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Great price $01. plus shipping! This is a timeless classic for all mutual fund investors.

If you're going to read one book on investing and one book only, this is the one! Really, you won't need any other - it's that complete and that good. Not everybody can invest in index funds, but you can and you very probably won't get a better result any other way.

One of the best books about mutual funds in the market even though it is over a decade old.

I thought that this was a very thorough book on mutual funds. Bogle brings to light many things that I wouldn't have known. The only problem is it requires good concentration to get through parts of this book as it can be a bit dry at times. Very good source of information overall. I would recommend it for someone to have as a reference.

"There are intelligent ways to go about investing and less intelligent ways." So says John Bogle, one of the most influential money managers of the last 50 years.

Bogle was one of the leaders in making index mutual funds available to ordinary investors. Bogle's index funds, and others that followed his example, helped turn very, very ordinary investors into very, very rich investors. This book essentially explains why Bogle's investment philosophy succeeds so well.

The book concentrates on the three basic types of mutual funds: stock, bond, and money market funds; describes the three important characteristics that all investments have: risk, return, and cost; explains why different categories of assets -- stocks versus bonds, for example -- have different risk and return characteristics; and shows how to construct an intelligent, balanced portfolio that will help you meet your investment goals.

One of the keys to Bogle's strategy is the idea that, while investors don't have direct control over risk or return, they do have direct control over cost; and by choosing low-cost funds (index funds are very low cost!), investors can dramatically improve their results. One of the other keys to Bogle's strategy is the efficient market theory, which, among other things, supplies an important part of the theoretical justification for relying on passively managed index funds. Those aren't fun, sexy concepts, and Bogle's methodical discussions don't do much to make them more entertaining. On the other hand, they will help you make money if you understand and apply them, and making money through investing is both fun and sexy!

This book is over ten years old now, so it doesn't have much to say about exchange-traded funds, sector funds, or some other, recent developments in financial management, but the basic principles it describes can easily be applied to those new-fangled inventions too.

This is one of the best books I've ever read about investing.

I ordered a copy of this book second-hand from Bibliofind. When it hadn't arrived two weeks later, I wrote in to ask what happened; they told me it had been lost in the mail, and sent me a new (not used) copy for no extra fee. I was very satisfied.

This remarkable work, published in 1900, is Georg Simmel's magnum opus given the fact that it contains most key ideas of this charismatic and versatile thinker. It is bulky, and at points very difficult to penetrate through,since the author's literary style -although very enjoyable- tends to abstract from the clarity of the point at hand. This work may be seen as a supplement to Marx's "Capital". Simmel deals with money at various levels of abstraction. He discusses money from an economic, philosophical, sociological and psychological perspective in an admirable attempt to develop via the concept of money a modern world-view. Chapter One is the most difficult since it explores Simmel's theory of value, using BOTH classical political economy and the Marxian theory of value. Then, he proceeds in order to develop it as a symbol of a relational epistemology (drawing heavily on Kant, Hegel and Spinoza). The following parts of the book associate money with exchange as a sociological category of interaction and display Simmel at his very best in the lengthy discussion of money in relation to personal values (dowry, prostitution, bribery etc.). Additionally, Simmel explores the axiological dislocations that take place in human consciousness and fail to address correctly the means-ends aspect of money's relationship to commodities. In this wonderful section, Simmel discloses the alienating attitudes of extravagance, greed, avarice, cynicism and indifference. Last, but not least, Simmel connects money to modernity pulling -albeit elliptically- all the threads of the previous arguments together. A book of great sociological and philosophical interest, full of dazzling dialectics, free of dogmatism and definitely one of humanity's most complete statements on "money"!

I've met Kim and I can almost hear her voice as I read this great book. It truly comes from the heart and her advice and lessons are right on target. It is timely, thorough, easy to read and understand...If you have ever used, spent, earned, invested or saved money, you should own this book.

Kim's new book is a wonderful combination of common sense, organization and teaching from hard learned experiences. The book is like talking with Kim: easy to understand and will motivate you into action. Kim would tell you; do it yourself, you have your best interest at heart.

I really liked this book. I found the material to be comprehensive in nature and very easy to understand. Anyone who will read this book and apply these concepts and advice should be well prepared to be "Family CFO".

As a participant in the Snider Method, I can tell you this is pure Kim. It is well organized, well annotated, and outline summaries are in the back. You can use this book as a manual for organizing your financial life!

