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Free Press (2006), Edition: Reprint, 304 pages
Description
A guide to achieving financial stability and prosperity encourages new ways to think about and manage money, discussing such topics as balancing a budget, planning for entertainment, and getting out of debt.
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LibraryThing member aidenn
What some might consider to be common sense, others may not know about. This book, from renowned Harvard professor and bankruptcy lawyer Elizabeth Warren strives to fill in the gaps of the financial world with jargonless common sense. Even though my parents gave me a pretty stable financial
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education, I find this book to be encouraging without offering false promises in a time of financial unrest. Show Less
LibraryThing member saltypepper
This is my favorite personal finance book. The contents may or may not come as unpleasant news to some, but all the advice in this book is do-able for everyone. When people are just starting out or are getting in over their heads financially, those are the times they tend to buy this sort of book.
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There is nothing in this book that is not common sense, but it is presented in the most accessible way, in clear language, with an understanding that real life sometimes doesn't conform to neat charts in a book, but that as long as we make an effort to come close it will pay off. There are no outrageous promises in this book, rather the tone is one of realistic optimism, "Security is within your reach" rather than "Get rich quick!" Show Less
LibraryThing member carterchristian1
I have been watching Elizabeth Warren on the TARP hearings (she is overseeing them as a watchdog) and looking like a school girl is is so refreshing to see her take on all those nasty old financial tycoons. She always has the important question. I realize I had read this book before and taken from
Also, if you read this book a good book to add, showing what can happen if you don't follow this economist's advice is American Sucker by David Denby
But what really grabbed me on this latest reading is her warning against debt. How to pass this on to the next generation ?
Excellent book on personal finance, everyone, especially those starting out should have this book.
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it the message that there are 3 kinds of things we will buy...the essential, the should have and the OPTIONAL. Just go slow on the don't need stuff. (I have 30 pairs of shoes...do I really need those new black sandals ?, another lip gloss, more push up bras for 15 year old granddaughter ?)Also, if you read this book a good book to add, showing what can happen if you don't follow this economist's advice is American Sucker by David Denby
But what really grabbed me on this latest reading is her warning against debt. How to pass this on to the next generation ?
Excellent book on personal finance, everyone, especially those starting out should have this book.
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Physical description
304 p.; 8.44 inches
ISBN
074326987X / 9780743269872