Personal finance for dummies - Eric Tyson

Making Everything Easier!

Personal Finance for Dummies

6th Edition

Learn to:

• Assess your financial fitness




• Save more and spend less




• Review your credit report and improve your score




• Make smart investments in any economic environment

Eric Tyson, MBA

Bestselling author, Investing For Dummies

The easy way to achieve your financial goals!

Renowned personal finance expert Eric Tyson combines his time–tested financial advice with updated strategies to give you everything you need to protect your financial future. Inside, you'll get concrete, action–oriented guidance for tracking expenditures, reducing spending, getting out of debt, investing wisely, saving for college and other events, and financially surviving life's unexpected twists and turns.

• Assessing your fitness and setting goals
  improve your financial literacy, measure your financial health, find out where your money goes, and set your monetary goals




• Saving more, spending less
  get practical advice on how to deal with debt, reduce your spending, and tame those daunting taxes




• Building wealth with wise investing
  learn important investment concepts and discover how you can boost your personal wealth with real estate, mutual funds, and everything in between




• Protecting what you've got
  find out how to get insurance coverage for all of your assets at the best price




• Where to go for more help
  get helpful guidance on working with financial planners, on using your personal computer to manage your money, and on seeking (and avoiding) media outlets for the latest in financial news

"Provides tremendous insight and guidance into the world of investing and other money issues."

PBS Nightly Business Report

"Smart advice?rewards your candor with advice and comfort."

Newsweek

Open the book and find:

• Information on understanding and improving your credit score




• Coverage of new tax law changes




• Tips on how to budget, trim expenses, and save money




• Advice on how to plan for the future




• Tactics to thwart identity theft and fraud




• What's going on with government assistance programs, Social Security, and Medicare




• The best ways to reduce and eliminate debt