This was a wonderful book to read, I would recommend it to everyone. I learned a lot about personal finance, they should teach this stuff in school.

Finally, a book on understanding the markets and investing that doesn't put you to sleep!! What a great book, full of anecdotes that make the topic of investing, accessible and at times, funny. After having read other books on the same topic, this one clearly will keep you awake and well informed. Definitely worth a read.

This was a very informative book. It was easy and fun reading. Tracy Byrnes helps you to understand how to invest and know what you are doing.
This should be required reading for all high school & college students!!
Well done !!!

This is the best financial book I have ever read. I never imagined that learning about the stock market and investing in it can be fun. Tracy Byrnes makes it just that. Her book is easy to read, funny and so informative. It is like sitting and chatting over coffee with your best friend. That is how you feel after reading her book. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in understanding the market. It would also be an excellent educational book to be used in universities. It is that good and more. I couldn't put it down once I started reading it. Thank You Ms. Byrnes.

If you read the introduction to the book it says knowledge is power. He never promises to give you the answer but he does tell you where to find them. This book is for people who are willing to put the effort into finding the information that's out there. If you need a starting point for beginning your search for funding towards the purchase of a home, this has helpful references of agencies and types of programs available. If you've ever had to deal with government workers then you know you'll get more frustration than help, Lesko gives you the werewithal you need to go after exactly what you need. The book tells you its out there, so when you contact the angecies or personnel, you can go armed with the information and need to find only the specifics.
I borrowed this from my library and want to have a copy of my own to work with. It has lists of agencies through the state and their contact information. By far, it is one of the better reference books I've found for this type of information. The other good source (if you can make sense of it is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) which lists everything, but if you don't know how to use it, it won't be very helpful to you.

I took the bait and bought this book. It's jammed packed with information that can be obtained from most any phone book. The oddest book I've ever bought and I have quite a collection. If you need a big book for a child to sit on or to prop a door open, go ahead. If you're looking for useful information, call your county extension agency or local groups. This one's a waste of paper and ink.

Jeffrey Condon has accomplished what to the layperson has always seemed impossible - writing a book about a legal document that doesn't stumble over the rocks and crevices of legalese! In THE LIVING TRUST ADVISOR rest assured we have found a friend, an intelligent and sensitive attorney/author who radiates good will, humor, honest caring, and the ability to explain the intricacies of establishing and maintaining an important legal document. That is not to say this is a book to skim lightly: there is so much well organized information here that it takes time to absorb the importance of each helpful step Condon explains. But instead of burying the reader with information of the bloated importance of the attorney's role in arriving at a means to protect those we leave behind, Condon instead lays it all out in basic terms, adjusts our thinking to ask questions that are pertinent to us, and takes us step by step through all phases of writing or rather establishing a Living Trust, living with the decisions stipulated in that Trust while both partners drawing the Trust are alive as well as when one partner is deceased, and ultimately knowing how the Trust will be executed after the death of both partners. Peace of mind is what the Trust is all about and Condon wisely walks us through all the pitfalls, tax implications, changes that may occur and their legal implications - all of the nasty little stumbling blocks that usually color discussions of legal issues - all in the tone of an ally and friend and coach and master teacher. Would that every legal document we all face could be so user friendly! In the end Jeffrey Condon bonds with the reader on a level that encourages our complete trust in his Trust instructions! This is a fine and entertaining read as well as an indispensible resource for everyone in need of advice and compassion in making a Will or a Trust. Highly recommended reading. Grady Harp, October 08

In a few words, I can say that this book has already helped me tremendously by discovering second nature things PR professionals do. I'm 1/4 way through with it and I already love it !

Simply the best book out there on PR -- written for all walks of life. Having graduated with a degree in public relations and worked for the past decade in agency and corporate high-tech PR, with mixed experiences and mixed feelings about the industry, I now feel revived in my chosen career path after feasting on Mr. Saffir's book. Intriguing, down-to-earth and clearly written, Saffir's guide to utilizing proven public relations skills in any field or business -- indeed in life -- has already affected me deeply.

Mr. Saffir's does not mince words with numerous practical tips (Rule No. 1: Read, read, read!), entertains with many short stories, and ends with touching personal advice in the final two chapters. His parting stories include a moving PR drama he experienced with Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos, and a thrill-of-victory-agony-of-defeat attempt at pioneering a newspaper in New York City. Add Saffir's involvement with many U.S. presidents, senators and celebrities - all told in the humble spirit of PR lessons learned - and this could be a public relations memoir for the history books. But it's not. It sticks to its promise to the average man or women in business: here are proven strategies for getting noticed - free, cheap, and worth the money.

