| Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties | 
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Sales Rank: 43277
Category: Book
Author: Beth Kobliner
Publisher: Fireside Press
Studio: Fireside Press
Manufacturer: Fireside Press
Label: Fireside Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised and expanded
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0684872617
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.0240562
EAN: 9780684872612
ASIN: 0684872617
Publication Date: June 6, 2000
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Product Description
With 100 NEW FINANCIAL web sites! If you're like most people, you want to get your financial life in order but don't know where to begin. Since its first publication in 1996, Get a Financial Life has helped thousands of people get out of debt, start saving, and begin investing. This updated edition -- expanded for the Internet age -- includes the latest information on how to: Use the Web to find the best auto loans, mortgages, and credit cards Invest in the stock market wisely and painlessly Refinance your high-rate debt -- and avoid hidden fees and traps Take advantage of the latest tax breaks -- including deductions for student loans Build a serious nest egg with long-term savings plans like the new Roth IRAs You will also find classic, easy-to-understand advice on money basics -- everything from 401(k)s to car leases, from credit reports to life insurance, from buying the right mutual funds to buying a home of your own. Whether you earn $20,000 or $200,000, Get a Financial Life will help you navigate the new world of personal finance.
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 Great foundational read. July 10, 2008
I was thinking about going into finance but was too close to graduation. This book was recommended to me by a finance professor, when I asked for something that really explained how things work instead of just giving a prescription. This was an excellent book that I would recommend to anyone who is interested in financial matters. I keep this book in my library as reference and have turned back to it many times for a reference point when people ask me questions about finances.
 Good for folks in their 20's, not their thirties March 31, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The information in this book was the type that your big sister should have told you. I was lucky enough to have a big sister to explain these things so I didn't need the book. But if you are truly just starting out into adulthood, you'll enjoy the helpful hints such as how to evaluate the checking accounts offered from different banks or how to start a retirement account. If you're very young, if you're very new at being an adult, and if you have nobody to guide you this book has all the essential advice.
 Great overview. It was really enlightening October 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I moved to US 7 years ago, so all this stuff on retirement plans, mortgages, investments, was a big cloud of information to me. Very slowly I started learning about finances reading articles over the internet. When I got this book, I couldn't stop reading it. It gave me a great overview of how to put my financial life together. It is very easy to read. Yes, it's not the solution to all your financial problems, but it's a great overview with very enlightening information.
The only thing I didn't find details about was 457 retirement plans (even though it talks about others). That's the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars.
A workbook for early-career savers August 29, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Books like Beth Kobliner's have to earn their place on your bookshelf. After all, these days plenty of personal finance advice is available for free on the Internet. That said, this book is a wise investment for early-career professionals who would like advice about getting out of debt. Although its guidance is solid-if-predictable, it is well-researched and straightforwardly written. Kobliner provides an authoritative "further reading" list for those who want to delve deeper into how to get their finances on an even keel. This book does not promise to make you rich overnight, and it doesn't exactly qualify as a page-turner, but it lends a helping hand. We recommend it to young people whose financial life is just a bit too exciting.
Great for the ignorant August 30, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wish I had this book when I was 19 and applying for credit cards. This book has great information in understandable terms for those who are beginning their financial journeys in life from opening bank accounts to buying homes. It also provides good stories as examples to explain some concepts that are more difficult to grasp, especially for those who are not financially savvy (like me). I will be giving this to my 19 year old brother so that he can be smarter about money than i was at his age (I'm 25).
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