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Personal Financial Planning and Money Management Insights, Advice, and Guidance. An up-to-date financial reference book for everyone! Tips, practical advice, useful worksheets, checklists, and ta...
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  • 01 October 2011
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Personal Financial Planning and Money Management Insights, Advice, and Guidance. An up-to-date financial reference book for everyone!

Tips, practical advice, useful worksheets, checklists, and tables guide you to a better understanding of your financial position and put you on your way to achieving personal financial goals and security. The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book offers facts for everyday life to help you save money and manage your financial life. By avoiding financial jargon, this informative tome provides financial lessons in a fun, approachable way.

With answers to more than 1,000 questions on the history and institutions of finance, how to make wise decisions about personal financial issues, and common mistakes people make when managing money, this fact-filled book offers facts for everyday life that help you build a more secure future for you and your family. Questions range from simple to complex, including …

  • What are some basic steps to becoming financially successful?
  • How do I balance my checkbook?
  • What are some of the biggest mistakes that individual investors make?
  • Why is attaining financial goals easier than we think?
  • How much should I save for retirement?
  • What are seven things to consider before investing?
  • Who said, “A penny saved is a penny earned”?
  • How can I save money on my home owner’s insurance?
  • How do I check the accuracy of my medical bills?
  • What are some notable tax deductions?
  • How many undergraduates receive financial aid to attend university or colleges in America?
  • What are some typical family budget categories?
  • What is the concept of “paying yourself first”?
  • How many credit cards should I have? Are debit cards a better way to go?
  • And many, many more!

    Also featured are useful worksheets, checklists, and tables that guide the reader to a better understanding of his or her own financial position and on their way to achieving their personal financial goals. A bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book takes the mystery out of money matters.

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    Price: $19.99
    Pages: 384
    Publisher: Visible Ink Press
    Imprint: Visible Ink Press
    Publication Date: 01 October 2011
    ISBN: 9781578593910
    Format: eBook
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    "With over 1,000 questions, the reader is given clear explanations of different principles of finance such as interest, savings, and loans, and then shown how various tactics can be used to save money, get out of debt, or use credit. A fun and understandable read."— American Reference Books

    "From the basics of banking, investing, insurance, and taxes, to getting in and out of debt, Tucci, a partner in a private-equity investment banking firm, answers many frequently asked questions about finance with a minimum of jargon."— Book News

    "avoids jargon while providing some good, fundamental advice anyone can apply. Instead of making more bad decisions, the book steers the reader in the right direction."— Book Views

    "Accessible and easy to use…the further reading listed in the back matter is useful. It will appeal to beginners in personal finance, and it is a good reference for those who want unencumbered basics."— Library Journal
    Paul A. Tucci is a researcher and author of The Handy Geography Answer Book, The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book, The Handy Investing Answer Book and numerous articles regarding the information industry. He has guest lectured in management, marketing, and business strategy at various universities, including New York University, Northwestern University, INSEAD, University of Michigan, and Oakland University. An amateur investor for over 30 years, and a former global information and publishing manager, he is also a business owner.