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Published:
February 1, 2012

Personal Finance Workbook For Dummies

Overview

Hands-on tools and strategies to boost your financial fitness

From analyzing assets to planning for retirement, this new edition of Personal Finance Workbook For Dummies gives you the information and resources you need to get your finances under control.

Personal Finance Workbook For Dummies walks you through a private financial counseling session, using worksheets, checklists, and formulas for assessing financial health, providing for day-to-day financial management, making wise financial decisions, and investing for financial growth.

  • Addresses the latest changes in tax and credit laws and regulations
  • Strong focus on behavioral finance and how these issues impact decision-making with regard to personal money management
  • Tips to plan for big-ticket purchases
  • Expanded coverage on building and managing wealth
  • Information on how effective asset allocation can help reduce volatility and/or increase opportunity
  • Websites and ideas on how to get the most bang for your buck in everyday household expenditures

From budgeting and cutting expenses to getting out of debt and planning for retirement, Personal Finance Workbook For Dummies is a solution for those looking to avoid bankruptcy as well as those looking for something to help them plan for a successful financial future.

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About The Author

Sheryl Garrett is a Certified Financial Planner professional and founder of The Garrett Planning Network, Inc.

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CHEAT SHEET

Getting a handle on your personal finances can be tough. We’re constantly being urged to spend, spend, spend, while others encourage us to save, save, save! The good news is that you can create a healthy balance between the two. When you understand your personal financial situation, you can make smart decisions about what to do with your money.

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You may want to consider establishing automatic investment programs to save for your retirement. Several automatic savings programs may be available to you. You need to determine how much you can direct to each of these automatic plans. Here’s how you do it: Make sure that you’re taking full advantage of any employer matching contribution for which you may be eligible with your company’s retirement plan.
After you've tapped out all other options, borrowing money to pay for college is your last resort. Your student should exhaust her borrowing options before you consider taking on any debt to pay for her college education. Putting yourself into debt to pay for your child's college education may have disastrous effects on your financial future — after all, there is no such thing as financial aid for your retirement.
Managing your personal finances requires a balance between what you need and want today and what you’ll need and want in the future. Always going for instant gratification leads to constant dissatisfaction! Instead, plan ahead by using the following tips: Write down your goals. Be specific and revisit them annually.
Throughout the year, you probably receive a lot of paperwork, some of which you should keep to prepare your tax return. And, you may need to keep other documents to substantiate prior-year tax reporting.Maintaining your documents in an organized fashion will not only help you avoid missing valuable deductions, it will help ensure that your income tax return is complete and accurate.
When you’re ready to eliminate your credit card debt, you can take one of two approaches: pay off the card with the highest balance first, which allows you to save on interest in the long-run, or pay off the smallest balance first, which makes you feel good about your progress. Choose your preferred method and then follow these steps to wipe out your credit card debt: List all your credit card debtors in order of the highest-interest-rate first or the smallest balance first, whichever you feel may be most effective.
Getting a handle on your personal finances can be tough. We’re constantly being urged to spend, spend, spend, while others encourage us to save, save, save! The good news is that you can create a healthy balance between the two. When you understand your personal financial situation, you can make smart decisions about what to do with your money.
You, the client, have the right to ask any questions you feel are appropriate to help you select the right advisor. If you’re trying to figure out whether an advisor is worth your hard-earned dollars, be sure to ask the following questions: How and how much are you paid? Advisors are required to tell you how they’re paid but not how much.
As an adult, you need to model good money-management behaviors for children and involve them as much as possible in your decisions about money. Here are some ways you can interact with your children to help instill healthy money-management behavior: Give children specific roles with regard to daily, weekly, and monthly money-management activities.
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