“Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less” written by Peter Walsh
Description
It seems as though not a day goes by that we don’t think about money. We cut back on spending. We chase a bargain. We try to save more. We strive to use less credit. We worry about funding our retirement and our children’s education. Yet we continue to spend money on things that don’t matter. Peter Walsh knows that money and debt can overwhelm your life even faster than clutter, and he has a plan to help you deal with that emotional and financial chaos. Peter’s previous bestselling books inspired us to successfully evict the clutter in our homes, on our bodies, and in six key areas of our lives. But for many people, clearing the clutter suddenly exposes deeper issues—financial, physical, and emotional. Sometimes our problems are not really about the physical stuff but about the emotional fabric of our lives—from our relationships with money to our relationships with people and even how we define and find happiness.
In Lighten Up, Peter demonstrates that this reassessment of priorities is a great opportunity to examine our lives and circumstances and to make the changes necessary to focus on the things that really matter. Exploring the real source of happiness, Peter offers a clear strategy for finding the delicate balance between what we have, what we need, and what we want or feel entitled to. With three unique audits that cover every aspect of our well-being, he takes us step by step through sizing up not just our possessions and financial statements but also our thoughts, goals, use of time and energy, and even our innermost sources of tension. He then shows us how to embrace the changes we’ve experienced, set a new path for the future, and come to accept that living on less can feel—and be—so much richer.
In Lighten Up you will learn how to:
• Change the way you and your family measure happiness
• Face your financial situation and set realistic priorities
• Create space for what really matters
• Plan realistically for financial and emotional security
• Be happier with less
Peter’s plan will help you achieve a personal balance that brings you happiness and the courage to choose a richly rewarding life over the mindless pursuit of more stuff.
About the Author
Peter Walsh is an organizational consultant and the author of How to Organize (Just About) Everything. His media exposure includes appearances on The Early Show and Fox News, as well as in such publications as USA Today, The New York Times, and Real Simple. He was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as the featured organizer on the hit TLC show Clean Sweep, and hosts Enough Already! with Peter Walsh on The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). He divides his time between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia. For more information about Peter visit www.peterwalshdesign.com.
My Thoughts
In this new book from Peter Walsh, all of his clutter-busting principles are applied to help readers organize their financial lives, while providing a road map for creating a less-is-more life.
Combined with Walsh’s step-by-step direction, the audits help readers understand and clear out their financial clutter (and any emotional baggage that goes with it). For many people, not being able to acquire new things after cleaning out the clutter leaves them feeling deprived, denied and unhappy. Many of us have never had to make the tough decisions about how to buy less, consume less, live with less, and embrace the concept of “less is more.” Today, with the changes in the economy affecting our very homes and livelihoods, less is no longer a choice but a necessity.
As someone who is currently in debt, and trying to slowly but surely get OUT of debt…this book has been a really good guide book to help my husband and I. Organizing your debt, can really be the same as organizing your life. You know the feeling you get, when your house is completely clean…that is my goal for our family financially. I want to be happy with what we have, and know that someday our debt will go away with a little bit of organization and planning.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs assistance when it comes to over-spending money, getting out of debt and organizing your life. This book will hopefully change your life, as it is currently for mine.
To learn more about Peter Walsh, be sure to visit his website, like him on Facebook, and/or follow on Twitter. This book is now available at your favorite local bookstore, or online at Amazon.com.
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