{"product_id":"spent-break-the-buying-obsession-and-discover-your-true-worth-9781592856992","title":"Spent: Break the Buying Obsession and Discover Your True Worth","description":"\u003cb\u003eLeading psychologist and financial commentator Palaian offers a tested, step-by-step guide to help people break the spending obsession by looking within.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Americans are saving less, carrying larger debt loads, losing their homes to foreclosure, and filing bankruptcy in record numbers. Yet, people continue to spend more than they can afford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The advice of financial planners only treats the symptoms of overspending. In \u003ci\u003eSpent\u003c\/i\u003e, Sally Palaian offers proven plans for taking on a range of personal issues with money by examining those underlying emotional, familial, and societal factors that trigger spending behaviors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpent\u003c\/i\u003e teaches readers to control shopping, pay off debt, develop budgets, and become financially competent through: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - easy-to-use assessment tools designed to pinpoint the severity of a problem \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - questionnaires that facilitate the exploration of the root causes of unhealthy financial behaviors \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - user-friendly exercises created to influence change from within \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Palaian's system for financial recovery is also designed to help hoarders, financial codependents, and underachievers attain lasting, positive change and a healthy view of one's true value in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Palaian has spoken about financial disorders for various therapy associations and has served as an expert in the media on mental disorders and spending, most recently for MSN Money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Palaian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazelden Publishing \u0026amp; Educational Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592856992","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149227651117,"sku":"9781592856992","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_82179521-baf7-4dac-9958-27d09ce7160e.jpg?v=1757276803","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/spent-break-the-buying-obsession-and-discover-your-true-worth-9781592856992","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}