The Difference

How Anyone Can Prosper in Even The Toughest Times

By: Jean Chatzky

Narrated by: Jean Chatzky

Can you really start from nothing and become truly secure financially?

What’s the difference between you and Warren Buffett? Between you and your boss? Or between you and your successful neighbor? What do the financially comfortable have that you don’t?

It’s not that those people were born into money, caught a lucky break, or have an Ivy League education. It’s not even that they are smarter than you or make more money than you do each year. So what do they have that you don’t . . . at least not yet? What’s The Difference?

Trusted financial coach Jean Chatzky shares the secrets her groundbreaking research of the self-made wealthy has uncovered so that anyone can break through the barriers that stand between them and true financial freedom. Find out why it’s important to:

• Get happy, but not too happy
• Do what you love, but don’t quit your day job
• Read every day
• Remember that failure is not an option–it’s a necessity
• Harness your intuition to take risks that make sense
• Practice the Kevin Bacon Principle–make connections
• Say thank you–and mean it
• Make your money work as hard as you do

Through candid interviews and a study of more than five thousand people, Jean reveals the traits and habits of those who have moved from the lowest economic strata to the highest. The Difference helps you take a look at where you are now and offers simple strategies for going where you want to go. The Difference, you’ll see, is within you: You have the power to determine your financial future and achieve the next level of wealth.©2009 Jean Chatzky; (P)2009 Random House Audio

What a great read

I have been a fan of Her Money for years and this book did not disappoint! Jean always has a great way of looking at money to make it fun and easy to understand what I need to do to secure my future finances. I love the way she makes you look at why you might invest or spend your money the way you do so you can move past your own shortcomings and get to what really matters for yourself and your family. Thank you Jean!

Excellent

While this book was written for people in the US, people like myself overseas could benefit from many valuable concepts and thinking and attitude in how we relate to and manage our money. I intend to listen to this audio many more times to really absorb what she's telling and sharing with us to take care of ourselves.

thoroughly unoriginal...

Might be useful for a naive 9th grader - at best.
A lot of politically correct, uninspired re-hash. "Surveys reveal", "noted PhD such 'n such says", "studies have proven" - uugghh. Author seems committed to her cause but reveals no identity, no depth, no passion. And sadly, no humor or literary finesse to make up for my wasted time and money. She would quite possibly serve us best by focusing her writing on the art of networking, where her authentic expertise clearly lies.