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1 Getting Real, Not Real Obsessed, About Your Money
The Surprising Wealth-Happiness Connection
Buying the Good Life
Choosing Your Role Models
The Power of Money Knowledge
Personal Finance Quiz I—The Basics
Answers to Personal Finance Quiz I
Scoring and Evaluating Your Quiz Results
Personal Finance Quiz II—Key Concepts
Answers to Personal Finance Quiz II
2 Getting Motivated
Personal Finance Quiz III—Avoidance Behaviors
Understanding Why We Procrastinate
Conquering Money Avoidance and Disorganization
3 Your Money Beliefs and Practices
Your Money History
Taking Stock of Your Money Background
Your Friends and Money
Your Environment and Money
4 Developing Your Personal Financial Action Plan
Background Information
Goals and Concerns
Assets
Planning
Net Worth Calculation
Retirement Expectations Versus Means
Pension Decisions
Major Purchase Planning
College Cost Planning
Prioritizing Different Goals
5 Love and Money
How Men and Women Handle Money Differently
Finding Financial Peace as a Couple
Money and Divorce
Money Passed Down: Estates and Inheritances
6 Families and Money
Priorities: Work Versus Family
Balancing Family and Work: Spend Less, Work Less
Teaching Kids About Money
What (and How) Kids Learn About Money
Getting Children on the Right Financial Path
7 Valuing Saving and Spending
Why Most People Have Trouble Saving Enough
Buying Things You Don't Need
Excess Spending and Its Consequences
Can You Save Too Much?
Postponing Achievable Dreams
When Enough Never Is
Hoarding and Cheating
Gaining Appreciation for What You Have
Balancing Spending and Saving
8 Establishing a Savings Foundation
Giving Yourself an Unfair Advantage
Keeping Money Accumulation in Proper Perspective
9 Your Spending Plan
Tracking Your Spending
Necessities Versus Luxuries
Budgeting Strategies
Ways to Reduce Your Expenditures
Housing Expenses
Taxes
Food and Dining
Autos and Transportation
Recreation and Entertainment
Clothing
Utility Bills
Insurance
Kid-Related Expenses
Charitable Contributions
Reducing Your Taxes
Using Your Tax Rate
Taxes and Children
10 Borrowing and Debt Management
Ways to Borrow in Emergencies
Right Reasons to Borrow
Borrowing for Home Purchases
Choosing a Mortgage
Refinancing
Paying Off Debt Early
Assessing Consumer Debt
Strategies for Getting Out from Under High-Cost Consumer Debt
Compulsive Spenders and Debtors
Do You Have a Shopping Problem?
11 Investing for Bountiful Harvests
Proven Intelligent Investments
Stocks
Real Estate
Small Business
"Safe Money" Investments
Investing in Stocks or Funds
12 Cultivating Good Investing Habits
Understanding Fees
Monitoring and Trading Your Investments
Chasing Hot Sectors
Developing Better Investing Habits
13 Pundits, Predictions, and Confronting Your Fears
Jim Cramer: Stock Market Maven or Uncalibrated Opinions?
How Predictions Affect Investors
Addressing Investing Fears
14 Your Investing Plan
Assessing Your Current Portfolio
Asset Allocation
Worksheet—Asset Allocation for Retirement
Allocations for Shorter-Term Goals
Next Steps
Selecting the Best Mutual Funds
Selecting the Right Money Fund
Investing in Stock and Bond Funds
Worksheet for Actively Managed Funds
15 Insurance
Don't Sweat (Insurance for) the Small Stuff
Insurance Not to Buy
Buying Your Way out of the Costliest Risks
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Health Insurance
Insurance on Your Assets
16 Managing Risks Involves More Than Buying Insurance
Buy a Home at Low Risk for Natural Disasters
Maximize Your Personal Health
Buy a Safe Car and Reduce Your Driving Risks
Conquer and Avoid Addictions
Gambling
Substance Abuse: Drugs and Alcohol
Smoking
Protecting Teens and Kids
17 Your Insurance Plan
Health Insurance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Will, Trusts, and Estate Planning
Auto Insurance
Home Insurance
Excess Liability Insurance
18 Information and Edutainment Resources
Understanding the Role of Advertising
Question What You Read and Hear
Books
Who's Your Rich Dad?
Financial Books and Authors Worth Reading
19 Hiring Financial Help
The Keys to Finding the Best Advisors
Financial Advisors and Planners
Budget Counselors
Investment Managers
Real Estate Agents
Tax Preparers and Advisors
Insurance Agents
Attorneys
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