Personal finance for dummies
By: by Eric Tyson
Edition: 7th ed.
Series: ---For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9781118117859
Subjects: Personal Finance; Investments
Description: Tyson provides concrete, action-oriented guidance for tracking expenditures, reducing spending, getting out of debt, investing wisely, and financially surviving life's unexpected twists and turns.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I.; title: Assessing your financial fitness and setting goals. -- 1.; title: Improving your financial literacy ; -- 2.; title: Measuring yur financial health ; -- 3.; title: Managing where your money goes ; -- 4.; title: Establishing and achieving goals -- -- Part II.; title: Spending less, saving more. -- 5.; title: Dealing with debt ; -- 6.; title: Reducing your spending ; -- 7.; title: Trimming your taxes -- -- Part III.; title: Building wealth through investing. -- 8.; title: Considering important investment concepts ; -- 9.; title: Understanding your investment choices ; -- 10.; title: Investing in funds ; -- 11.; title: Investing in retirement accounts ; -- 12.; title: Investing in taxable accounts ; -- 13.; title: Investing for educational expenses ; -- 14.; title: Investing in real estate: your home and beyond -- -- Part IV.; title: Insurance: protecting what you have. -- 15.; title: Insurance: getting what your need at the best price ;; title: 16. Insurance on you: life, disability, and health ; -- 17.; title: Covering your assets -- -- Part V.; title: Where to go for more help. -- 18.; title: Working with financial planners ; -- 19.; title: Using a computer to manage your money ; -- 20.; title: On air and in print -- -- Part VI.; title: The part of tens. -- 21. Survival guide for ten life changes ; -- 22.; title: Ten tactics to thwart identity theft and fraud.