Table of Contents
Prologue: No One Is Coming to Save You 1
An Introduction to Zombie Economics
Chapter 1 The Zombie on the Back Porch 7
Why Opening That Pile of Bills Will Save Your Life
Chapter 2 Find All the Weapons; Block All the Windows 15
Know Your True Income … and Where It Actually Goes
Chapter 3 A Basement Full of Ammo 49
Save Yourself By Saving Money
Chapter 4 Don't Go in the Graveyard 63
How and Why to Keep Your Job … Even If You Hate It
Chapter 5 They'll Eat the Fat Ones First 83
Fitness as a Financial Asset
Chapter 6 Surviving the Graveyard 111
Making the Best of Your Unemployment
Chapter 7 Shooting Dad in the Head 143
Ending Your Relationships with the Financially Infected
Chapter 8 The Trench 163
Financial Defenses That Work While You Sleep
Chapter 9 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Zombies? 177
Avoiding Scams, Hucksters, and Other Financial Predators
Chapter 10 Setting Fire to the House 195
When You Should (And Shouldn't) Declare Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 Never Give Up, Never Give In 219
Holding Out for As Long As It Takes
Chapter 12 The Famous Final Scene 237
Epilogue: There is No Cure 253
Protecting Yourself from Future Threats
Acknowledgments 273
References 275
Index 277
Final Worksheet: Key Survival Numbers 285
