Debt Heroes
By: Jeff Rose & Ben Edwards
Ben and Jeff approached me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I’d like to read a copy of their book, Debt Heroes. It’s $2.99 on Amaon.
They released the book as a companion to the Debt Movement that Jeff started back in February. They even offered it for free on Amazon for a couple of days. I was hoping to release this review during those days, but I just couldn’t get it finished in time. Unfortunately, it’s back up to it’s regular price of $2.99 (free for Amazon Prime members). That’s probably good for me, as I’ll be using my Amazon affiliate links to link to the book here, but I’m a bit disappointed that you won’t be able to take advantage of the free deal.
Ben and Jeff set out to write a book about debt heroes. Everyday people that you and I, the readers, can look up to as heroes in the fight against debt. Inside the book, you’ll find profiles of 21 debt heroes that have conquered debt, and some tips from each on how they did it. What I found even more interesting in each profile is that each debt hero points out what their weakness was. Not surprisingly, it isn’t the same for each one. Also not surprisingly, that weakness played a huge part in each of their debt story.
The book is a pretty quick read (about 177 pages if it were printed), and it’s full of inspirational stories about getting out of debt. It’s not another “get out of debt with these steps” book, but a book to give you inspiration in your own debt battle. Of course, the hope is that you read it and it gives you the push that you need to become your own debt hero.
I think I would have liked to have seen a little bit more of each debt hero’s story. Each of the stories is accompanied by a link to where you can read the full story, so it’s accessible; I just haven’t progressed in my kindle reading to be clicking on links and such.
If you’re looking for a little inspirational reading to help you keep on track (or get on track) with your debt elimination, I think you’ll find what you need inside the (electronic) pages of this book. Also, remember that you don’t need a Kindle to read the book. Amazon has Kindle apps for Android and iOS phones, as well as for PC and Apple computers, and most tablets.
You’ll read about it at the end of the book, but Jeff and Ben have also created a “Debt Heroes Club” that you can join to get more tips and inspiration at DebtHeroes.com.
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I picked up a copy of the book and I’ll check it out soon. Look promising…
Sounds like it is an interesting book. Very affordable, too! I will get a copy of the book and see what’s in store for me. Thanks for the information.