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Money secrets of the Amish : finding true abundance in simplicity, sharing, and saving / Lorilee Craker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, c2011.Description: xvi, 224 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 159555341X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781595553416 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Upside down -- UWMW: used it up, wear it out, make do or do without -- Don't eat the marshmallow: learning delayed gratification -- Pay on time -- Rethinking gifts -- Saving -- Operation de-spoil the kids -- Repurpose, recycle, and reuse -- Dead horses smell bad but Debt smells even worse -- Shop secondhand -- To bulk or not to bulk? -- Amish foodies or frugal feinschmeckers -- Bartering: I'll trade you this cow for a bunch of rugs -- The best things in life are free.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 640.73 C888 Available 33111006562421
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 640.73 C888 Available Staining on last pages. 6/11/2019 33111006802447
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Are you ready to take control of your finances, no matter where the market goes Join Lorilee Craker as she shares the time-tested Amish secrets to enjoying true abundance on a practical budget.

When writer Lorilee Craker learned that Amish communities are thriving (not just surviving) during periods of economic downturn, she decided she had to find out why. Along the way, she found a treasure trove of tried-and-true financial habits the Amish have employed for generations that will forever change how you think about money.

In Money Secrets of the Amish, Craker gives you the tools you need to:

Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without Repurpose, recycle, and reuse what you already have Find the value in delayed gratification and self-control

Praise for Money Secrets of the Amish:

"Money Secrets of the Amish is a practical, doable guide, and it's such fun to read. Lorilee's voice is as engaging and lively as ever, and the wisdom she shares from the Amish community is both inspiring and instructive. I just finished the last page, and my mind is buzzing with all sorts of ways to waste less, want less, and spend less."

--Shauna Niequist, bestselling author of I Guess I Haven't Learned that Yet and Present Over Perfect

Upside down -- UWMW: used it up, wear it out, make do or do without -- Don't eat the marshmallow: learning delayed gratification -- Pay on time -- Rethinking gifts -- Saving -- Operation de-spoil the kids -- Repurpose, recycle, and reuse -- Dead horses smell bad but Debt smells even worse -- Shop secondhand -- To bulk or not to bulk? -- Amish foodies or frugal feinschmeckers -- Bartering: I'll trade you this cow for a bunch of rugs -- The best things in life are free.

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