{"product_id":"invest-like-a-couch-potato-achieve-financial-security-and-lifetime-freedom-with-ease-hardback-9781394366866","title":"Invest Like a Couch Potato; Achieve Financial Security and Lifetime Freedom with Ease (Hardback) 9781394366866","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInvest Like a Couch Potato\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAchieve Financial Security and Lifetime Freedom with Ease\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Burns (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394366866, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple investment strategies to recapture your time and foster financial independence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcise and practical, \u003ci\u003eInvest Like A Couch Potato\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable guide to personal finance and freedom covering a wide range of subjects, from the basic principles of accumulating wealth to developing a mindset free from the pervasive influence of financial propaganda. Written by author Scott Burns, one of the most prolific and insightful personal finance and investing writers in the country, this book does not try to make you the richest man or woman in the world in dollar terms but rather enables you to recapture your time on this planet—the ultimate currency we should be focused on. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by hard data, additional resources through Scott’s website, and tools like the Couch Potato portfolio cookbook, this book explores topics including: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestment Strategies: ETFs, low-cost compounding, and the simplicity of the Couch Potato portfolio. (If you can fog a mirror, you can do it!)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReports and Rewards: Retirement cash balances, accumulation differences, and the simplicity of superior financial management.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoneyporn: The seductive yet misleading aspects of financial media and temporary heroes in finance. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Big Kahuna: Shelter, borrowing, and health as critical components of financial planning and wellbeing in all dimensions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvest Like a Couch Potato\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guide for readers seeking to take control of their financial destiny by simplifying investment strategies and fostering a resilient, independent mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An Easy Stroll to Investment Success and a Better Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 What Happens When An Aspiring Astronaut And Biologist Becomes a Writer 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Human Life Cycle: We Share More Than You Think 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 WHAT Seven BILLION HUMANS WANT 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Measuring the Big Sameness in Cash: the Revised Equivalence Scale 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Big Sameness in Cash: the Reverse Engineering Way 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory Industry 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Sublime Blessing of Death 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Long, Glorious History of Investment Failure 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Weston Wellington and the Wisdom of Not Guessing the Future 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Legion of Amazing, but Temporary, Heroes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Bogleheads and Fighting Back 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Turn Off, Tune Out, and Drop in (with Apologies To Timothy Leary) 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III How to Invest Your Savings 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Etfs: You Can Now Invest Almost for Free 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 The Simplicity Portfolio – Couch Potato Investing 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Occam’s Razor: Riffs on the Couch Potato Portfolio That Don’t Work 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Riffs on the Couch Potato Portfolio to Consider 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 The Bonus of Low-cost Compounding While Growing 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 The Bonus of Low-cost Investing While Spending 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Can You Spend More? 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Proof Is in the Pudding 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 The Pudding Reports: It’s All About the Cash 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Rewards of Simplicity for Actual People 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 How Average Becomes Superior 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 The Unspoken Forms of Capital 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Rising Above Serfdom in An Age of Neo-feudalism 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI The Rewards Found Elsewhere 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 The Big Kahuna: Shelter 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 A Penny Saved Is Much More Than a Penny Earned 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 The Lifetime Compounding of Un-money 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Health Is All! 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Should You Strive for Early Retirement? 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII More Couch Potato Cookbook – Exactly How to Do It 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 The Basic Couch Potato Cookbook 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Still More Couch Potato Cookbook 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII The Research and Data That Supports Everything I’ve Said 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 Why Couch Potato Investing Makes Sense: A Tour of the Research and Data 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475088601368,"sku":"9781394366866","price":14.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781394366866.jpg?v=1785804495","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/invest-like-a-couch-potato-achieve-financial-security-and-lifetime-freedom-with-ease-hardback-9781394366866","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}