A book review of Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk! appeared on page 88 of the November 2008 issue  of Essence Magazine under the MONEY TOOL banner.

The review reads - Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk by Ida Byrd-Hill (Upheaval Media) is a breezy read that acts as a financial psychologist to help you execute your dreams. One great tip: Examine your priorities and cut out items that don't fit with your budget lifestyle. "People get swept up by life, and we move by what life predicts for us, but it's time to stop living according to the status quo," says Byrd-Hill, former president of the Harvard Group Wealth Management, LLC and president of Uplift, Inc., a nonprofit idea incubator.

Essence Magazine has an audience of 8.4 million people nationwide. Its audience is college educated with a median age of 37 years and a household income of $47,604. Ida Byrd-Hill authored Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk! to ease people out of their financial panic into a thinking, dreaming, planning and execution mode again.   Everyone is looking for a dream life, positivity, riches and comfort. World events may not change for years to come and continue to generate negativity. However, Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk! is the breathe of fresh air you need to break out and achieve enormous success, today. It is your financial psychologist in a book assisting you to plan and execute your dream. Don t let financial funk wipe you out!!!

Ida Byrd-Hill spent 10 years as a financial advisor and 5 years in Human Resources attempting to educate people to view their financial plan as part of  a lifestyle plan and not the plan alone. She believes to thrive in this turbulent economy, people must rearranged their lifestyle, careers and/ finances. Some should even consider entrepreneurial ventures.

Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk! can be purchased at www.upliftinc.org www.Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders and Target.  For bulk pricing, contact Ida Byrd-Hill at 313-483-2126 or upheavalmedia@upliftinc.org.

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