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This classic tale and best-selling financial planning book has been updated to reflect the very latest tax laws. It's the story of a friendly barber who dispenses timeless, homespun advice that will help anyone get rich--slowly but surely. This book shows readers how to achieve the financial independence they've always dreamed of. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton encourages readers to take control of their financial future and build wealth slowly, steadily, and with sure success. This is a book you'll read from beginning to end and want to re-read as well.
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Based on 15 years of experience and eight years of research, Debt Free College is today's answer for
students who wish to avoid financial bondage. College students will be offered over $100,000 in loans with simply a
signature and student ID. Debt Free College is the only book on the market that risks taking on the establishment to
reveal the real cost of the PLUS and Stafford Loans and how to avoid them with scholarships, grants and alternative
funding sources. This book provides access to thousands of scholarships and grants worth millions plus key alternative
funding programs. Clearly the information presented offers students a light at the end of the graduation tunnel focused
on debt avoidance.
Debt Free College includes critical information on submitting essays, selecting a college, service cancelable student
loans and even a free computer analysis by return mail. The book is filled with financial helps for every student
including a detailed chapter on money management (campus credit cards, college checking accounts and an easy to follow
spending plan). In addition, there are chapters on what schools look for, special grants and scholarships, prepaid
tuition plans, the current tax revisions, the latest military options plus charts and graphs illustrating the amount of
savings need to fund a college education in the future.
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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias
Newly revised and completely updated, this classic book first published in 1978 should be read by anyone who has or spends money (that's everyone I know). You will learn how to save 18-50% be spending smart, when (and when not) to invest in stocks, who - if anyone - you can trust to manage your money, and clear-cut evaluations of Social Security, IRAs, Keoghs and real estate deals. One of my favorite sections is "Cocktail party financial quips to help you feel smug" where you'll learn to say "I'm betting that the Fed will ease up." No matter what "The Fed" is really doing, that you have an opinion at all is really impressive.
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Personal Finance for Dummies (3rd Edition) by Eric Tyson
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This is an easy-to-read guide about personal finance by financial expert and syndicated columnist Eric Tyson. Recently revised, he explains how to get out of debt, reduce spending on taxes and loans, save for retirement, buy and sell real estate profitably, how to determine an acceptable level of risk to guide your investment choices, and even how to pay for your children's college education. This book really helps you to get your financial house in order. I've given it as a gift to my family and friends. Just as it helped to change my life - it has helped them as well. No matter your assets -- or debts you can find the sensible advice you need.
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The Millionaire Next Door
The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
By Thomas J. Stanley, PhD. and Wm D. Danko, PhD.
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How can you join the ranks of America's wealthy (defined as people whose net worth is over one million dollars)? It's easy, say doctors Stanley and Danko, who have spent the last 20 years interviewing members of this elite club: you just have to follow seven simple rules. The first rule is, always live well below your means. The last rule is, choose your occupation wisely. You'll have to buy the book to find out the other five. It's only fair. The authors' conclusions are commonsensical. But, as they point out, their prescription often flies in the face of what we think wealthy people should do. There are no pop stars or athletes in this book, but plenty of wall-board manufacturers--particularly ones who take cheap, infrequent vacations! Stanley and Danko mercilessly show how wealth takes sacrifice, discipline, and hard work, qualities that are positively discouraged by our high-consumption society. "You aren't what you drive," admonish the authors. Somewhere, Benjamin Franklin is smiling.
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor & Middle Class Do
Not! by Robert Kiyosaki
Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his "poor dad" (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his "rich dad" (that "the poor and the middle class work for money," but "the rich have money work for them"). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, written with consultant and CPA Sharon L. Lechter, lays out his the philosophy behind his relationship with money. Although Kiyosaki can take a frustratingly long time to make his points, his book nonetheless compellingly advocates for the type of "financial literacy" that's never taught in schools. Based on the principle that income-generating assets always provide healthier bottom-line results than even the best of traditional jobs, it explains how those assets might be acquired so that the jobs can eventually be shed.
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How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis
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Have you (just like millions of other consumers) become trapped in a spiral of debt? There is hope! If you want to free yourself from the shackles of debt, this book is for you--it can help you "get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperously." Jerrold Mundis writes in a friendly, engaging style, urging readers to stop the cycle of spending. Mundis knows what he's talking about--he, too, was once thousands of dollars in debt and didn't know where to turn. Anecdotes from Debtors Anonymous folks, plus multiple examples from the writer's own life and ledgers, make How to Get Out of Debt an encouraging read, not a condescending one. Once you start your program, you may want to periodically reread some chapters for inspiration--and fun.
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The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth by Mark Fisher
Written in the easy-to-read style of the One Minute Manager, this delightful allegory by self-made millionaire Mark Fisher imparts the principles of wealth as Fisher learned them. A dissatisfied young man meets an old millionaire who reveals to him the secrets of acquiring not just material abundance, but also true wealth.
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are many good books about personal finance and investing. This is a short list of books I recommend to my friends. These books are
available now at Amazon.com (or at your favorite bookstore).