Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Living on the Edge 1
Chapter 1 America's #2 Addiction 21
Chapter 2 Plastic Dynamite 41
Chapter 3 Affairs of the Wallet: Marriage 57
Chapter 4 Affairs of the Wallet: Divorce 79
Chapter 5 Collections: Deal with It 95
Chapter 6 The Credit System and How It Works 113
Chapter 7 Buying Real Estate Is Not a Joke 129
Chapter 8 What If I Lose My Castle? 147
Chapter 9 Damage Control 159
Chapter 10 Bankruptcy: Losing the Battle to Win the War 175
Chapter 11 Saving Your Financial Life 189
About the Author 201
Index 203