We, the authors of Zombie Economics, have been unemployed. We've been in debt. We know what it's like to subsist on a diet of Ramen noodles and fear.

Out of necessity, we learned to survive; to confront and defeat our monetary demons.

We also discovered a strange financial truth:

Every skill required to survive a financial downturn mirrors a skill required to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Zombie Economics is based on that one simple premise.

Zombie Economics isn't kitsch, isn't camp. It is entertaining. It is compelling.

And it can save your financial life.

Zombie Economics illustrates -via a powerful narrative and real-world examples- the serious and insidious threats posed by unstable finances.

You must face these dangers...and you must take them down. We show you how in a very direct manner: every chapter frames a specific financial challenge in the stark, no-nonsense context of war against the undead. From the creeping spread of unpaid bills to the lumbering advance of creditors, the convoluted language found in most financial guides is stripped away, and what remains is a clear, step-by-step guide to financial survival.

And because we know that every situation is unique, we include customized worksheets so you can determine your own precise strengths and vulnerabilities...as well as the strategy which matches your situation.

Zombie Economics guides you out of the trenches, acting as both weapon and shield as you fight your way to financial stability.

We designed Zombie Economics to be engaging, to be unapologetic...and to transform potential victims into survivors.

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for CNN Radio who also reports for CNN.com and CNN television. She works -and spends a good deal of time employing survival strategies in- the US Capitol, where she has covered extensive financial issues, including the collapse of 2008 and the Wall Street reform bill passed in 2010. Lisa has also worked for the Associated Press in Washington, and WIS-TV and WBTW-TV in South Carolina.

Lisa received her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is also a proud graduate of the College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she earned a bachelors degree in economics.

She has been honored by the New York Association for Black Journalists and has received a prestigious Peabody Award as part of CNN’s team covering the 2008 election.

Lisa and her husband, Jason, live in Alexandria, Virginia.

She is an ardent Redskins, Red Sox and Gamecocks fan.

Rick Emerson is a radio and television broadcaster based in Portland, Oregon. He is the host of The Rick Emerson Show, which has enraptured/annoyed listeners since 1998, and of KRCW-TV’s Outlook Portland.

He is the author and star of the one-man show Bigger than Jesus: The Diary of a Rock and Roll Fan, as well as the feature-film of the same name, and has displayed his limited acting ability on such television programs as Leverage.

Rick and his wife, Lara, moved to Portland in 1998, and consider it their adopted hometown. They live on the city's glorious east side, and are embarrassingly precious about their two dogs, Max and Philo.

You can have Rick's Oxford Comma when you pry it from his cold, dead hands.

Email: rick [at] zombieeconomics.com

Todd Werkhoven is an award-winning copywriter who has worked for clients including FAO Schwartz, Intel, Adidas, and Kroger Foods.  He is a published author, whose work has appeared in various print and magazine outlets, including Newsweek.  He is also a Sunday School teacher, an after-school science instructor, and nanny.

Email: todd [at] zombieeconomics.com

We're glad you've made it this far. Welcome to the Zombie Economics weapons archive–a place to reload your financial-tracking arsenal. Below, you'll find additional copies of all the Zombie Economics worksheets, including Key Survival Numbers (that handy reference guide located at the end of the book).

Whether your income has changed, your employment status is different, or you've made those difficult -but crucial- strides in reducing expenses, you can use these fresh worksheets to update your financial situation accordingly.

Should you decide to re-up all at once, we've included a link to a bundled download containing all fifteen worksheets. (This is also for readers of the Zombie Economics eBook/Kindle versions, as the pages of such formats are often "non-writable".)

If you experience any technical difficulties or issues with download, please contact us via: tech@zombieeconomics.com.

Here's to survival.

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