HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM--DO WHAT RICH PEOPLE DO! Starting with this profoundly simple concept, bestselling author Sandy Botkin and his son, Matt Botkin, interviewed a host of millionaires to learn how they made their money, invested it, and planned for the future. The result is Achieve Financial Freedom—Big Time!, a simple, straightforward guide to building, keeping, and growing your wealth so you never have to worry about finances again. The authors reveal the fundamental financial decisions this elite group makes in virtually every area of financial planning--from paying for college and healthcare to investing and estate planning. Learn how to: Reduce your debt to zero--including your mortgage Choose realistic retirement targets Pick the right insurance and insurance options for your needs--and save money at the same time Pay for your child's college and wedding without going broke Lower your tax burden Avoid any Madoff-style scam Increase your asset protection and reduce your chances of being sued Achieve Financial Freedom—Big Time! tells you everything CPAs don't want to. Start taking action now--so you don't have to in the future.

IRS insider Sandy Botkin reveals the tax strategies you can use to increase your ROIs by as much as 20 percent-whether you're a home owner or a real estate investor. This accessible guide demystifies real estate taxes and shows how to achieve maximum benefit when buying, owning, selling, managing, repairing, and investing in properties. Features numerous forms, charts, sample documents, and other valuable tax-saving tools Gives you the basics on real estate taxes and shows how to take full advantage of tax loopholes

When Jeff Savage was in his teens he developed habits that propelled him to financial independence. These simple and logical habits came from his life experience--not from the classroom. Millionaire by 40 reveals the ideas he embraced and it provides a path that will lead to great wealth and personal fufillment. He offers insight on a college education, saving money on living expenses, personal appearance, business etiquette, selecting a career, and marriage. If you don't want to be forever tied to a job where your only freedom is a few vacation weeks a year, start reading and applying these 100 secrets today.

The definitive guide for saving thousands on your taxes—completely revised and updated for the current tax year For 20 years, Lower Your Taxes - BIG TIME! has been the go-to guide for anyone looking to keep more of their money—and give less to the government. This new edition is more topical than ever and includes all the information you need to know about the latest changes in tax code. A former attorney for the IRS, Sandy Botkin knows all the ins and outs and shows you how to save thousands of dollars, legally and ethically, during tax time. Lower Your Taxes - BIG TIME! 2023-2024 offers proven methods for taking advantage of the tax system to get a yearly subsidy of $5,000 or more back from the IRS―and bulletproof your records forever. Inside you’ll find: Advice on properly documenting any business deduction Tips on starting a home-based business Turning tuition, entertainment, orthodontia, and other expenses into huge deductions The new standard deduction for married couples Changes to business meal and lease deductions, vehicle purchases, and Health FSA contributions Whether you’re a consultant, small-business owner, independent contractor, or just an individual seeking to protect your hard-earned nest egg, Lower Your Taxes - BIG TIME! 2023-2024 provides everything you need to make next tax season painless, both emotionally and financially.

The New York Times bestseller that gives “readers with an entrepreneurial turn of mind . . . road maps on how millionaires found their niches” (USA Today). The author of the blockbuster bestseller The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy shows how self-made millionaires have surmounted shortcomings such as average intelligence by carefully choosing their careers, taking calculated risks, and living balanced lifestyles while maintaining their integrity. Dr. Thomas J. Stanley also builds on his research from The Millionaire Next Door and takes us further into the psyche of the American millionaire. Stanley focuses in on the top one percent of households in America and tells us the motor behind the engine; what makes them tick. His findings on how these families reached such financial success are based on in-depth surveys and interviews with more than thirteen hundred millionaires. “A very good book that deserves to be well read.” —The Wall Street Journal “Worth every cent . . . It’s an inspiration for anyone who has ever been told that he wasn’t smart enough or good enough.” —Associated Press “A high IQ isn’t necessarily an indicator of financial success . . . Stanley tells us that the typical millionaire had an average GPA and frugal spending habits—but good interpersonal skills.” —Entertainment Weekly “Ideas bigger than the next buck.” —Orlando Sentinel

THE MILLION-COPY NEW YORK TIMES, BUSINESS WEEK, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER IS BACK - COMPLETELY UPDATED! With over ONE MILLION copies sold - Smart Women Finish Rich is one of the most popular financial books for women ever written. A perennial bestseller for over two decades, now Bach returns with a completely updated, expanded and revised edition, Smart Women Finish Rich, to address the new financial concerns and opportunities for today's women. Whether you are just getting started in your investment life, looking to manage your money yourself, or work closely with a financial advisor, this book is your proven roadmap to the life you want and deserve. With Smart Women Finish Rich, you will feel like you are being coached personally by one of America's favorite and most trusted financial experts. The Smart Women Finish Rich program has helped millions of women for over twenty years gain confidence, clarity and control over their financial well-being--it has been passed from generations to generation -- and it now can help you.

Strategies from an IRS insider for slashing taxes, maximizing legal deductions, avoiding audits, and more Completely updated for all of the new 2005 and 2006 Tax Laws! Through his years as an IRS tax attorney, Sandy Botkin discovered that most Americans could legally­­ and dramatically­­ cut their tax bills by establishing themselves as independent contractors or businesspersons. In Lower Your Taxes--­­Big Time!, fully updated for 2005 and 2006, Botkin explains how, outlining a straightforward program for writing off everything from family vacations to movies and plays, and receiving a subsidy of $5,000 or more from the IRS each and every year. From tips for launching a business to strategies for audit-proofing a return, Lower Your Taxes­­--Big Time! is a gold mine of information for every frustrated taxpayer. Tax-cutting strategies include: How, why, and when to incorporate Fail-safe methods for deducting a home office and family car Simple but essential record-keeping tips Tax advantages of being a consultant,independent contractor, or independent businessperson