• You're Broke Because You Want to Be

  • How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead
  • By: Larry Winget
  • Narrated by: Larry Winget
  • Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (314 ratings)

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You're Broke Because You Want to Be

By: Larry Winget
Narrated by: Larry Winget
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Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling author of It's Called Work for a Reason! and star of the A&E's reality show Big Spender cleans up America's personal-finance crisis with a butt-kicking, straight-talking, proven approach to prosperity.
©2007 Larry Winget (P)2007 Penguin

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Love this book!!!

In this book Larry is straight direct and to the point, he’s black and white, no gray area!! I can definitely appreciate his way of thinking! Highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to pull themselves out of the endless cycling of debt!

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LARRY WINGET KICKS BUTT!

You need to look at your reality, not just your wish list! Larry gets real...

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OMG 👀 OPENER

hands down the best book I've ever heard or read whatever you want to say open my eyes I got never thought it was possible he really help me out with a lot of things!!!!

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Very well put! My toes hurt... but he's right !

This guy just says it. No BS... and I not only needed to hear it, but really appreciate the no nonsense approach.

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Wow

If there's one guy I'd like to meet in this world it would be Larry. No nonsense, tell it like it is, stuff my parents should have taught me (however I'm not blaming them, Larry) Thanks for this book!!!

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Awesomely true...now do what he says.

Would you listen to You're Broke Because You Want to Be again? Why?

Yes. This was a great book that speaks the truth. If you get mad while listening to it, it's because he's speaking directly too you.

Have you listened to any of Larry Winget’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. I split it up in several different time periods so as to digest it better.

Any additional comments?

I'm not broke, actually, I practice a lot of the techniques in this book already. Yet, I still learned from it. You can too.

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Real Talk For The Hungry

If you could sum up You're Broke Because You Want to Be in three words, what would they be?

This book is the conversation adults need to have with their kids. I wish someone could have said this stuff to me. Thanks so much for being transparent.

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Get your financial house in order

Very informative. Great book if you're able to look yourself in the mirror and be honest about your financial situation. You may not like what Larry has to say, but deep down, you know it's true. Love the authors no BS approach. He doesn't sugar coat things, he just tells the hard, uncomfortable truths.

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on point

Larry is always on point. I learned a lot. Many things I already knew, but needed to hear again.

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loved it, no excuse - decide change now!

The only reason I was not living the life I wanted to live was because I believed the story I told myself about why I could not have it. In other words I believed the excuses I gave my self. Larry, reminded me I had the power to change it and if I didn't, it was because I really didn't want it. thanks Larry, PS you have not because you ask not, so I loved an opportunity to learn more from you by volunteering at one of your events!

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