First | p. 83 |
| Fitness as a Financial Asset | |
| Surviving the Graveyard | p. 111 |
| Making the Best of Your Unemployment | |
| Shooting Dad in the Head | p. 143 |
| Ending Your Relationships with the Financially Infected | |
| The Trench | p. 163 |
| Financial Defenses That Work While You Sleep | |
| With Friends Like These, Who Needs Zombies? | p. 177 |
| Avoiding Scams, Hucksters, and Other Financial Predators | |
| Setting Fire to the House | p. 195 |
| When You Should (And Shouldn't) Declare Bankruptcy | |
| Never Give Up, Never Give In | p. 219 |
| Holding Out for As Long As It Takes | |
| The Famous Final Scene | p. 237 |
| Epilogue: There is No Cure | p. 253 |
| Protecting Yourself from Future Threats | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 273 |
| References | p. 275 |
| Index | p. 277 |
| Final Worksheet: Key Survival Numbers | p. 285 |
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