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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On average, what do Americans have more of than ever before?
2. What must a person do to become financially independent?
3. What is the real amount of life energy?
4. Why are vacations considered to be a work expense?
5. Why should clothing be broken down into smaller categories, such as informal, work, sports, etc.?
Short Essay Questions
1. For Step 4, what is the third question program participants should ask, regarding every expense on their chart? What does this question prompt people to do?
2. What are some examples of recreational expense categories?
3. How should program participants use the charts at the end of Chapter 3?
4. What is the final part of Step 3? How is this accomplished?
5. Where does the "rat race" come from?
6. What is the first part of Step 2? How is this accomplished?
7. What is the first part of Step 3?
8. Why is it beneficial to be specific with categories, rather than more general?
9. What are some of the not-so-obvious expenses related to a person's work?
10. Why does the result from the first part of Step 2 sometimes prompt participants to seek a lower-paying job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Expand upon one of the following items:
- How to divide time between work and play; life energy; fulfillment; or real hours worked.
- How is this item best integrated into people's lives?
- How does management of the item help people to achieve a better life or achieve financial independence?
- How does it relate to the overall message of the book?
Essay Topic 2
As expressed by the authors in Chapter 9, what impact would their financial program have on culture, living conditions, the environment, and the economy, if most people followed it? Describe their predictions in detail, referring also to their descriptions in Chapter 1 of ways in which most Americans' current lifestyle is harmful to our culture, living conditions, the environment, and the economy.
Essay Topic 3
Define the crossover point and its relationship to retirement. Why is the crossover point central to this financial program? What options are available to a person once they reach their crossover point?
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