7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life: How to Live Well with the Money You Have

Michelle Singletary

Sept 2003 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Lee Adams

About this audiobook

The best financial planner Michelle Singletary ever knew was Big Mama, her grandmother. Big Mama raised Michelle and her four brothers and sisters on a salary that never reached more than $13,000 a year. Yet at her death, Big Mama owned her own home, had paid off a car loan, and had a beautiful collection of Sunday-go-to-meeting church hats and a savings account that supplemented her Social Security check and small pension. Most important, she had taught Michelle “7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life.” Those mantras serve as the inspiration for this straight-talking book of practical personal financial advice that really works.

The 7 Money Mantras are:

1. If it’s on your ass, it’s not an asset!
2. Is this a need or is it a want?
3. Sweat the small stuff.
4. Cash is better than credit.
5. Keep it simple.
6. Priorities lead to prosperity.
7. Enough is enough.

Michelle Singletary is a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post whose popular personal finance column appears in more than 120 newspapers. She’s also a mother of three children who understands what it’s like to live on a budget. In a plainspoken, sassy, no-nonsense voice, Michelle provides answers to the financial issues that confront almost every household: how to teach children the value of money; how to address money issues in a relationship or marriage; household saving tips; getting the best loans; and much more.

About the author

Michelle Singletary is a renowned financial adviser, author, and journalist. For more than 15 years, she has covered business and personal finance, first for the Baltimore Evening Sun and then for the Washington Post. Her Washington Post column, “The Color of Money,” is now syndicated in more than 100 newspapers across the country. She is a frequent contributor to various NPR programs and has appeared on national talk shows and television networks, including MSNBC, CNBC, Nightline, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The View. Singletary is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has a Master’s degree in Business from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Maryland with her husband and their three children. Visit her website at michellesingletary.com.

Lee Adams has been a voice artist for many years. Her work for the Educational Television Network can be heard on an array of videos, television series, station identifications, and commercials. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and lends her talents to various animation projects whenever possible. Lee currently enjoys a healthy relationship recording for Books on Tape (Penguin Random House) that includes both novels and nonfiction.