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The Courage to be Rich

Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance

Author Suze Orman
Paperback
$24.00 US
5.2"W x 7.96"H x 1.01"D   | 13 oz | 28 per carton
On sale Dec 31, 2001 | 448 Pages | 978-1-57322-906-7
#1 New York Times bestselling author and financial expert Suze Orman helped millions of Americans change the course of their financial destiny and prosper in every way with The Courage to Be Rich. Now, Suze has revised and updated this million-copy bestseller to further inspire readers to find the courage to start over in these changing times and realize their true potential for material and spiritual wealth&#151even in today’s challenging economic climate.

Now available in trade paperback for the first time, this edition goes beyond Suze’s earlier work in outlining a life-changing process for manifesting abundance and brings her revolutionary ideas of combining the spiritual and the financial up to date. With honesty, empathy, and a dazzling knowledge of how the world of money works, the country’s most trusted financial expert motivates readers to summon the courage to cope with tragedy&#151whether it’s personal or global&#151along with its economic aftermath. Rich in spirit, The Courage to Be Rich also reveals how a sagging economy may influence the money readers have&#151and have yet to make&#151and what they need to do to safeguard their financial future without sacrificing their generosity.

With new information that pertains to recent changes in tax laws and how they affect IRAs, The Courage to Be Rich addresses the financial issues and milestones we face throughout our lives&#151marriage, divorce, and death; buying a home; and spending (and overspending) on life's necessities and luxuries. Suze shows readers how to take control of their financial tomorrows today with her trademark expertise and compassion, and convinces us that we can alter our financial destinies only when our intentions are in harmony our actions. That process begins with overcoming and forgiving feelings of fear&#151an emotion that acts as an internal obstacle to wealth. Suze explains how to make room for more money by eliminating all the clutter&#151thoughts, words, actions, and material objects&#151blocking its path. This newfound clarity will empower readers to start afresh to create the true wealth they want and deserve.

In The Courage to Be Rich, Suze urges readers to live beyond the bottom line by passing money through their hearts and hands out into the world, to make it a better place. She demonstrates how every action taken is an offering to the world that repays in kind, and how charity has the power to enhance every life. Best of all, she explains how to determine when one is giving too much and when one is giving too little.

Combining practical strategies, personal exercises, compelling case studies, and her trademark provocative insights, Suze guides readers through the financial rites of passage, detailing how to:

  • Find the courage to endure financial setbacks and overcome feelings of shame, fear, or anger about money
  • Keep money safe in a weak economy
  • Speak the language of wealth rather than the language of poverty
  • Break debilitating patterns that keep you from having more and being more
  • Protect your life against the financial "what-ifs"
  • Start over from nothing
  • Use your home to secure your retirement years
  • Prepare safely and wisely for the future
  • Bring together the laws of wealth with the laws of life

For Suze, The Courage to Be Rich means valuing people over money and money over things. It means having all that you love and loving all that you have. It means turning toward your money and turning some of your money toward others. Ultimately, it means taking the courageous steps necessary to attain your material and spiritual wealth.

Practical, spiritual, and above all, soundly financial, The Courage to Be Rich is a book for today’s challenging times.

  • WINNER
    Books for a Better Life Book Award
"Orman prods the fearful, the angry and the impoverished to dig deep into the pockets of their souls for spiritual and financial riches. [A] holistic approach...Orman offers sound advice on money market funds, IRAs, estate planning and financing big-ticket items such as homes and autos, but her most compelling advice hits us in the emotional pocketbook."&#151USA TODAY"The reigning shaman and high priestess of personal finance...Orman's new book, The Courage to Be Rich, is another blockbuster."&#151The San Francisco Examiner"Very sound and practical advice."&#151The Chicago Tribune"People just can't seem to get enough of financial expert Suze Orman...The former Prudential Bache Securities vice president manages to help people change the way they think about money, convincing them that they can't change their financial destiny until they learn to truly value and respect money. The Courage to Be Rich covers the basics of money management&#151from buying a home to information on investing...Savvy financial strategies."&#151The Dallas Morning News"The Courage To Be Rich combines practical financial advice with an understanding of the fears a lot of people face when confronted with the bottom line."&#151Good Morning America"[Suze Orman] knows how to work a crowd as she preaches the gospel of abundance... Her enthusiasm is infectious."&#151The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Suze Orman is a two-time Emmy Award–winning television host, #1 New York Times bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and one of the top motivational speakers in the world today. Orman has written nine consecutive New York Times bestsellers and has written, co-produced, and hosted seven PBS specials based on her books. She is the seven-time Gracie Award–winning host of The Suze Orman Show, which airs on CNBC. She is also a contributing editor to O: The Oprah Magazine. Twice named one of the “Time 100,” Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people, and named by Forbes as one of the 100 most powerful women, Orman was the recipient of the National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign. In 2009 she received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and in 2010 she received an honorary doctor of commercial science from Bentley University. Orman, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, directed the Suze Orman Financial Group from 1987 to 1997, served as Vice President—Investments for Prudential Bache Securities from 1983 to 1987, and was an account executive at Merrill Lynch from 1980 to 1983. Prior to that, she worked as a waitress at the Buttercup Bakery in Berkeley, California, from 1973 to 1980. View titles by Suze Orman

About

#1 New York Times bestselling author and financial expert Suze Orman helped millions of Americans change the course of their financial destiny and prosper in every way with The Courage to Be Rich. Now, Suze has revised and updated this million-copy bestseller to further inspire readers to find the courage to start over in these changing times and realize their true potential for material and spiritual wealth&#151even in today’s challenging economic climate.

