Book description
Whether you’re a recent college graduate or have several years of “real world” experience, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s, Fourth Edition, helps you build and manage your money--even during tough economic times. This book provides valuable tips on how to develop the savings habit--even if you’re a die-hard spender, explains the truth about credit cards, gives you a complete look at housing choices from renting to home ownership, and offers a thorough explanation of 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and other investments.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Introduction
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1. The Real World
- 1. Personal Finance: They Didn’t Teach This in College
- 2. You’re Out There on Your Own ... Now What?
- 3. Taking a Look at Your Bank Accounts
- 4. Credit Cards and Debt
- 5. Moving Out
- 6. Getting Around
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2. On Your Own and Loving It
- 7. What Do You Have?
- 8. What Do You Need?
- 9. The B Word: Budgets
- 10. Getting Into the Swing of Savings
- 11. Your Credit: Use It, Don’t Abuse It
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3. Coasting Along
- 12. Movin’ On Up
- 13. What’s All This Talk About Investments?
- 14. A Taxing Topic
- 15. Looking Out for What You Have
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4. To Everything There Is a Season
- 16. Working from Home
- 17. The Game of Life
- 18. Retirement Funds for the Twenty-First Century
- 19. Investing Beyond Retirement Accounts
- 20. Investment Options
- 21. Getting Help When You Need It
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5. So You’re Thinking of Buying a House
- 22. There’s No Place Like Home
- 23. “I’d Like to Borrow Some Money, Please”
- 24. Paying It Off, Little by Little
- 25. How Owning a Home Affects Your Taxes
- 26. Homeowner’s Insurance
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A. Glossary
- B. Additional Resources
Product information
- Title: The Complete Idiot’s Guide® To: Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2009
- Publisher(s): Alpha
- ISBN: 9781592578832
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