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Average customer rating:
- An uneven book, but recommended nonetheless.
- The Only Book on Money You'll Ever Need
- The Only Book on Money You'll Ever Need
- Truly simple
- Money Made Simple
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Money Made Simple: How to Flawlessly Control Your Finances in Minutes a Year
Stacy Johnson
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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ASIN: 0345455657
Release Date: 2003-12-30 |
Book Description
Fiddling with family finances can be time-consuming, frustrating, or even frightening . . . especially when you feel like you’re not qualified to make those big money decisions. But here’s an expert who says that you can learn everything you need to know to effortlessly manage money in just a few hours–and then stay on top of it all in only minutes a year.
In Life or Debt, Stacy Johnson gave you a one-week plan for freeing yourself from the tyranny of debt. Now the creator and host of the nationally syndicated news series Money Talks takes it a step further with a complete system to manage every facet of your financial life that’s remarkably quick and easy.
• Get your finances organized once and for all
• Learn to set goals, then achieve them
• Discover the only three investments you need, whether you have $50 or $50 million
• A logical way to invest that really works
• An asset allocation system so simple, all you need to know is your age
• Quick, effective, and inexpensive ways to plan your estate, income taxes, and retirement
• Understand every type of insurance and learn how to shop for it
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Why spend your hard-earned paycheck on so-called experts when you can manage your money yourself–and save and invest every penny? Here is everything you need to know to get on top of your family’s finances and stay there. The clock is ticking: It’s time to take control.
Customer Reviews:
An uneven book, but recommended nonetheless........2004-05-07
I enjoy personal finance books. Call it a sickness, but I do.
I like Mr. Johnson's emphasis on simplicity: a stock index fund and a bond index fund are the only investing vehicles most people need. And trying to buy individual stocks is a fool's game. Okay, great.
But he treats immediate annuities with scorn (in a chapter called "Stupid Investment Tricks") even though they are the simplest and safest way to make sure some of your retirement money stretches out over your lifetime. Johnson handles this task with disciplined withdrawing of principal, which, while more efficient, is definitely not the "simple" solution.
He also recommends timing taxable events to correspond with the tax year. While I agree with that, it felt awfully complicated for such a small payout, especially for a book with this title. Imagine finding ten pages of multivariable calculus in the middle of a 6th grade math text.
The section on insurance, however, was great. He uses his actual insurance bills and explains the terms, and then describes what he does and doesn't have covered and why. I've never seen a personal finance book do this before, and it helped me a *lot* more than just reading some more theory. I was going to give this book only three stars, but the insurance chapter alone bumps it up to four.
Now if only his college funding chapter hadn't stopped just at the very moment it got interesting.
The Only Book on Money You'll Ever Need.......2004-04-14
This is easily the most accessible, reliable and entertaining book I've ever read on money management and investing. Anyone can understand it, and everyone could benefit from it enormously.
The Only Book on Money You'll Ever Need.......2004-04-14
This is easily the most accessible, reliable and entertaining book I've ever read on money management and investing. Anyone can understand it, and everyone could benefit from it enormously.
Truly simple.......2004-04-13
This book title is perfect as the author has made it simple to understand investing terms. Though I have an understanding of credit and budgeting issues, investing has always been harder for me. This book is a great resource! It is educational and entertaining! Anyone who does any investing should keep a copy to refer to if you haven't previously been on close terms with investing topics.
Money Made Simple.......2004-04-03
Straight forward (easy) approach to managing money. Stock Brokers and other investment professionals are going to hate this book because it shows you how to invest wisely and cut out their fees. You get to keep the difference! Oh, some pretty good humor too. Buy it, read it, and prosper.
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