{"product_id":"9780887308673","title":"Die Broke: A Radical, Four-Part Financial Plan","description":" From America's most trusted financial advisor comes a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In \u003ci\u003eDie Broke,\u003c\/i\u003e you'll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end. There are four steps to the process: \u003cp\u003eQuit Today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, don't tell your boss to shove it...at least not out loud. But in your head accept that from this day on you're a free agent whose number one workplace priority is your personal bottom line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePay Cash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You should be as conscious of spending as you are of saving. Credit should be a rarely used tool for those few times (buying homes and cars) when paying cash is impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't Retire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Your work life should be a journey up and down hills, rather than a climb up a sheer cliff that ends with a jump into the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDie Broke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It sounds terrifying, the one intolerable outcome to your financial life. And yet, in truth, dying broke might be your best option for a life without fear: fear of failure and privation now, fear of impoverishment in the long run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen M. Pollan, one of America's most trusted and admired financial advisors, is the author of more than a dozen books, including the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eDie Broke.\u003c\/i\u003e He presently lives in New York City and Litchfield County, Connecticut, with his wife, Corky, and in close proximity to his four children and nine grandchildren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mark Levine has been Stephen Pollan's collaborator for sixteen years.  He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife, Deirdre, and his Newfoundland, Molly.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018437083376,"sku":"9780887308673","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780887308673_p0.gif?v=1763841990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780887308673","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}