The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Out of Debt


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Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul? The American economy is dragging, with unemployment rates rising and consumer debt hitting $2.5 trillion. Many people are in deep and need help. Here, a Certified Financial Planner explains the mathematics of debt; strategies to deal with credit card, mortgage, student, and other loans; why debt consolidation and taking loans from a 401(k) can lead to problems; truths about bankruptcy; and how to use debt while eliminating it. • Includes essential resources and websites, sample letters and forms, loan forgiveness programs, bankruptcy resources • Author a Certified Financial Planner • Covers every kind of debt, mortgages to credit cards to student loans • National credit card debt is growing exponentially




The Complete Idiot's Concise Guide to Getting Out of Debt


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You want to lower - or even eliminate - your debt. But it's not easy to balance your checkbook when so much of your salary is consumed by life. This helpful guide offers solid strategies to help you get out of your money pit. In it you get--an understanding of where debt comes from and how to control your cash flow, expert advice on creating a budget plan and payment strategy you can live with, tactics for regaining control over credit cards, your mortgage, and other debt, and real-world tips on getting creditors off your back .




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paying for College


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A higher education without falling deep in debt. With the lack of financial aid, grants, and scholarships available today due to the economic climate, parents and students need serious help in finding ways to pay for college. Savings plans and resources have disappeared. Loans seem impossible to pay off. That's where The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Paying for College steps in. It helps develop an action plan for people to budget and pay for college right now, and if necessary, strategize repayment after graduation. It also explains how to: • Find ways to lower the cost of tuition and room and board • Find honest–to–goodness free money • Discover more affordable options like college credit for military service, peer–to–peer lending, or attending nontraditional colleges and universities




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Money for Teens


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Teens are targeted as consumers more and more. This gives them tremendous influence, but it also sets them up to be taken advantage of. "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Money for Teens" teaches them how to get money, save and invest it, budget it, spend it wisely, and keep track of it. Whether they're saving for their first car, trying to make sense of a checking account statement, or trying to establish a good credit history, this guide has solid information and teen-tested tips.




The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Living on a Budget


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Offers advice on saving money, paying off credit cards, and planning, executing, and sticking to a budget




The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Financials Crisis Parts 1-3 Value Pack


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'Financial Crisis' is being written this very moment as the crisis continues to unfold. Parts 1-3 are now available bundled together. Part One: How We Got Here begins with a chapter entitled 'What the Crisis Means for You Right Now' that offers practical ideas, strategies, and advice that you can use to prepare for and respond to the changing economic environment. Part One also features chapters about the housing bubble, the credit crunch, and the ensuing financial bailouts. Part Two: Job Loss and Global Impact begins with a chapter titled 'What The Crisis Means for You Right Now' that offers practical ideas, strategies, and advice that you can use to prepare for and respond to the changing economic environment. Part Two also features chapters that explore the unemployment outlook, comparisons between the current recession and previous ones, and the ripple effect that the recession is having on economies around the world.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Bankruptcy


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The essential chapters for those facing Chapter Seven or Chapter Eleven. With the percentage of personal bankruptcies soaring to over 10% nationwide, and the process for filing now more complicated, many are investigating their options. This guide, by a business journalist and bankruptcy expert, offers the reader comprehensive information on: all capters of personal bankruptcy; the most current legal information; and a detailed explanation on filing. ?Jargon-free, pragmatic financial advice ? Clear, complete and up-to-date information about all aspects of personal bankruptcy ? State by state exceptions under new laws ? Complete listing of vital websites to research before filing




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Investing


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The keys to financial success and security are just one book away Investing in the equity or stock market has never been riskier-or more profitable. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Stock Investing, veteran Certified Financial Planner Sarah Young Fisher and business writer Susan Shelly lead the novice investor through the often confusing process of investing in the stock market, helping him or her think like a veteran trader. • Written with the recent market in mind, this book will give strategies that apply to today's investors.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s


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Revised and updated, this new edition clearly explains all the basic information everyone in this age group needs to begin planning their personal finances or enhance their current financial plan to yield better returns on their investments, including completely new material on. Topics Covered Internet banking Budget for spiraling food and fuel costs College loans management Effective 401(k) and retirement planning Debit and prepaid credit cards Tips about online car shopping Online college degrees and what they can get you Investment strategies for the next decade Home-based employment opportunities Financial effects of changing job Financial impact of marriage and children Home ownership options from building your own to townhouses and condos Online mortgage brokers Fully updated resources




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Rich


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Here is a down-to-earth, commonsense guide to accumulating wealth the good old-fashioned way- by prudent investing, saving, and a sharp sense of money management. In the tradition of such books as The Millionaire Next Doorand Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the latest edition of this popular guide updates and expands on the basic habits and strategies that will bring anyone financial success, such as- Knowing your wealth index Using the debt pyramid reduction program Knowing when and how to hire professional financial planners And more The authors present information in an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow style that is at once succinct and complete. Readers will learn that it doesn t take a million to make a million - just commitment, discipline, and the smart advice of experts like Welch and Waschka.