Financial Freedom - Making Money: Books, Videos

Are you fed up with giving so much of your hard-earned cash to the government, then watching it get spent on ridiculous pork-barrel special-interest projects? Would you like to hold on to more of your money for your own special-interest boondoggles? The underground economy continues to grow in spite of ever-widening atttempts by the government to regulate and tax everything we do. Millions of Americans are practicing free enterprise in today's increasingly unfree tax society. This former Loompanics title is the most comprehensive how-to book ever written for those entrepreneurial individuals who have decided to end their slavery to a wage and to government taxation as well. Discover how you can keep more of what you earn for yourself. Here you will find complete and up-to-date information on the ins and outs of guerrilla capitalism and the underground economy in this country.
$24.95
Softcover 978-1-58160-577-8 238 pages 8.5" x 11"

It's been several years since the publication of John Hoffman's cult classic of urban scavenging, The Art and Science of Dumpster Diving. Now the Garbage Guru is back with an advanced course in the unconventional economics of exploring the trash for fun and profit. Just some of the lessons you will learn include:

* the key secret to dealing with locked dumpsters
* how to dive for information and use it to humiliate corporations, politicians and other evil-doers
* the unusual profitability of diving for movie and celebrity castoffs
* the BIG-bucks potential of industrial diving, including the top 10 most lucrative places to do it
* how to sell your dumpster-dived wares through the flea market of the 21st century - eBay
* how to parlay dumpster diving consciousness into finding cheap property, supporting radical causes, even landing political office

New readers, as well as those familiar with Hoffman's work, must be warned that Dumpster Diving: The Advanced Course is decidedly weirder, more ambitious, more disturbing, and profoundly more subversive than his first book. You're gonna dig it!

John Hoffman's career as a bona fide fringe writer began with the publication of his cult classic, The Art and Science of Dumpster Diving. His previous employment is equally checkered – he has worked as a psychiatric counselor, printer's assistant, security guard, pizza cook, soldier, activist, newspaper reporter, hotel clerk, apartment manager and city councilman. He is now studying for a law degree.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-369-9 128 pages 8.5" x 11" 25 photos

Unemployed? Underemployed? Don't be at the mercy of employers, economic slumps, job shortages or skill deficiencies. This work-oriented book leads you through each step necessary for setting up your own business with no capital investment.

Discover the secret of tapping sources of free merchandise and genuine treasures. Get paid a minimum of $15 an hour to take away items for the home, office or business. Feel the satisfaction of making your pickup or van payments with your pickup or van using the ideas in this book.

You won't get rich overnight – though you might – but with this book you will never be unemployed again.
$16.95
Softcover 978-0-91089-909-3 170 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Set up your own pawnshop and get ready to start counting all the money you will make buying and selling goods at a tremendous profit! Learn how to choose the right location, evaluate merchandise, extend loans, advertise, establish a reputation for honesty and secure your shop.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-857-8 204 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

Through detailed case studies Ragnar shows you how carpenters, woodcutters, farmers, housecleaners, computer consultants, mechanics, lawyers, vendors, locksmiths and others are cashing in on today's booming economy – and keeping what they earn by not paying taxes. From these undergrounders you'll learn how to locate work, get paid without supplying identifying numbers, prepare a realistic budget, advertise your services or product and finance your project when you can't go to the bank. You'll also learn the pitfalls of working off the books and what you can do to prepare for them.

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
$18.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-011-7 160 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Want to find out how to get anything you want or need absolutely free? In step-by-step illustrated detail John Hoffman shows you how to use dumpster diving for food, clothing, appliances, furniture, books and other treasures. Discover how to dress for dumpster diving success, work your neighborhood dumpsters, dive a restaurant, use a "bag blade" and "dive stick," handle run-ins with the authorities, convert your trash to cash and much more! While you are learning all these professional secrets, you will be entertained by outrageous anecdotes from a life-long master diver.

John Hoffman is a bona fide fringe writer, and his previous employment is equally checkered – he has worked as a psychiatric counselor, printer's assistant, security guard, pizza cook, soldier, activist, newspaper reporter, hotel clerk, apartment manager and city councilman. He is now studying for a law degree.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-550-1 152 pages 8.5" x 11" photos, illust.