PR on a Budget is re-invigorating me in my career. It's a confidence booster like nothing I've experienced before. Having been asked recently to teach public relations to a group of small business owners, can you guess my text for the session? It was all PR on a Budget, of course. And don't take lightly Saffir's offer for personal advice and help. He was good on his promise. This man is for real.

This book could also be called something like: 'Everything you wanted to know about PR but didn't know whom to ask.'

The real secret to PR is that you need to establish a relationship between yourself and the media you'd like to tell the public something about you. As Mr. Saffir says, this doesn't need to be an out to lunch and drinks friendship. It's an understanding that you can help each other.

I do the PR for a series of non-profits under the auspicies of the local arts council. The various organizations do plays, choral concerts, children's theater, special arts shows and the like. We want people to know about the events we put on, otherwise noone comes. The local newspaper and radio stations have an equal need. To do their job, they need to tell people what's going on in our community.

After that understanding comes the work. I write up a press release, a story if you will talking about the play or whatever. I print out the story, I put it on a floppy disk (to save them the time of retyping), I take a few pictures and put them on the paper and on the disk.

This little book demystifies how businesses of any size can use similar techniques to work with the media they'd like to give them some ink.

One last comment. Sometimes the media will make a mistake. DON'T COMPLAIN! You never want to argue with someone who buys ink in 55 gallon drums. It was your fault, not theirs.

In his latest book, PR legend Leonard Saffir shatters the well-worn myth that big PR firms deliver superior services to small PR firms. He gives practical and effective information and absolutely levels the playing field for small business on a PR budget. He explains the importance of mastering the "New PR," and clearly explains how to put this new discipline to work in conducting a full-fledged PR campaign -- even if you're not a professional PR consultant.

And, if you'd prefer not to do-it-yourself and hire a PR agency instead, Saffir leads you safely through the minefield of choices. Leonard Saffir excels at showing small business owners who value PR how to stay ahead of their competition whether they conduct their own PR campaign, or hire a pro to do the job.

I have over 10 years of media relations experience and have read hundreds of books and articles that have attempted to summarize (for business owners) the effectiveness of PR. For the first time I've actually found a PR book I'd send to clients, prospects and fellow PR practitioners! Leonard Saffir's "PR on a Budget" does an excellent job providing a 'behind the scenes' look at how to effectively leverage PR and more important (and challenging) - the media. One of the reasons Saffir's book hit home with me was his ability to address the new tactics necessary to break through the clutter created by many businesses jumping into the PR arena. If you're not there or just starting be sure and pick up this book...it's a necessity!

The full title might be a more helpful description than anything I can write . . . People Before Profit, The New Globalization in an Age of Terror, Big Money, and Economic Crisis. The book is basically a description of globalization, i.e. profit at all costs in a capitalist colonialism, and it's obvious and not so obvious problems. A lot of time is spent discussing how what happens in the West (and the States in particular) effect those in the third worlds. Essentially describing how top heavy on consumption we are and how that creates fault lines that splinter in other places of the world. As far as a primer on globalization and how our consumption patterns effect others, I couldn't recommend a better book. It's extremely easy to read. And isn't just doom and gloom, but actually very hopeful in the assessment. Although I am a bit more skeptical about us being able to put into practice what he proposes as the solution.

I could easily believe that two authors wrote this book, interweaving their messages.

One Derber seems to be a "nice" free trade advocate, who observes that, if Buddha or Jesus were somehow given the chance, "most people would come to the conclusion the even Buddha and Jesus would likely fail to change corporate policy" to press for maximum return (even at the expense of 14+ hour days for some workers in the world, conveniently allowing that to be government, and not businesses, job).

Another Derber appears to support an corporate antiviolence agenda to "respect the rights of workers to freely associate and organize." Crushing unions seems awful to this Derber, although the business-friendly Derber seemed to insist even Jesus or Buddha would agree the business should crush such unions.

I may have read thru this book too quickly, but just as certainly I have no interest in going back to see what I may have missed. Back cover praise from Chomsky and Nader may not be as hard to acquire as one may think, when the writing is for a generally good cause. I'd suggest reading the 13 page epilogue which has some practical and challenging advice that I did find of substance.

With many books recently written on the topic of globalization it is encouraging to find one that brings out new significant aspects. PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT does this in a way that places it in the top range of my recommended books. In addition to providing a wealth of important reflections and very useful facts, Derber covers the complex topics surrounding globalization in a clear and very accessible style. By placing himself inside the circumstances and arguments he addresses his readers directly, fostering ongoing reflection and dialogue.

Derber examines the various uses and misuses of the term "globalization" that "globalizers" and "anti-globalizers" are claiming for their own ends. He cuts through the ideologies and myths by probing the concept within its historical context - reminding us that globalization and its driving force, "empire building", have been around for thousands of years. All ancient globalization systems were based on the exploitative relationship between a "core" and the "periphery". The net wealth flowed from the periphery (natural resources, cheap labour) to the core (skilled labour, technology) resulting in an ever-increasing gap between the rich core and the poor periphery.

Derber compares such uneven co-dependent power relationships to a dysfunctional marriage where the powerful partner can leave or bullies the other into submission. The win-win myth of globalization is in fact a "race to the bottom" where the corporations alone have the "exit power". He emphasizes parallels between early US history and the ambitions of recent US administrations. While confined in those days to one country, the concept of globalization can be applied to the American "Robber Barons" then just as much as to the US power brokers of big corporations today. Derber contends their desire to expand economic power and political influence is dependent on the ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. "Free trade" is a misnomer in the context of unequal power relationships between the rich North and the developing countries of the South. In Derber's comparison today's billions of poor in Southern countries have taken the place of the exploited impoverished workforce during the "Gilded Age", underpinning his arguments with many pertinent examples. Yet, his main objective is to motivate all participants in the "globalization game" to learn important lessons from the past. His fundamental precept is that we must "reinvent globalization to create a safe, democratic and economically secure world".

He challenges the narrow economic perspective of corporate leaders, arguing that globalization without democratization will fail sooner rather than later. Insisting that the political, social and cultural aspects of a globalized world have to be given equal prominence, he dissects the world economic and trading systems, such as the WTO, IMF and the World Bank. He emphasizes the importance of the "positive rights" of the UN system (right to food, shelter, work, etc.). These issues, he stresses, are of utmost importance in a fairer globalized world. He deplores the refusal of US administrations to adhere to existing international legal instruments. At the same time, he examines the "antiglobalization" movements differentiating between the "UN camp" and the "barbershoppers", the latter concerned only with the local community. Derber argues strongly that the localists and the globalists have to come together into a network of global justice movements that recognize that real democracy at one level cannot be sustained without democracy at all levels. He challenges his critics who have called him an idealist or similar with clear arguments, reporting on positive trends in intergovernmental trade debates as well as the democratization processes that have emerged since the Seattle demonstrations.

Derber elaborated four principles for a "global New Deal" designed to bring democratic control to the global system and to establish fair economic and trade relationships. One pre-requisite is the dismantling of the Bretton Wood institutions, i.e. the IMF, WTO and World Bank, which he sees as a major culprit for the current unfair global trading system. Real participation of people and accountability to civil society represent other crucial components of his vision. Finally, the "global security" we all want and need, whether citizen or transnational corporation, cannot be achieved without tackling the extreme rich-poor divide in this world. Derber concludes PEOPLE BEFORE POWER with a series of concrete action recommendations for his readers. Read this book, whatever perspective you have on globalization. It might provide you with new insights and understanding of the challenges ahead. [Friederike Knabe, Ottawa Canada]

If you have time for only one book on globalization this is the one to pick. I heard Charles Derber on a radio program and was surprised at the volume of calls he generated discussing his book "People Before Profit". Political skeptic that I am, I had some doubts about buying the book but my piqued curiosity took over. Two hundred pages later my conversion was almost complete.
"People Before Profit" takes us inside the globalization phenomenon and shows that it is not as "win-win" as portrayed by its advocates. Most of us are likely to find ourselves among losers-in more ways that you might think. Deeply moving stories of those who already lost in this brave new globalized world confer a distinction on this work that is lacking in other accounts. Nor is globalization as spontaneous and self-propelling as it is billed. Derber shows how globalization's realities grow out of policies, rules, and laws that are devised by a small group of "experts" to promote explicit corporate interests. The chapter on WTO is especially revealing. Another myth is the unique and modern nature of globalization, and the chapter on its history and its "ghosts" debunks that myth in a most elegant and entertaining way.
But Derber's mission is not just to forewarn us of the dangerous trends inherent in the current perverse form of globalization but also draft an inspiring program that could turn things around. The last chapter is a wake-up call for all of us.
The book is a real gem-the best gift you can give to friends and family.

