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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. What are 1,001 SURE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY?

2. What is a major advantage of separating employment from passion?

3. A line should be drawn connecting the current month's income to what?

4. Being financially independent requires what?

5. What encourages family, friends, and neighbors to support the participant's goals in following this program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between the word "frugal" and the Spanish word "aprovechar?" Which do the authors prefer?

2. What is a "cushion?" What are the advantages of having a cushion?

3. What are 1,001 SURE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY?

4. What span of time should the wall chart cover? Why?

5. What is ONE SURE WAY TO SAVE MONEY?

6. Why are most people happier when their jobs are not related to their passions?

7. Describe the process of creating the wall chart.

8. What job-hunting advice is included in the book?

9. How should investment income be tracked on the wall chart? What is the significance of this number?

10. How is Step 8 completed? What does it allow program participants to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the authors encourage program participants to calculate their real wage? Based on real wage, why should people sometimes consider changing to a lower-paying job? How does this jibe with the authors' advice elsewhere in the book, to maximize income?

Essay Topic 2

Expand upon the authors' comparison between budgeting and dieting. Why are honest record-keeping and frugality better tools for managing finances than a budget? What terms would parallel record keeping and frugality, in terms of managing food intake?

Essay Topic 3

What is the authors' view of work vs. personal identity? How can subtle shifts in language and attitude change a person's perspective, regarding what constitutes work? Why should security, tradition, enjoyment, duty, prestige, status, power, or social opportunities be sought after away from a person's work environment?

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