Subject Guide: Personal Finance
This subject guide will lead you to books and web sites which will help you in handling your personal financial situation. It includes debt management, financial education and planning.
Last updated: August 12, 2013
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Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries.
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Complete articles from magazines and journals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. This resource also contains full text for more than 50 reference books and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps and flags.
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When it comes to personal finance, many books are just too complicated and too hard to act on. Finally, there’s a book that truly keeps it simple, offering advice that anyone can use and anyone can profit from. “The 1-2-3 Money Book” organizes every essential money task into three specific steps, telling readers exactly what to do, and how to do it.
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As a financial planner, Carl Richards grew frustrated watching people he cared about make the same mistakes over and over. They were letting emotion get in the way of smart financial decisions. He named this phenomenon-the distance between what we should do and what we actually do-“the behavior gap.” Using simple drawings to explain the gap, he found that once people understood it, they started doing much better.
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Sherman presents the tools that have helped thousands of people find greater peace of mind—and make more money.
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This is a reference book and must be used in the library. With over 5,100 entries on all aspects of finance and banking, this fully updated reference is definitely a worthwhile investment. Over 200 new entries have been added to this edition and it has been fully updated to reflect recent developments such as structured finance and the subprime lending crisis.
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Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness—if five core principles of smarter spending are followed. It offers new research on the science of spending.
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An inspirational, low-stress way to achieve financial security, this updated guide explains why people should stop trying to predict the economy and remember three simple principles: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and save for a rainy day.
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From the personal finance correspondent for public radio’s Marketplace Money, a new plan for a new economic reality—the philosophy and practice of living frugally. As a once-in-a-lifetime downturn deepens, our go-go economy has become an uh-oh economy. But as trusted finance reporter Chris Farrell explains, there’s a silver lining to this cloud: It is accelerating a trend already under way in America toward what he calls the New Frugality
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As women’s earnings, freedom and influence increase, the old sequential patterns of education, marriage, motherhood, and retirement no longer apply. Today women cycle repeatedly but not in any traditional order through these stages: wealth building, romance and marriage, motherhood, power, crisis and loss, retirement, legacy building.
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Anyone suffering under the crushing weight of debt knows how impossible it can seem to find a way out. The Debt-Free Spending Plan is simple. It assumes you need help now, and gives it to you. The plan is clear, easy, and takes just five minutes a day - and it doesn’t matter if you make $14,000 or $14 million. With straightforward daily spending strategies and effortless expense tracking tools, you will soon find yourself on the road to financial freedom - all before the next billing cycle.
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Solin offers the smartest guide to money management and financial planning yet. From managing your debt, boosting your savings, and owning (or renting) a home to buying insurance, maximizing investment returns, and retiring when you want to, The Smartest Money Book You’ll Ever Read is your road map to financial freedom-and to enjoying yourself along the way.
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Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There’s one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that’s with The Total Money Makeover!
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This groundbreaking book from the author of “5 Steps to Financial Freedom” investigates the complicated and perilous relationship women have with money.
Web Links
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This site helps consumers obtain a free credit report once a year from the three major credit reporting companies.
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A good site for making smart purchases and getting your money's worth.
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This is a well-known non-profit credit counseling agency.
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This site, which is an affiliate of the Wall Street Journal, provides financial information, including business news, analysis and stock market data.
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The Motley Fool is a multimedia financial-services company that offers financial solutions for investors through various stock, investing, and personal finance products.
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This U.S. government website is designed to teach the basics of financial education and make better financial decisions.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) has compiled this list of links that cover foreclosure prevention, identity theft and privacy, banking tools and resources, consumer protection assistance and other financial education topics.