Direct Pointing to Real Wealth: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Money
by Elpel, Thomas J.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): Hops Pr
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Summary
Whether you are raising a family or running a business, Direct Pointing to Real Wealth will help you achieve your dreams by providing a fresh look at time, energy, economics, and the environment.
Table of Contents
| Forward: Gardening the Ecosystem: The Do-Nothing Method of Real Wealth | p. 1 |
| Introduction: The Economy as an Ecosystem: Spontaneous Organization | p. 3 |
| The Nature of Wealth | |
| Real Wealth: Taking Stock of our Capital | p. 13 |
| Calories: The Currency of All Economies | p. 15 |
| Inflation: The Changing Relationship Between Calories and Money | p. 19 |
| Prices and the Natural Ecosystem: Understanding Caloric Relationships | p. 23 |
| Wealth and Work: A Ten Thousand Year-Old Pattern | p. 27 |
| Principles of Economic Ecology | |
| Matter and Energy: Industrial Metabolism and the Laws of Thermodynamics | p. 37 |
| Substitutes for Everything: The Good and Bad of Expanding the Resource Pie | p. 43 |
| The Human Equation: The Evolution of Consciousness | p. 49 |
| Succession: Making Change in the Ecosystem | p. 56 |
| Tools To Work With | |
| Creativity: Eliminating the Obstacles to Your Dreams | p. 67 |
| Materials to Work With: Open Niches in the Economic Ecosystem | p. 75 |
| Technology: Putting Calories to Work | p. 81 |
| Energy: Squeezing Useful Work from Every Calorie | p. 89 |
| Money: Financial Ladders and Cultural Relativity | p. 98 |
| Labor: Adding Caloric Value | p. 107 |
| Credit: Calories to Start On | p. 113 |
| Turning Dreams into Reality | |
| The Sum of the Criteria: Creating Your Personal Vision | p. 123 |
| The Test of Time: Planning for All the Today's to Come | p. 130 |
| Putting Your Ideas to the Test | |
| The Weakest Link: Success One Task at a Time | p. 135 |
| Cause and Effect: Finding Solutions Beyond the Symptoms | p. 138 |
| Marginal Reaction: Comparing Your Options | p. 141 |
| Energy/Wealth Source and Use Looking Out for our Children's Grandchildren | p. 144 |
| Neighbors and Culture: Respecting Others Along the Path to Your Dreams | p. 147 |
| Implementing Your Strategy for Success | |
| Planning: Prioritizing Your Action List | p. 153 |
| Learning and Growth: Empowering Yourself and Others Around You | p. 157 |
| Financial Planning: Managing Your Money | p. 160 |
| The Management Cycle: Monitoring and Flexibility | p. 162 |
| Tilting Succession in the Ecosystem | |
| Economic Stability: A Game of Musical Chairs | p. 169 |
| Taxation: A Tool For Change | p. 175 |
| Cleaning up Corporacy: Tilting Markets Towards a Better World | p. 179 |
| Conclusion | p. 182 |
| Bibliography | p. 183 |
| Index | p. 185 |
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