If you have time for only one book on globalization this is the one to pick. I heard Charles Derber on a radio program and was surprised at the volume of calls he generated discussing his book "People Before Profit". Political skeptic that I am, I had some doubts about buying the book but my piqued curiosity took over. Two hundred pages later my conversion was almost complete.
"People Before Profit" takes us inside the globalization phenomenon and shows that it is not as "win-win" as portrayed by its advocates. Most of us are likely to find ourselves among losers-in more ways that you might think. Deeply moving stories of those who already lost in this brave new globalized world confer a distinction on this work that is lacking in other accounts. Nor is globalization as spontaneous and self-propelling as it is billed. Derber shows how globalization's realities grow out of policies, rules, and laws that are devised by a small group of "experts" to promote explicit corporate interests. The chapter on WTO is especially revealing. Another myth is the unique and modern nature of globalization, and the chapter on its history and its "ghosts" debunks that myth in a most elegant and entertaining way.
But Derber's mission is not just to forewarn us of the dangerous trends inherent in the current perverse form of globalization but also draft an inspiring program that could turn things around. The last chapter is a wake-up call for all of us.
The book is a real gem-the best gift you can give to friends and family.

I was excited about this book . I don't paper trade so I gave the method outlined in this book a go and I hit my stop in the first few hours of markets open for a loss today( ouch ) . It was painful because the book is so well written and I am sure the method works , possibly just not for myself . I followed all the rules outlined in the book and I am thankful for my stop , but It was painful to loose so fast . This is a very solid book and Mr. Arms is a very knowledgeable writer/ trader but this book could liquidate your money fast . Please be-careful . I gave this book 3 stars because I learned much from this book despite my market loss . I am sure the Mr. Arms has the best intentions and this system will work for some people .

I really hate when an author gabbles on about stuff that was in his prior published work...particularly when all I need is the formula. So, I've gotta run out and buy all the prior stuff just to understand the current stuff.

Lot's of sizzle...but where's the beef? The hot dog is the hybrid axis that is time...now it is a stretched non-linear axis that has volume concomitant with big power boxes.

Although it is really no surprise, there is zero statistical or even pseudo-analytic support for the methodology Arm's pushing here. eSignal gave a big plug to this volume. It really isn't worth much.

Being relatively new to trading, I wondered if the information in the book would be over my head. Instead I found it very interesting, easy to understand and even entertaining. It's full of charts and examples and has a disk for a free month's subscription to MetaStock so the reader can experience the charting first-hand.

Since reading Richard Arms' book, I've been able to avoid losses and take more profits by carefully evaluating the direction of the market and using stop orders to both enter and exit trades. I never considered entering a trade with a Stop Limit order before. The concept is brilliant and it works like a charm.

Don't be put off by the price of this book. It is literally "worth its weight in gold." It's one you'll keep on your desk and refer to often.

You Can Afford to Stay Home With Your Kids: A Step-By-Step Guide for Converting Your Family from Two Incomes to One (You Can Afford to Stay Home With Your Kids)

These authors have nothing to do with the world of the real people who have to work only to help with the basic bills and nothing extra.
First I want to make clear that I didn't spend any extra money that I don't have on their book, but it was given to me by one of my working friend who bought it and decided to keep working for many of the reasons I am addressing below.
The regular $50 haircuts and the weekly manicure tells it all about the "difficult" life Malia McCawley Wyckoff, Mary Snyder had to endure! Tough! We the average working folks buy our shampoos and hair color at the local discount store and we do our nails ourselves. Same with the lunches out: have they ever heard of taking a lunch box to work? Didn't they see those sold at office supply stores which are principally not targeting little kids? As for their groceries and other home supply shopping, where do they go to spend so much? Gelson's? Neiman Marcus? I have news for these condescending authors: we go to Marshalls, Ross, Target, Costco and the 99 cts store.
Who cares about the color of the towel! It's the price of the towel that counts.

