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Book Review of Earning, saving, investing, enjoying: A realistic guide to managing your money (Real life, real answers)

Earning, saving, investing, enjoying: A realistic guide to managing your money (Real life, real answers)
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Real life, real answers about earning
Career planning, setting career goals, interview tactics, assessing a compensation package, analyzing retirement benefits, do you need an IRA?, tax planning for employees, coping with career change, financial strategies for one - career and two-career couples, starting your own business, creative planning with life insurance.

Saving and investing
how to find money to invest, how to stick to a budget, choosing a bank, choosing accounts, making an investment plan, investments, mutual funds, buying and selling individual stocks and bonds, real estate and related investments, monitoring your investments, the new tax code's effect on investments

Enjoying
tenant's rights, how to read a lease, co-op and condo conversions, is it cheaper to buy or rent, buying a home, selling a house, for buyers: what-to-look-for specifics, mortgage shopping, applying for a mortgage, tax aspects of home buying and selling, tips for newly built homes, renovation, should you refinance?, homeowner's insurance, comparing forms of credit, how to avoid credit problems, how to buy a new car, how to buy a used car, financing an automobile purchase, lemon laws, automobile insurance, automobile leasing

and solving problems
college costs, investing for future college costs, dealing with the financial aspects of divorce, coping with taxes, preparing for a secure retirement, Social Security: what will your benefits be?, benefits from your employer, tapping your IRA, investments for senior citizens, coping with the cost of medical care, estate planning and much, much more!