Green Magazine (Paperback)

Ken Kurson

ISBN 10: 0385487592 / ISBN 13: 9780385487597

Published by Random House USA Inc, 1998

About this Item

Paperback. Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase "personal finance."What the hell's a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?What's so great about compound interest anyway?Is the price of this book tax-deductible?The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance answers these questions and provides savvy, sensible money advice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through lots of b.s. Ken Kurson, editor of the critically acclaimed Green magazine, demystifies all types of personal financial matters--investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, taxes--as well as providing valuable information on learning to live within your means, dealing with deadbeat roommates or spendthrift boyfriends, and putting on a cheap wedding. Ken Kurson's engaging yet always pragmatic money-speak is enlivened with real-life examples, pie charts, comics, and dead-on humor. His advice doesn't always sound like Dad's, but it's every bit as solid. The Green Magazine Guide is the only book that speaks to all those who are cynical, intimidated, or simply flummoxed about money matters. Sensible, jargon-free financial advice for people in their twenties and thirties, "Green Magazine's Guide to Personal Finance" contains straight-up, savvy guidance that demystifies all types of personal financial matters, including every flavor of investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, and taxes. Charts, graphs and comics. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Green Magazine (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385487592
• ISBN 13: 9780385487597
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase "personal finance."

What the hell's a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?
Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?
Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?
What's so great about compound interest anyway?
Is the price of this book tax-deductible?

The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance answers these questions and provides savvy, sensible money advice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through lots of b.s. Ken Kurson, editor of the critically acclaimed Green magazine, demystifies all types of personal financial matters--investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, taxes--as well as providing valuable information on learning to live within your means, dealing with deadbeat roommates or spendthrift boyfriends, and putting on a cheap wedding. Ken Kurson's engaging yet always pragmatic money-speak is enlivened with real-life examples, pie charts, comics, and dead-on humor. His advice doesn't always sound like Dad's, but it's every bit as solid. The Green Magazine Guide is the only book that speaks to all those who are cynical, intimidated, or simply flummoxed about money matters.

About the Author

Ken Kurson is the founder of Green, a financial magazine that has been profiled in numerous publications, including Wired, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, the Chicago Tribune, Factsheet 5, Utne Reader, and others. A contributing editor and financial columnist at Esquire, Kurson has written about money for a wide range of publications. He has appeared on financial programs on CNBC and ABC, and is a regular on CNNfn. He lives outside New York City.