The $1,000 Challenge: How One Family Slashed Its Budget Without Moving Under a Bridge or Living on Government Cheese

By Brian J. O'Connor

Book Overview

Are You Brave Enough forthe $1,000 Challenge? Middle-class incomes are stretched more than ever. Feeling the strainhimself, personal finance columnist Brian O'Connor decided to put hisown family's spending to the test. He began a ten-week experiment to seeif his family could cut its monthly living expenses by $1,000-withoutsacrificing anything truly important. From groceries and transportationto entertainment and insurance, O'Connor ruthlessly tackled his family'sTop 10 spending categories with an eye on rooting out big savings. As he shares his family's cost-cutting adventures, O'Connor offershelpful strategies for getting your own finances back on track. Whetherhe's sharing secrets to shrinking your grocery tab or helping you scourbills for unnecessary fees, O'Connor tackles the frustrations and fears ofcontrolling your own financial fate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591846439
• ISBN13: 9781591846437
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Portfolio
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher