To Be a Millionaire, Think Like One
· Two-thirds of credit card holders don't pay off their balance every month...but one-third do.
· About a third of the owner-occupied homes in this country are owned free and clear.
· While the average wage-earner at retirement age has only saved a paltry $56K, some do retire independently wealthy, regardless of a lifetime of average, or low income.
· The majority of millionaires in this country are self-made.
The financially independent know something, and we can learn it too!
Elise “The Miserly Mind” Cooke shares the Tightwad way of thinking that eliminates debt, builds wealth, and even increases leisure time!
She will reveal:
· Why you should have insurance, and why you shouldn't.
· 4 reasons why frugality is the easiest way to financial freedom.
· The mistake of equating riches with stuff.
· 3 ways in which more income can mean less wealth.
· 4 ways to make your house earn money.
Elise’s book, The Miserly Mind, 12 1/2 Secrets of the Freakishly Frugal, shares valuable insight into how a real wealth-builder thinks.
This is a hot topic!
Elise Cooke is available for last minute interviews. Call (925) 202-8898 or email elise@SimpletonSolutions.com. For more information, please visit www.SimpletonSolutions.com.
Praise for Elise's earlier books:
“Elise Cooke is the ultimate budget gourmet.”
--Jolene Thym, Food
Editor, The Bay Area News Group
“Strategic Eating combines solid nutrition principles with practical money-saving tips.”
--Barbara Quinn,
Nutritionist, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, Monterey Herald
“Elise Cooke proves once again that she not only knows how to garden, she knows how to make it relevant for all those busy people who only think they don't have time to grow their own produce, feed their families and save some money doing it. The Grocery Garden, How Busy People Can Grow Cheap Food is a great how-to book by an engaging writer.
--Joan Morris, Home & Garden Editor, The Bay Area News Group
About the Author:
Elise Cooke has been an unabashed tightwad most of her adult life. In 2008, she started Simpleton Solutions, a website dedicated to encouraging creative thrift. Since then, she’s been interviewed in The Contra Costa Times and other San Francisco Bay Area newspapers, PBS' BizKid$ television show, Essence Magazine, WalletPop, Swift Resolve Coaching, Sharpo Says, BlogTalkRadio, KNRY, KBAY, The Monterey Herald, and other media outlets. She’s also a contributor for Bay Area Kids Magazine, The Bay Area News Group, eHow.com, GardenGuide.com and Examiner.com. Elise is the author of two other funny, frugal works: Strategic Eating, The Econovore's Essential Guide and The Grocery Garden, How Busy People Can Grow Cheap Food, winner of the 2009 Best Books USA Green Living Award, and Finalist for the Gardening Award.
