{"product_id":"9781741756852","title":"What It Takes: An Attitude of Hard Work, Commitment and Purpose","description":"In 2002 Mark Bouris (founder of Wizard Home Loans, Australia) launched his first book, \u003ci\u003eWealth Wizard\u003c\/i\u003e. The book covered the issue of personal debt: mortgages, credit cards, and loans. It showed normal Australians how borrowing could build wealth. Written by a person who made his own mistakes with borrowing as a younger man, the simple message of \u003ci\u003eWealth Wizard\u003c\/i\u003e was that debt can be a tool rather than a burden. In the intervening five years many things have changed. People are more in debt than they were in 2002; credit card companies are in a price war, housing prices have fallen, and interest rates are going up. During this time, women have emerged as the fastest growing sector of mortgage-borrowers. And increasingly, friends, siblings, young people, and gay couples are combining to enter into the home-buying market using financial and legal arrangements not seen ten years ago. What's more, baby boomers – who are supposed to be in pre-retirement mode – have become one of the most aggressive groups of borrowers. Trends and societal shifts have made a rewritten, updated edition of the original book essential. \u003ci\u003eWealth Maker\u003c\/i\u003e addresses all of the above and much, much more.","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038961516784,"sku":"9781741756852","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781741756852_p0.jpg?v=1763703107","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781741756852","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}