Now available in trade paperback for the first time, this edition goes beyond Suze’s earlier work in outlining a life-changing process for manifesting abundance and brings her revolutionary ideas of combining the spiritual and the financial up to date. With honesty, empathy, and a dazzling knowledge of how the world of money works, the country’s most trusted financial expert motivates readers to summon the courage to cope with tragedy&#151whether it’s personal or global&#151along with its economic aftermath. Rich in spirit, The Courage to Be Rich also reveals how a sagging economy may influence the money readers have&#151and have yet to make&#151and what they need to do to safeguard their financial future without sacrificing their generosity.

With new information that pertains to recent changes in tax laws and how they affect IRAs, The Courage to Be Rich addresses the financial issues and milestones we face throughout our lives&#151marriage, divorce, and death; buying a home; and spending (and overspending) on life's necessities and luxuries. Suze shows readers how to take control of their financial tomorrows today with her trademark expertise and compassion, and convinces us that we can alter our financial destinies only when our intentions are in harmony our actions. That process begins with overcoming and forgiving feelings of fear&#151an emotion that acts as an internal obstacle to wealth. Suze explains how to make room for more money by eliminating all the clutter&#151thoughts, words, actions, and material objects&#151blocking its path. This newfound clarity will empower readers to start afresh to create the true wealth they want and deserve.

In The Courage to Be Rich, Suze urges readers to live beyond the bottom line by passing money through their hearts and hands out into the world, to make it a better place. She demonstrates how every action taken is an offering to the world that repays in kind, and how charity has the power to enhance every life. Best of all, she explains how to determine when one is giving too much and when one is giving too little.

Combining practical strategies, personal exercises, compelling case studies, and her trademark provocative insights, Suze guides readers through the financial rites of passage, detailing how to:

  • Find the courage to endure financial setbacks and overcome feelings of shame, fear, or anger about money
  • Keep money safe in a weak economy
  • Speak the language of wealth rather than the language of poverty
  • Break debilitating patterns that keep you from having more and being more
  • Protect your life against the financial "what-ifs"
  • Start over from nothing
  • Use your home to secure your retirement years
  • Prepare safely and wisely for the future
  • Bring together the laws of wealth with the laws of life

For Suze, The Courage to Be Rich means valuing people over money and money over things. It means having all that you love and loving all that you have. It means turning toward your money and turning some of your money toward others. Ultimately, it means taking the courageous steps necessary to attain your material and spiritual wealth.

Practical, spiritual, and above all, soundly financial, The Courage to Be Rich is a book for today’s challenging times.

Awards

  • WINNER
    Books for a Better Life Book Award

Praise

"Orman prods the fearful, the angry and the impoverished to dig deep into the pockets of their souls for spiritual and financial riches. [A] holistic approach...Orman offers sound advice on money market funds, IRAs, estate planning and financing big-ticket items such as homes and autos, but her most compelling advice hits us in the emotional pocketbook."&#151USA TODAY"The reigning shaman and high priestess of personal finance...Orman's new book, The Courage to Be Rich, is another blockbuster."&#151The San Francisco Examiner"Very sound and practical advice."&#151The Chicago Tribune"People just can't seem to get enough of financial expert Suze Orman...The former Prudential Bache Securities vice president manages to help people change the way they think about money, convincing them that they can't change their financial destiny until they learn to truly value and respect money. The Courage to Be Rich covers the basics of money management&#151from buying a home to information on investing...Savvy financial strategies."&#151The Dallas Morning News"The Courage To Be Rich combines practical financial advice with an understanding of the fears a lot of people face when confronted with the bottom line."&#151Good Morning America"[Suze Orman] knows how to work a crowd as she preaches the gospel of abundance... Her enthusiasm is infectious."&#151The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Author

Suze Orman is a two-time Emmy Award–winning television host, #1 New York Times bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and one of the top motivational speakers in the world today. Orman has written nine consecutive New York Times bestsellers and has written, co-produced, and hosted seven PBS specials based on her books. She is the seven-time Gracie Award–winning host of The Suze Orman Show, which airs on CNBC. She is also a contributing editor to O: The Oprah Magazine. Twice named one of the “Time 100,” Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people, and named by Forbes as one of the 100 most powerful women, Orman was the recipient of the National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign. In 2009 she received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and in 2010 she received an honorary doctor of commercial science from Bentley University. Orman, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, directed the Suze Orman Financial Group from 1987 to 1997, served as Vice President—Investments for Prudential Bache Securities from 1983 to 1987, and was an account executive at Merrill Lynch from 1980 to 1983. Prior to that, she worked as a waitress at the Buttercup Bakery in Berkeley, California, from 1973 to 1980. View titles by Suze Orman