OK, you are a young couple with 1 or more children and one of you (usually the woman) follows the advice of these well thinking authors to quit the "outside" working force.
Here it is: yes you will save on expenses such as housekeepers, drycleaners, babysitters, lunches out, working clothes, hair dressers, manicures, take-out dinners ...etc because the stay-at-home-mom will do it all for FREE.
I should add that eventually you will also save on movies, concerts, plays, nice restaurants, trips, vacations, a new car...etc because it won't fit into your budget anymore.
If she can take the subtle abuse of the "so, what do you do the whole day long, aren't you bored?" that you get into your face on a regular bases..., if she accepts to be the first up at the crack of dawn and the last to turn off the lights when her ironing is done..., if she has no problem begging her husband for a few extra bucks for that dress she needs for her cousin's wedding or that perfume she can't afford anymore..., if she is ready to deserve a credit card with her name on it only if her husband asks for it..., if she is ready to have no credit history by herself and to have to depend on her husband's signature..., if she is ready to gradually lose her husband's interest in her activities - why should he care if little Billy's favorite T-shirts became pink in the morning wash or if the vacuum cleaner needs repair? Why should he see that she scrubbed the stains on the carpet or if she dusted the shutters? I mean, she can always try to tell him how she found a better way to cut the onions as a conversation starter while he is watching the evening news half dozed off on the couch or later as he swallows the dinner she "prepared from scratch" for 2 hours..., if she is ready to skip the basic medical visits because her expensive insurance has a big deductible..., if she is ready to have non-stop days from 6 to midnight with nothing to show for it, then GO FOR IT GIRL, but be also ready later when the kids reach the college years. Suddenly, the one income is not enough to help for the ongoing house payments, the car payments, the extravagant college tuitions and mostly her still high insurance coverage since she doesn't have a job to cover her medical or dentist needs. She looks for a job but her skills are outdated or she won't be hired at her age. If she is aggressively searching she will eventually find a minimum wage position, most of the time a part-time one. One day she will receive in the mail a letter from Social Security, and she will discover that she has not accumulated enough work points to be eligible for anything. Now, how does that sound to be a home maker, 24 hours on call, with only your husband's retirement funds to share while you are still scrubbing and saving? This is all of course the idealistic situation without accidents, deaths, illnesses, divorces, depression...etc. I'm not even going there.
The way out at that point is to write a book about your situation and to find a publisher and to make some needed income with it.

I found this book very helpful in making my transition to a SAHM. I especialy like the section on cleaning and making your house run smoothly with little effort.

What I liked best about this book:

1. The chapter on contingency plans. Yes, it's obvious that it's a good idea to have a backup-plan in case the working parent gets laid off, there's a large unexpected expense, etc. Nevertheless, I found it helpful to read the authors' experiences regarding such emergencies which happened in their families and to consider the various ideas and options presented. My own contingency plan was that I worked fifteen months longer than I wanted to and progressively worked up to putting my entire paycheck in savings; by the time I quit, we had enough money set aside to pay our living expenses for an entire year, if that became necessary.

2. The chapter on stay-at-home blues. I appreciated the authors' candor in describing the pros and cons of staying home. A humorous (but true) example they give is that you won't necessarily fall in love with cleaning the bathroom and once home, you may do it more often than you did before. Most importantly, they're honest about the feeling of isolation that can creep up on a stay-at-home parent and how one can deal with it.

3. They "tell it like it is". As they say, unless one of the parents' incomes is completely disposable, it is going to be necessary to make some sacrifices somewhere. Something will have to go in order to keep the family's financial boat afloat. My family experienced this period of adjustment while saving for our emergency fund; by the time I left work, we were already used to managing on one income and it wasn't so difficult.

I address the chapters on the "cons" of staying home specifically because if most people pick up a book like this in the first place, it's probably because they already want to be home with their child(ren). What they want to know is how to achieve that goal and what to expect along the way. I found this book a terrific primer on how to get off the fast track in the smoothest possible manner.

The reason I recommended this book in conjunction with Miserly Moms by Jonni McCoy is that I feel the latter book presents a larger share of nuts-and-bolts information on how to reduce expenses. Jonni McCoy once worked as a senior buyer for Apple Computers, among other firms, and you can see this real-world experience in how she analyzes and approaches the issue of frugality.

I really liked this book because it gave practical advice that seemed realistic and was supported by personal stories and testimonials.

The title of this book caused me to snatch it off the shelf. I'm just glad it was a library shelf rather than a bookstore shelf.
I found the information extremely obvious and learned very little.
Basically, if you want to stay home, cut the extras. If you buy a... coffee, pastry, eat out and shop every day, well, then, cut it out. And if you normally buy convenience foods at the grocery, get a manicure every week and buy expensive clothes, then stop. That's the basic summary of the book.
I have already made these obvious cuts, as well as counting in work-related costs such as transporation, dry cleaning, etc., so it taught me absolutely nothing new...