Managing Your Money All-in-One For Dummies - Softcover

The Experts At Dummies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470345462 ISBN 13: 9780470345467

Publisher: For Dummies, 2008

Synopsis

Want to take control of your finances once and for all? Managing Your Money All-in-One For Dummies combines expert money management with personal finance tips. From credit cards and insurance to taxes, investing, retirement, and more, seven mini-books show you how to improve your relationship with money — no matter your age or stage of life.

This easy-to-understand guide shows you how to assess your financial situation, calculate debt, prepare a budget, trim spending, boost your income, and improve your credit score. You’ll find ways to run a money-smart household, reduce waste, and cut medical and transportation expenses as you tackle your debt head-on and develop good saving habits. You’ll even get help choosing the right mortgage and avoiding foreclosure, saving for college or retirement, and determining your home-, car-, and life insurance needs. Discover how to:

• Take charge of your finances
• Manage home and personal finances
• Lower your taxes and avoid tax audits
• Plan a budget and scale back on expenses
• Deal with debt and negotiate with creditors
• Save and invest safely for college or retirement
• Protect your money and assets from fraud and identity theft
• Ensure a comfortable retirement
• Plan your estate and safeguard a will or trust

Managing Your Money All-in-One For Dummies brings you seven great books for the price of one. Can you think of a better way to start managing your money wisely?

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Get a handle on yourmoney and take chargeof your financial future!

Want to take control of your finances once and for all? This easy-to-understand guide combines expert money management advice with personal finance tips. From credit cards and insurance to taxes, investing, retirement, and more, seven minibooks show you how to improve your relationship with money — no matter your age or stage of life.

• Assess your financial situation — calculate debt, prepare a budget, trim spending, boost income, and improve your credit score

• Run a money-smart household — save on utilities, reduce waste, and cut medical and transportation costs

• Tackle your debt head-on — consolidate your debt, negotiate with creditors, and get professional help

• Save and invest wisely — develop good saving habits, weigh your investment options, save for college or retirement, and trade online

• Protect your money and assets — combat identity theft, conduct online banking, and determine your home, auto, and life insurance needs

• Ensure a comfortable retirement — from 401(k)s to IRAs to reverse mortgages, manage your money and maximize your return

• Plan your estate and will — prepare and safeguard a will or trust, work with planners and attorneys, and take care of aging parents

Open the book and find:

• Ways to scale back on expenses

• How to choose the right mortgage — and avoid foreclosure

• Tips for lowering your taxes

• Solutions for paying down debt

• Proven investment advice

• How to pay for college

• The pros and cons of bankruptcy

• Guidance in managing your money online

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470345462
• ISBN 13: 9780470345467
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 704