Your Money: The Missing Manual
This is the best user-guide to personal finance I've found, and I've probably read them all. It is certainly the sanest and most level-headed. There are no get rich quick schemes here, just plenty of ways to get rich slowly. Indeed, Get Rich Slowly was the name of author's very popular personal finance blog, which led to this book. J.D. Roth takes the great investing advice of Andrew Tobias in The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need, and he summarizes the life-earning wisdom in the previously reviewed (and still recommended) book Five Rituals of Wealth and he includes the needed crystalization of priorities found in Your Money or Your Life, and financial motivations from Suze Orman and the Millionaire Next Door and then adds key insights and tips from hundreds of other lesser-known money gurus.
Basically, Roth has read every book and blog on money managing, investing, saving, and earning and digests and integrates all this hard-won knowledge into an amazing selection of smart, practical ideas for today. I could hardly turn a page without learning a solid investing tip or two, or a clever way to save a few hundred dollars, or an example of something I already knew, but was looking for a vivid way to teach my kids. I like the fact that Roth emphasizes the value of sharing whatever wealth you have, and keeps returning to the long view.
I would not call this an inspirational book (plenty of those on the shelves), nor even a memorable book like the ones mentioned above. Rather it is what is advertised: a day-to-day operating manual for your money. Specific details, sources, methods, tricks. Dip into it when you are stuck, check it before trying something new, re-read it when you think you know it all. I've done pretty well financially, and if you were to ask me my practical advice -- like what to do tomorrow -- I would simply give you this book. It's slow, but true.
"Your Money: The Missing Manual," by J.D. Roth (2010, 336 pages)
$15 from Amazon.
Read excerpts and comment on this at Cool Tools. Submit a tool.
Having a hard time managing credit card debt problems? Try using Creditable, a web app that can help you tackle your debt head-on by tracking your progress, generating suggested achievable goals based on your situation, and by allowing you to interact with other people that can help you.
The best part about Creditable is that it is free and anonymous, thus it can still generate your personalized goals even without submitting a credit report.
Creditable requires users to sign up before being able to use it, but the registration only requires an email address so you don’t have to divulge your identity. You do not have to be worried about security issues when using the site since you won’t have to reveal any personal information.
Creditable will also produce goals that are particular for your situation which can serve as your guide that can help you out of your current credit issues.
Creditable also fosters an online community where people can ask about credit related issues and receive advice from other people, who may have gone through your current situation. In addition, you can easily find other users that have the same goals as yours, for more social support.
Features:
- Manage your credits without revealing your identity.
- Track the progress of your credit, works with multiple accounts.
- Suggests achievable goals based on your particular situation.
- Connects you with other people that have similar credit issues.
- Provides personalized credit card suggestions when re-establishing credit.
- Similar Tools: Mint, Paystr, Accpal, TripLittle.
Check out Creditable @ http://getcreditable.com
online reputation management
New poll brings great <b>news</b> for Ken4London | Liberal Conspiracy
It is pretty good news that with the tories still high in the polls and labour only just establishing their long term strategy – Ken is already close before any real campaigning. 10:31 pm, October 18, 2010. 9. Jimmy ...
ABC <b>News</b> Exclusive: Tea Party Candidate in Nevada Senate May Tip <b>...</b>
Scott Ashjian calls himself the “Tea Party of Nevada” candidate for US Senate, but he tells ABC News that he would be “at peace” knowing he helped re-elect Harry Reid by siphoning votes away from Sharron Angle. The Note, authored by ABC ...
<b>News</b> - Insider: Justin Bieber Was "Harassed" at Laser Tag Fight <b>...</b>
"There was an exchange of words and pushing," an observer tells Us of the talked-about incident.
No comments:
Post a Comment