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  • Published: 4 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143788898
  • Imprint: Penguin Life
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $29.99

Happy Money

The Zen path to a happier and more prosperous life




Transform your relationship with money by following the Zen path to prosperity and financial peace of mind – based on the Japanese bestseller which has sold more than a million copies!

For many of us, the subject of money is unavoidably stressful. Managing our personal finances is complicated, time-consuming and often, particularly in the slow countdown to payday, dispiriting. The good news is that in Japan – where a Zen approach to life is more widely practised – a pathway to a better relationship is being carved by the 'Zen Millionaire', Ken Honda.

Based on the phenomenally popular Japanese bestseller, this beautifully written book will reinvent the way you see your personal finances. You will come to understand that money flows like water and arrives like a guest. You'll rethink your own attitudes and examine the way they were shaped by beliefs about money you were taught as a child. And you'll transform your money from a tyrannical master or an unruly slave to a trusted friend. When we heal the fear and anxiety we have about money, we successfully achieve prosperity and peace.

Take the Zen path to financial security and happiness.

'Ken's book will transform your life around money' – Jack Canfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles

  • Published: 4 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143788898
  • Imprint: Penguin Life
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Ken Honda

Ken Honda is a bestselling author of self-development books in Japan. His expertise comes from owning and managing several businesses, including an accounting company, management consulting firm, and a venture capital corporation. His writings bridge the topics of finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken's much-sought-after advice has been the impetus for thousands of people to take action toward self-realisation, allowing them to work and live from a position of strength and solvency. Ken also provides ongoing support through mentoring programs, business seminars, therapeutic workshops, and correspondence courses.

To date, Ken has published more than 110 books, has recorded weekly podcasts for four years, and has held seminars and conferences all over Japan for the last 12 years. He is the highest paid professional speaker in Japan. His seminars attract up to 1,000 people and sell out within an hour, and his Japanese website receives more than 250 testimonials and reader comments every day.

He is the first person from Japan to be voted into the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of personal and professional development leaders. He is fluent in Japanese and English. He has focused on the Japanese market for 12 years, but is turning his attention to the rest of the world. He currently lives in Tokyo.

Praise for Happy Money

An enjoyable read that everyone can gain something from . . . this book blew me away . . . it can help you change your money mindset – to enjoy your life along the way.

David Rae, Forbes

Happy Money promises to do for your wallet what Marie Kondo did for your bedroom, from spending consciously to embracing a 'Zen' approach to paying your bills.

Evening Standard

[Ken's] book, though relatively new in the literature market, is already transforming lives.

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