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| Get Your Assets in Gear! Smart Money Strategies | 
 enlarge | Author: Jan Dahlin Geiger
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (69 reviews)
Sales Rank: 387489
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 220
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1598009354
EAN: 9781598009354
ASIN: 1598009354
Publication Date: June 7, 2007
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Wish I had this book when I was a kid April 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Financial whiz Jan Geiger has written a fabulous guide to financial freedom for young people. This is the book I wish I had read when I was growing up. Filled with upbeat stories told in an engaging manner, it gives you all the basics from student loans to car loans to real estate mortgages (bet lots of people out there today wish they would have read this part before the latest fiasco!). Follow your "Money Mom's" simple recipes and you can relax knowing your financial future is assured.
Chellie CampbellThe Wealthy Spirit: Daily Affirmations for Financial Stress Reduction
Dahlin Geiger doesn't disappoint! March 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Get Your Assets in Gear focuses on young people just starting out but she doesn't neglect those of us who are catching up; her advice is equally suited to any person of any age who just wants to increase their wealth and their quality of life. Geiger provides a questionnaire in Chapter One to determine whether this is the book for you and to help your chart your progress.
Geiger's approach is very positive and upbeat; she never couches anything in negative terms because she's a great believer in a positive outlook affecting your finances directly.
She makes great use of others' wisdom as well as her own experience as a financial professional; for example, she provides some affirmations from author Chellie Campbell in the form of a daily exercise that is a lot of fun. Geiger believes in marrying thought to action; throughout the book she provides information and advice and then provides you with directions on the exact step to take at the end of each chapter.
Geiger's strength is in simplifying financial subjects in a way that is enjoyable to read and which really emphasizes the most important points. Every aspect of financial planning is covered: budgeting, dealing with debt, tithing, investing, credit score building, house and car ownership, retirement accounts, partner finances, taxes, saving money for college and teaching kids about finances. She manages to cover all these subject in less 200 pages, without glossing over anything and without overwhelming the
reader.
If you are a beginner trying to get educated and organized, you will appreciate her direct coaching approach; if you are more experienced, you will probably appreciate her encouragement and positive wisdom as you reach financial plateaus in life. Even if you already have a lot of knowledge of personal financial planning, Geiger's enlightened educational technique will help you learn how to spread the word and coach your children, family members and friends.
(I also reviewed this book in my Dollar Stretcher (stretcher dot com) book buzz blog.)
It's the "can't-go-wrong" guide to riches and financial peace! February 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm in my late 20s and have been seriously striving since college to build a hugely successful business and accumulate wealth. If I had a dollar for every book I've read on entrepreneurship, wealth accumulation, saving, investing, etc., I'd be Oprah rich!
Of all the books I've read in this space, this is in the top 3. It's simple, savvy, and to the point. After reading this book, a person either wants it and executes, or doesn't want it, period.
Also, I am hyper and if something is boring, I get the blah, blah blues, and can't take it for long. Well, "Get Your Assets in Gear" has the greatest information AND it's not boring -- my kind of book!
I particularly like the strong, clear, and compelling analogies, examples, and exercises that Jan Dahlin Geiger shares. For instance, she addresses the issue of a person's mentality, attitude, subconscious, and emotions toward money and she says, "our minds are like guided missiles." We need a specific target to hit in order to achieve our goals with minimal interference. She also shares a game where you get a certain amount of money per day to spend and it increases each day until the items you have to buy in order to spend the money are mind boggling! It's a "visionary" game since you don't literally have the money at this time but these exercises help get you in the "receiving" and "building" frame of mind when it comes to money...and following Jan Dahlin Geiger's plan you and I will have the money!
She also elaborates on money and relationships -- a sorely needed overview. I hope people will read this book for that reason if no other!! And in addition to the "fun" stuff I've mentioned, the book has "meat and potatoes" substance that breaks down step-by-step what to do no matter where you currently stand on the financial spectrum. There are tons of books that cover this topic but not in this unique style.
I could go on and on, but I won't. The bottom line? "Get Your Assets in Gear" is a keeper in my personal finance library. I was already on the right path and this book turbo boosted me forward!
Felicia Joy
Entrepreneur, Entertainer & Radio Personality
www.WallStreetCHIC.com
The Place for Women to Get Ahead
A highly recommended balanced book on money January 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I find this a wonderful book, there is something for everyone. I already had much knowledge around saving and investing and yet I gained much from the book. From looking at my beliefs around money, to dealing with money in relationships, there were new things that I learned. I highly recommend it, especially for young people to read. It is never early enough to teach children about money.
Get Out Your Highlighter! January 11, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Your finances are your future. With Jan Geiger's sage advice, your future can be as bright and as big as your bank account. She gives practical advice in this fast-paced, no-nonsense guide to financial abundance."
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