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  • Hunting Purple Elephants

  • A 7-Step, 7-Week Plan to Eliminate Unnecessary Spending, Increase Household Income, and Invest the Savings
  • By: Paxton S. Finnegan
  • Narrated by: Eric Reed
  • Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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Hunting Purple Elephants

By: Paxton S. Finnegan
Narrated by: Eric Reed
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You have a good job, you work hard, and your family is depending on you. Yet every month your credit card balance grows while your savings dwindle. Why is it so dang hard to get our debts in check? Probably because your credit card statement, weekly shopping routine, and even the phone in your hand are crammed full of purple elephants.

You think you need every one of them. You tell yourself they are essential. You are not willing to give them up, because each one of them adds a layer of superficial comfort to your life. But the truth is, purple elephants will spiral your debt out of control and damage your retirement, your family, and your peace of mind. The things you buy in the name of convenience are the same things that keep you awake at night, wondering how you're going to get out of this black hole of debt.

Join Paxton S. Finnegan as he helps you retake the helm of the out-of-control safari that your financial life has become. For the next seven weeks:

  • You will lead an uncompromising expedition through your financial life.
  • You will track for signs in your bank statement, credit card bill, mortgage, personal items, leisure time, and even your social media.
  • You will partner with your family and make them your most valuable allies, rather than a source of festering resentment.
  • You will implement strategies to eliminate, reduce, consolidate, or restructure your debts.
  • You will begin a new journey of savings and investments.

It's time to reevaluate what is "essential". It's time to cull the herd. Gather the whole family together; it's time to hunt some purple elephants!

©2021 Paxton S. Finnegan (P)2022 Paxton S. Finnegan
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Great book

This is a great book that is excellently narrated. This can help so many people. In times when living costs are increasing at an alarming rate, we can all look at ways we can save money. This book has given me some great tips for looking at my finances in a different way and for how to control my spending on unnecessary things. I have already implemented some of these and am starting to see real improvements. A great one to give to your teenage kids to, giving them a head start.

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The Elephant in The Room!

This time of year is extremely hard on the pocket. Here in the Uk, we have high fuel prices and the cost of living is going up and up. Hunting Purple Elephants is all the "7"'s, 7 steps in 7 weeks. This very well-produced audiobook will help you to eliminate unnecessary spending and increase your household income. It's a great book.

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awesome book

this is excellent, full of useful information. very well narrated too, would highly recommend!!

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The kick in the butt we needed

I love the no-nonsense way this book spells it all out. You're spending too much. You're not taking advantage of all the ways to save. Snap out of it! Lol. There's also a lot of compassion there; we're just not taught how to do this, and we need help as adults. I really enjoyed it. And the narrator is awesome.

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Enticing!

This is a must have book if you’re looking to get a handle on your personal finances. I love the imagery you get in your head when “ hunting purple elephants.” It’s silly and enticing! I was looking forward to what part came next throughout the entire book! Great listen!

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Full of Wealth

As a young women and mother and wife navigating this world financially can be overwhelming and oh so stressful. This book has armed me with real life tools to save money create better habits for the sake of my families future, you don’t learn this stuff in school! If your young middle aged old you need this book to strengthen your financial skills!

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well needed

This was a fantastic listen and everyone should have to read it. This covers everything you need to know about getting your ducks in a row and handling your debt. Put things into perspective and really made you think about your purchases and what you really need. Excellent

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Fantastic book!

Good financial audiobook to listen. Paxton wake me up and start having a look on my finance. I got a lot good idea from this audiobook in term of financial management. Plus the author simplified the words, so it is not too difficult for me to understand as a non native English speaker.

This book motivate me a lot, and I realize that there are many ways to invest. I highly recommend!!

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A great listen!

This is one of my favorite topics to learn more about, as I feel like you should always be checking in on your spending and finding new ways to put your money to work. Hunting Purple Elephants offered some excellent tips, some that I currently use, and some that I am interested to try, on how to get the most out of your money. Definitely worth the read.

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This is GREAT!!

remarkable author, explorer, hunter, and observer whose writing takes you to his time
and place as if you were there too. I am not a Hunting Elephants lover, but my sister loves everything about elephants
so she is so happy by listening to this audiobook, so cool

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