Living on a budget is essential for the vast majority ofAmericans. This new edition lays out the basics of budgeting,clearly and inexpensively. Readers will discover how to follow abudget, how to make the necessary big purchases, the financialdangers of leasing a car, and how to get their budget on paper andin workable categories. -Most new jobs created in recent years are at a much lower salarythan those lost in the preceding years -Especially useful for the recent college grad, the recentlydivorced, the new parent, and others going through a lifestylechange that requires financial adjustments -A low-priced pocket edition for the budget-conscious

Laura Day has sold millions of copies of Practical Intuition and continues her advice here with tips for improving your career using your own intuitive skills. She says that people are more apt to use their intuition about commonplace issues than they are about investment or business practices, a horrible waste of intuitive powers. Through dozens of exercises, Day describes how you can boost your intuitive power, "become" your competition, and better predict the future. Day makes no guarantees that you'll pick the next blue-chip bond or invent the next wheel, but she does assert that your life can't help but improve if you take her ideas to heart. This book is a combination of Jon Kabat-Zinn's, mindfulness meditation theories and What Color is Your Parachute-ish self-reflection.

For as little as $30, anyone can try their hand at investing, say Teenvestor authors Modu and Walker. Building on their previous book, the husband and wife team (he's a former v-p at J.P. Morgan Chase and Citibank, and she's an attorney) explains the basics-and some advanced techniques-of investing money in money market accounts, stocks, mutual funds and more. Targeted at the under-18 investor, Modu and Walker's advice is appropriately youth-oriented. For example, the section on goals asks readers if they're investing to save for a college education or a new car, or if they want to have "$100,00 by age 33." A chapter on savings distinguishes between "plain-vanilla savings" (e.g., savings and checking accounts) and "spiced up" savings, such as CDs. Throughout, the authors explain concepts like index shares and profit margins and include worksheets and sidebars listing Web sites to help the younger set manage their finances.

This is an entertaining book that succeeds despite its author's missteps as a humorist. In presenting the odds of all manner of events both possible ("Dating a Supermodel") and improbable ("Becoming a Professional Athlete"), Baer (The Great Mutual Fund Trap) is clearly emulating the Worst-Case Scenario books, which have turned studying extreme real-life events into a cottage industry. Baer knows and expertly uses statistics and probabilities: it is fascinating to learn, for example, that the chances of dying by being hit by an asteroid are three times greater than dying in a train crash or an earthquake and are 250 times greater than dying from a shark attack. He also provides some revealing sidebars on certain topics, such as his look at how the odds of celebrity divorce are even worse than the already horrible odds of divorce for newly married couples ("about even money, 1 to 1"). Baer sometimes interrupts his statistical analyses with attempts at Dave Barry-style one-liners, but they fall flat, such as whe

You don't need a belt-tightening budget. You don't need a second job. You don't even need a raise. What you need is the down-to-earth money strategies explained in this book. Carol Keeffe has helped thousands of people take control of their financial future and realize their fondest dreams. Her money solutions are inspiring, easy to do, and instantly practical. She explains how you can: ·get out of debt by paying the minimum on your credit cards ·save money by paying yourself first, not your creditors ·and much more... Sound too good to be true? Then listen to some of the people who have benefited from Carol's money strategies: "Before, we just barely got by month to month. We had no savings and no plan. In three years my husband and I have had two children, gone from two incomes to one, and have saved $12,375! We're not only managing on one income, we're saving to reach our next goal!" -Teresa and Peter Sparling "I went to Europe and Disneyland and paid for everything in cash. My

Whith their trademark irreverence and plainspokenness.David and Tom Gardner,besttselling arthors and cofounders of The Motley Fool,answer this critical question and recommend ten important yet quick steps readers can take to survive economic uncertainty ,secure their pesonal finances,and fortify their portfolios.Along the way ,they address such important issues as: Is this time to snatch up stock market bargains? Are any mutual funds sure bets? Is short-term debt dangerous? Bonds,T-bills,CDs,savings accounts-does it make to be conservative? Why you should believe in America now more than ever. The Gardners offer a snapshot view of business and the finacial markets at the dawn of the word's “new economic reality”-all While looking ahead to the future With some timely and timeless guidance for investors. No matter age or level Of investing experience,The Motley fool's What to Do with Your Money Now is an indispensable survival manul for our unpredictable economic time.

Synopsis: Jean Chatzky of NBC's Today and Money magazine offers a groundbreaking approach to personal finance, asking "How much money do you need to be happy?" Her research shows that the happiest people in America, at all income levels, tend to use the money strategies that Chatzky calls the ten commandments of financial happiness."The perfect book for these challenging times, as it offers readers the gifts of both wealth and meaning."QWayne Dyer. Synopsis: Chatzky of NBC's "Today" and "Money" magazine offers a groundbreaking approach to personal finance by asking, "How much money do you need to be happy?"

The internet can be the greatest tool ever invented for the enrichment of investors--or the fastest way to be misled, cheated, and relieved of your hardearned dollars. It all depends on where you go on the net and who you listen to. For mutual fund investors, the path to safe and successful online investing is now clear: The Sage Guide to Mutual Funds gives you everything you need to research, choose, buy, and sell mutual funds--and it puts the vast resources of the internet at your fingertips. Written by Alan Cohn and Stephen Cohn, the savvy founders of Sage Online, America's largest and most dynamic online mutual fund forum, The Sage Guide offers fresh and trustworthy information for newbie and experienced investors alike. Inside, you'll find everything you'll need to Find the investment style and fund categories that fit your goats Screen for and select winning funds-using Sage's recommended websites Construct the ideal personal fund portfolio Track your funds online Determine the best times to

What would you do if you received a sudden financial windfall? David Brancoaccio，whose ability to clarify economic matters has made public radio's Marketplace a hit，set out to discover where，why ，and how people are spending their riches-whether it's proceeds from stock options，profits from the sale of a house，or an unexpected inheritance or bonus. His journey takes readers from Minnesota's Mall of America to the financia caveerns of Wall Street，to a college sge among the oil wells of West Texas.He gathers wisdom on money and its uses from Calinfornia entrepre-neurs，a drifter in the desert，a U.s.threasury secretary，and many others from all walks of life.The resuli is at once a delightful adventure and an eye-open-ing report on America's attitudes about spending，saving，and investing. 作者简介： DAVID BRANCACCIO is host and senior editor a Marketplae，pub-lic radio's award-winning business program.Abroadcaster and peporter for more than twenty-five years，he lives in Los

ONE OF AMERLCA'S most respected personal finance experts tells the inspiring,hisarous ,and sometimes perilous tale of how he amassed dizzying (well,to him)wealth.with the same mix of wit and wisdom that distin-guishes The Only Investment Guide Yon'll Ever Need,he details the investments that paid off handsomely,the real estate deals that threatened to sink him,and more (oil in ?a musical about muns?).Then he describes how he's put his vast fortune to work-battling Ralph Nader over auto insurance in California ,waging a national canpaing against smoking in Russia,and tilting at all manner of windmills. More than just one man's route tofinancialsuccess,Tobias's advetues along the road from not-quite rags to not -quite vast riches will help you to invest wisely,live smartly,and have a good time while building a vast fotuneof your own.