1,000 Challenge
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
1,000 Challenge
By (Author) Brian J. O'connor
Penguin Putnam Inc
Portfolio
29th October 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Management accounting, bookkeeping and auditing
Personal finance
332.024
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 140mm, Height 213mm
Description
Are You Brave Enough forthe $1,000 Challenge Middle-class incomes are stretched more than ever. Feeling the strainhimself, personal finance columnist Brian O'Connor decided to put hisown family's spending to the test. He began a ten-week experiment to seeif his family could cut its monthly living expenses by $1,000-withoutsacrificing anything truly important. From groceries and transportationto entertainment and insurance, O'Connor ruthlessly tackled his family'sTop 10 spending categories with an eye on rooting out big savings. As he shares his family's cost-cutting adventures, O'Connor offershelpful strategies for getting your own finances back on track. Whetherhe's sharing secrets to shrinking your grocery tab or helping you scourbills for unnecessary fees, O'Connor tackles the frustrations and fears ofcontrolling your own financial fate.
Reviews
I laughed out loud reading this book. Brian OConnor does thenearly impossible by making a personal finance book funny as well as
incredibly educational.
Liz WestonMSN Money columnist and author of The 10 Commandments of Money
Brian OConnor keeps you entertained while demonstratingsimple and effective ways to cut costs in every area. And hell keep you
laughing all the way.
Mary Huntfounder, Debt-Proof Living, and author of 7 Money Rules for Life
Finally, a book to help with the family finances that doesnt feellike youre being chewed out by a coach! This is a hip, fun, hilarious,but ultimately helpful guide to family finances by a real human being.
W. Bruce Cameronauthor of A Dogs Journey and A Dogs Purpose
Author Bio
Brian J. O'Connor is a syndicated columnist for the Detroit News. For the "Grand Experiment" series he was honored with a 2010 Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Christopher J. Welles Memorial Prize awarded by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives outside of Detroit. Visit www.funnymoneyblog.com
