The Complete Guide to Personal Finance


Book Description

In this new book, you will learn how to get and manage credit, make and stick to a budget, save for college, determine your needs versus your wants, pay for a car, finance college, manage risk, open a bank account, write a check, balance a checkbook, avoid the pressures of consumerism, and how to avoid financial mistakes. You will also learn about investment options, taxes, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and basic budget tips. This book is filled with suggestions from financial and family counselors, and you will discover creative ways to get a jumpstart on your financial future and use money responsibly. Even if you have had a few missteps along the way, you will be able to learn from your mistakes and get on the path to financial well-being.




Financial Literacy for Millennials


Book Description

A modern primer on consumer finance and personal money management intended for readers aged 15 to 30, this guide can also serve as a primary text for high school, college, or adult education courses on personal finance. There is growing awareness that teaching consumers more about finance is an urgent national priority—and that their education should begin early. Combining practical advice with targeted information on virtually every aspect of personal finance and money management, this book is the ideal resource for young people who want to start off their financial lives properly. The guide updates traditional personal finance topics, such as budgeting, credit, debt, savings, and investment, and goes beyond those fundamentals to furnish important life lessons on such concerns as career planning, starting a business, Internet fraud, and avoiding financial scams. It even provides useful background on the tax system, how to avoid bankruptcy, legal issues young adults often face, and the plethora of government benefits they can access. In fact, young readers will come away from this book with basic knowledge of every important area of personal finance. Ideal for teens and young adults, the volume will prove useful to parents who want to educate their children about the wise use of money, preparing them to make independent financial decisions. In addition, this book can be used to meet the standards enacted in every state for developing a curriculum guide for teaching financial literacy to high school students. It can also serve as a primary or supplementary resource in personal finance or consumer economics courses for college students and adults.




Personal Finance for Teens


Book Description

This straightforward guide provides the fundamental information teens need to know about money matters. This second edition of Personal Finance for Teens shows readers the keys to crafting job-winning resumes, creating a successful spending plan, evaluating college financial aid, managing credit scores and avoiding credit card debt, evaluating the cost of car ownership, and starting retirement savings. In this book teens will find the vital personal finance information they need to know as they transition to living away from home.




How to Creatively Finance Your Real Estate Investments and Build Your Personal Fortune


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In this book you will learn: how to negotiate with sellers, proven effective valuation techniques, how to use other people's money, use other people's credit, sell it before you buy it or pay for it, create positive cash flow, subject-to deals, over twenty nothing down scenarios, profiting from foreclosures, dealing with over-financed properties, working with judgements and liens, quit claim deeds, discounting mortgages and liens, lease options, wraparound financing and wrap notes, using trusts, self-directed IRA's, 1031 exchanges, create assumable loans, VA loans, options, and futures.







Money Management for College Students


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College isn't free. Paying for college is one of the most challenging situations you'll ever have to face. Every year, thousands of students' hopes of starting college are dashed by bad planning and bad money management. And many who do graduate are burdened with a heavy educational debt that prevents them from pursuing the full potential of their diplomas. Leading Christian financial expert Larry Burkett has written this financial survival guide to help you understand the money side of your college plans. You'll find guidelines on: Managing your finances How to balance your checkbook How to use (or misuse) credit cards How to obtain college scholarships and loans. Money Management for College Students also includes information on choosing a major, choosing a college, and pursuing the career of your choice. Going to college can be one of the most exhilarating experiences in your lifetime. Don't let the heavy load of financial burdens knock you down.




Christian Finance for Teens


Book Description

Many parents aren’t sure where to begin when it comes to teaching their teens and young adults about finances. Christian Finance for Teens will help, giving important information in a way teens can understand about job searching, budgeting, debt, banking, investing, insurance, taxes, and other areas of finance. Author Cindy Kersey has taught a high school finance class (Christian Finance) for tenth- and twelfth-grade students for several years, “road-testing” her material on real-world teens to amazing results. Inspired to help other young people, she turned her course curriculum into book format so teens and young adults everywhere can easily understand concepts of personal finance. This material will be useful as they begin their lives as adults.




Financial Peace Junior Kit


Book Description

Financial Peace Junior is designed to help you teach your kids about money. It's packed with tools, resources and step-by-step instructions for parents. What can be intimidating is made ultra-easy. There are ideas for activities and age-appropriate chores, and you'll have all the tools you need to make learning about money a part of your daily life. Your kids will love the exciting games and toys. The lessons of working, giving, saving and spending are brought to life through fun stories in the activity book, and kids will love tracking their progress on the dry-erase boards Financial Peace Junior doesn't just give you the tools to teach your kids to win with money--it shows you how.




Financial Peace


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Dave Ramsey explains those scriptural guidelines for handling money.




The Complete Guide to Personal Finance


Book Description

In this completely revised edition, young people learn how to get and manage credit, how to make and stick to a budget, how to pay for college, how to determine needs versus wants, how to pay for a car, how to open a bank account, how to balance a checkbook, how to manage finances online, and how to avoid financial mistakes. You will also learn about investments, taxes, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and budget tips. This book is filled with helpful suggestions from financial counselors, and you will discover ways to jumpstart your financial future and use money responsibly.