If you have ever wondered why the bookie always wins and you always lose, how your bookie adjusts point spreads and in which direction, or if there is anything you can do to improve your odds of winning sports bets, The Book on Bookies is for you! In it you'll find all the answers you need to come out a winner no matter what sport you bet on – football, baseball, basketball, boxing, hockey, horse racing, NASCAR. . . . even golf. Former sports bookie "J.J." (now retired and living the good life from his earnings) takes you behind the scenes to show you exactly how a successful betting operation is set up and run. Find out all about point spreads, straight bets, half-points, parlays, exactas, teasers, exotics, sweeps, money lines – everything you need to wager wisely . . . or to become a bookie. Be ready for the next Super Bowl, World Series or March Madness with The Book on Bookies.
$18.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-070-4 160 pages 5.5" x 8.5"

In the world of sports betting, football is king. Now you can get in on the action by reading this straight-to-the-point guide to learn invaluable strategies and tips for the upcoming football season. By getting the inside scoop on all aspects of gridiron gambling – gathered from the pioneers of sports betting to today's hottest online sources to the author's experience as a handicapper – you will learn how to develop your own winning system, including:

* how to determine which of the dozens of different ­wagers available to you offer the best chances of winning and which are sucker bets
* all the angles surrounding point spreads, aka "the line," including how to work certain "key" numbers, determine the best times to play the favorite and when to take the underdog, and other ways to give you an edge
* the pros and cons of betting with a Las Vegas sports book, an Internet outlet or a local bookie
* the best print and electronic sources to acquire information essential to the success of any system, including power ratings, injury reports, weather projections and other vital game-day factors
* proven approaches to managing your money so that you turn a profit throughout the season.

Whether you are an experienced bettor always on the hunt for new tricks or you just want to graduate from tossing a few bucks in the office pool to placing real wagers with real bookies, The Inside Scoop on Football Betting is for you.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-662-1 152 pages 5.5" x 8.5" charts

A former professional gambler and casino worker lifts the dark curtain on the secrets of the gambling world. Learn how to spot a scam, work a slot machine for big cash, run an inside job on a casino floor, outwit the house at craps or poker, deal a dirty deck and much more.
$18.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-915-5 152 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

Temporary employment, or "temp work," can be a treasure trove of opportunity for the dedicated practitioner. Rather than being a series of dead-end or meaningless short-term jobs, temp work offers numerous advantages. Author Dennis Fiery, who has temped in many industries, including ad agencies, book publishers, magazines, retail shops, fashion studios, financial companies, telecommunications and technology firms, educational institutions and government offices, has learned how to effectively exploit and undermine the temp system. This invaluable former Loompanics book contains all the information needed to successfully obtain steady, good-paying work as a temp, while effectively satisfying the requirements of the employers who are seeking competent temp workers and fulfilling your own special needs. Don't let the vagaries of the American work force get you down! Read this book today - and you'll never look at temporary employment as "work" again!
$10.00
Softcover 978-1-55950-172-9 156 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Do the Kuwaitis have a magic formula for getting rich – besides striking oil? No, but they do have four easy-to-follow secrets that have helped them amass fortunes for centuries – long before oil was discovered. And their secrets will work for you. Guaranteed.

William Beaver has lived overseas since 1992. As an American expat himself and the editor of Overseas Digest, a newsletter and website, he is in the ideal position to know what information is truly useful to Americans who are living or working in a foreign country or considering doing so. He currently resides in Kuwait with his wife and two children.
$18.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-976-6 128 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Laid-off, let go, downsized, canned – no matter how you slice it, you've been fired, my friend. And unless you plan on marrying a millionaire or winning the lottery, you've got to figure out what you're going to do for cash before the next round of bills arrives. But don't worry because, believe it or not, getting fired is a good thing 99 percent of the time. That's been the experience of entrepreneur Andy Kane, who has gone through more business cards than most people have teeth. Written with Kane's trademark irreverent humor, this guide to surviving today's economy offers practical, inventive, sure-fire advice on everything you'll need to do to get back on top. You'll learn how to get your foot in the door, create a résumé that will get noticed, evaluate job offers (and scams), network, turn a hobby into a career, start your own business, and more. If you're out of work now or think a pink slip might be in your future, this book is required reading.

Longtime Paladin author Andy Kane can say things that too few of us can. Things such as, "If I were to die tomorrow, I believe I will have gotten my money's worth out of this life." Kane (whose vocabulary doesn't include the words "Maybe I shouldn't . . .") has devoted his life to enjoying every minute of it. A Realtor and landlord, he has judged a Miss Nude World contest (and was paid to do it), driven at Daytona International Speedway and other famous tracks, caddied at the U.S. Open and lived many other fantasies that the average Joe only dreams of.
$10.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-321-7 104 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations