Publishers Group West: Debt-Free Forever by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

Tired of getting to the end of the money before you get to the end of the month? Wish you were in control?

If you're afraid to open your bills, if you've never added up how much you owe, if you can't even imagine being debt-free, it's time to join the thousands of people Gail Vaz-Oxlade has helped. Her straightforward approach to money management is based on self-control, hard work, and prioritizing what's really important. Debt-Free Forever is Gail's step-by-step guide, and she'll show you how to:

figure out how much you've actually been spending calculate how much you owe — and what it's costing you build a budget that works maximize your debt repayments so you can be free of consumer debt in 3 years or less prepare for a rainy day so it doesn't mean a major setback set goals for your new, debt-free life

Make no mistake: Getting out of debt isn't easy. But in Debt-Free Forever, Gail gives you a clear strategy and the steps needed to implement it. So if you're finished with excuses, overdue notices, and maxed-out credit cards, pick up this book, follow Gail's plan, and start becoming debt-free forever.

Gail Vaz-Oxlade has been a personal-finance writer and columnist for 25 years, following a career working for financial-services companies. She delivers her no-nonsense approach to money management as host of the television show Til Debt Do Us Part, which airs in the U.S. on CNBC, as well as in more than 30 other countries, reaching millions of viewers each week.