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Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving
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Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving

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Are you ready to take control of your finances, no matter where the market goes? Join Lorilee Craker as she shares the time-tested Amish secrets to enjoying true abundance on a practical budget.

When writer Lorilee Craker learned that Amish communities are thriving (not just surviving) during periods of economic downturn, she decided she had to find out why. Along the way, she found a treasure trove of tried-and-true financial habits the Amish have employed for generations that will forever change how you think about money.

In Money Secrets of the Amish, Craker gives you the tools you need to:

  • Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without
  • Repurpose, recycle, and reuse what you already have
  • Find the value in delayed gratification and self-control

Praise for Money Secrets of the Amish:

"Money Secrets of the Amish is a practical, doable guide, and it's such fun to read.  Lorilee's voice is as engaging and lively as ever, and the wisdom she shares from the Amish community is both inspiring and instructive. I just finished the last page, and my mind is buzzing with all sorts of ways to waste less, want less, and spend less."

--Shauna Niequist, bestselling author of I Guess I Haven't Learned that Yet and Present Over Perfect

 

 

LanguageEnglish
PublisherThomas Nelson
Release dateJun 13, 2011
ISBN9781595554017
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Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Straight forward book about how the plain people handle their money.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I'm a sucker for campy self-help books. This financial guide makes me want to be less like a grasshopper and more like an ant.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very Interesting Read! It answers your curiosity about the Amish way of life. It is basically what our ancestors did and we have gone offtrack nowadays with convenience and everything being available at the swish of a button. Definitely going to use the Amish policy of use what you have.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was an enjoyable, non-judgemental book that gives practical advice from the author's lived experiences learned from the Amish community around her.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book has a heart. You can feel it in every words written. its very different from other money and financial books i have ever read. Its a blessing to me. Im going to share and read this with my friends and family.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I recieved this ebook from BookSneeze.com to read and post my review.I have always been interested in saving money, although I have never been good at following the tips I have read about to make them work for me. Being recently out on medical disability, our household income has considerably decreased and it is more important for me, more than ever, to follow money-saving tips and really buckle down on the spending. I have many times wondered, when passing through Amish farm country, how the Amish make ends meet with such big farms and big families. This book combines the two "mysteries" in an engaging and informative way.Lorilee Craker is a descendant of a Mennonite, a close cousin of the Amish. She decided to take a trip to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania to see if she could learn from her Amish cousins how they view saving money. She tells a story of an Amish gentleman, who managed to save $400,000.00 as a downpayment to buy a $1.5 million farm. He did all this while paying rent on a farm and raising his 14 children. Now that takes alot of financial discipline.Their concept is simple: Do not waste things, reuse items and buy used. Such a simple way of thinking, but yet our society is hooked on buying the latest, greatest items and spending way too much on things we don't use up. Lorilee describes how not using credit cards, buying some bulk items and going to consignment and second-hand stores can really save you money.This book was very informative, suggesting ways to save that I hadn't thought of, all while being very entertaining. This book is a must-read for those of us who are interested in decreasing our spending and trying to build that nest-egg. I highly recommend this book!

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wonderfully, and descriptively, written book imparts many of the wisdoms of the Plain people, the Amish. Intended to guide us into a simpler way of financial freedom, without the harsh environ of a materialistic, and too ready for credit, world. Craker, instead, steers us into re-thinking what is truly important in today's society. Living up to the "Jones's", or getting back to the basics of what real family life is all about.Having grown up amidst neighbors of the Mennonite community, I found this extremely heartening and well worth the read. The tips and clues on how to save money as an "Englisher" just made plain common sense!I highly recommend this read for anyone looking for ways to cut corners financially, and finally see what freedom without debt can actually be like!I give this book Five Stars and my Thumbs Up award!DISCOLSURE: This book was provided by Thomas Nelson Publishing through its BookSneeze review program for an independent review of the written work.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    There are those who might say that I’m a bit of an Amish person. I like simplicity. And I’m always careful with money. So I guess it is not surprising that I loved this book. It’s chockfull of great ideas about how to have a happy life without spending a lot of money. These are the ideas I was taught by my frugal parents. These are the ideas I have lived all fifty-four years of my life. These are ideas that large groups of Amish people have lived all their lives. We know these ideas work. I delighted in this book. And I have, since I finished it, been contemplating to whom I should pass this book on. In this tight economic climate, there are a zillion people I know personally who don’t seem to be aware of the basic tenets of this book. But would it be an easy sell? Would I hand a person this book and all their money troubles would disappear? I am not sure. I’m not sure how many people would love becoming Amish as much as I would. And that would be a deal-breaker.There my copy of this book sits. Perhaps I can simply post this review and some of those in financial difficulties will seek out this book. Perhaps some will try some of these ideas and some will use them. I’d say one more time, We know these ideas work. If they are used….Thank you to the publisher for sending me this copy to read and review.

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