Money Secrets of the Amish

Posted on 19 December 2017 by Lorilee Craker

Take one thoroughly modern gal with a recessionary income problem, mix with the practices of a culture that has proved to be recession proof, and what have you got A financial planner in a straw hat.When writer Lorilee Craker learned that the Amish are not just surviving but thriving in the economic downturn, she decided to find out why What she found was about a dozen tried and true financial habits the Amish have employed for generations that will make your cash last longer and help you build wealth Craker provides tips touse it up, wear it out, make do, or do withoutrethink your gift givingrepurpose, recycle, and reuseeat like royalty for a peasant s pittanceEndorsements Packed with practical, simple, and smart money saving ideas and teeming with great insight into the sensible Amish ways, Money Secrets of the Amishwill entertain you with stories and retrain your brain to be the savvy money saver you always dreamed you could be Beth Wiseman, best selling author of Plain Promise and Seek Me With All Your HeartSometimes touching, sometimes humorous and always helpful, author Lorilee Craker pulls us into the family rooms of the Amish and shows us how they make ends meet Story after story illustrates savvy money management trading for goods and services, shopping for bargains, living with less, avoiding debt, curbing the desire to impress others And Craker s journalistic bent provides plenty of takeaway value for the non Amish A very worthwhile read whether your bank account is bursting or busting Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of Amish Peace Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World and Lancaster County Secrets Revell This book is like an Amish basement shelf loaded with Mason jars full of Plain money wisdom Self confessed Fancy gal Lorilee Craker rolls up her sleeves and cracks them open one by one, figuring out how to fit Amish principles to a non Amish life She succeeds, and so can you read Money Secrets of the Amish and add weight to your wallet Erik Wesner, amishamerica.com author of Success Made Simple An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive 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, author of Cold Tangerines and BittersweetLorilee inspires and impacts your everyday life with this marvelous little read From buttons to bakery you suddenly realize this conversation is not about just pinching a few pennies but about transforming how we view our everyday lives I applaud Lorilee for asking the hard questions and pressing in to find honest answers Forget the mall, kick back and soak up the delicious wisdom of a life well lived Thank you Lorilee for shaping my everyday Tracey Bianchi, author of Green Mama Money Secrets of the Amish isn t so much about making money it s about family, discipline, and redefining what wealthy means This is a great read that helps us all to see clearly what s really valuable in our lives Jeff McMahon, award nominated musician and national director runner with the Team McGraw endurance program New Read [ Money Secrets of the Amish ] Author [ Lorilee Craker ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m trying to be generous by giving this book 2 stars, because I m sure there are people out there who will like this book just not me I wanted so badly for this book to be awesome but I was disappointed in every way I couldn t relate to this big city, career woman and her 3 over stimulated and spoiled children Every secret of the Amish she chose to write about was a common sense, elementary level money management principle If you find paying your bills on time such a novel idea that yo I m trying to b...I m always on the lookout for good life hacks, and I enjoy common sense ways to save money and live better Too much of modern life is hemorrhaging money without thought, and sometimes it takes inspiration from outside sources to see the bigger picture, to recognize everyone wants your money and it s up to you to say, No This book is written by a formerly Amish woman who went back to the community to investigate how the Amish people were able to, almost as a complete whole, gain money during I m always on the lookout for good life hacks, and I enjoy common sense ways to save money and live better Too much of modern life is hemorrhaging money without thought, and sometimes it takes inspiration from outside sources to see the bigger picture, to recognize everyone wants your money and it s up to you to say, No This book is written by a formerly Amish woman who went back to the community to investigate how the Amish people were able to, almost as a complete whole, gain money during the worst of the recession.Right from the start, we see they have a mindset of frugality One example is a neighbor arrives with his shiny new luxury car Perhaps one might say, Hey, cool car and feel envy The Amish ...I have to admit, I was only half serious when I requested Money Secrets of the Amish from Netgalley, I am not one to read self help or advice books but as a huge Amish Fiction fan I figured it would be a bit of a fun read with a few Jahs and Denki s thrown in What surprised me was that I found an incredible amount of useful information in this book Perhaps it was the time of year that I was reading this book, but it truly helped me to keep a handle on holiday spending and return the focus I have to admit, I was only half serious when I requested Money Secrets of the Amish from Netgalley, I am not one to read self help or advice books but as a huge Amish Fiction fan I figured it would be a bit of a fun read with a few Jahs and Denki s thrown in What surprised me was that I found an incredible amount of useful information in this book Perhaps it was the time of year that I was reading this book, but it truly helped me to keep a handle on holiday spending and return the focus back to the reason for the season As much as Money Secrets of the Amish talks about giving yourself a financial makeover it is not a dry, accounting based book Itaccurately speaks about making lifestyle changes that will not only greatly benefit your financial situation but will also have...This book could have been much better Reportedly Amish people have fared very well during the recent recession The author decided to research how they do it Many of their money handling principles are simply old fashioned common sense don t go into debt, save, use it up, reuse or go without The Amish also do a lot of bartering, which works very well in their close knit community Bulk shopping is another thing they do, but this is not what most of us think of as bulk shopping buying the e This book could have been much better Reporte...How do you write a book about money secrets of the Amish and glaze over the number one way they save money They grow most of their food They don t buy from co ops they are the co ops This book was a waste of time It s a way of bragging about Ralph Lauren finds in second hand stores She interviews one man of fourteen kids and asks whats your secret He lives thrifty Wow no kidding This man is deep in his faith and believes God well provide and does Though she doesn t mention it aside fro How do you write a book about money secrets of the Amish and glaze over the number one way they save money They grow most of their food They don t buy from co ops they are the co ops This book was a waste of time It s a way of braggin...I had hoped for some new ish savings tidbits but these tips are just common sense If you live extravagantly and you suddenly go from a lot of income to a minimal income, this book could be helpful However if you are already someone on a very limited budget, the book comes acrossas one woman s kevetching about her falling into middle class financial status The stories from the Amish are a very entertaining look into their everyday life which kept the book from being all about a woman w I had hoped for some new ish savings tidb...I hated this book Maybe something redeeming happened deeper into it, but I couldn t takethan a few chapters It was gross She made jokes like paraphrasing here , We d be living under a bridge if we didn t do something about our expenses I just couldn t take the cutesy folksy ...I found the title misleading It should be, Common Sense About Money, With Lots of Amish Puns I m sure that there are people who would benefit from this book, but I didn t need to spend my time reading it to l...Many years ago, a local paper ran a weekly column called The Amish Cook I think the Amish columnist died in the early 200s, and her daughter took it over under another name In any event, it was a sweet little series that offered a peek into the daily lives of their Indiana Amish community and some pretty good recipes, too I saw this book at the library and tho...Finally, a finance book for fancy girls Fun and sassy Lorilee Craker lives out my secret fantasy spend time with those lovely people, the Amish, who observe their faith in Christ in an idyllic agrarian lifestyle that resembles the set of The Shire in Lord of the Rings, and then get paid to write about it These wonderful hobbits, er, Plain People, have not been tempted by the lure of bigger, better, faster, mostly because they don t have TVs or radios to constantly barrage them with commercials Finally, a finance book for fancy girls Fun and sassy Lorilee Craker lives out my secret fantasy spend time with those lovely people, the Amish, who observe their faith in Christ in an id...

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19 December 2017

Lorilee Craker