The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money

by Robert K. Heady, Christy Heady, Alpha Development Group

Book Overview

You're no idiot, of course. You know how to write a check, make a deposit, and read a monthly statement. With financial markets in flux and many Americans mired in debt, you're looking for better ways... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028627229
• ISBN13: 9780028627229
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

If You Know Nothing About Financing; Start Here...

This has the basic knowledge need to manage your finacing ranging from simple budgeting, credit, stocks and mutual funds, Certificate of Deposit, how to read the market and the prime rate and what it all means. Also, it provides the mental mindset you need to manage and spend money properly, without resorting to short term spending splurges. There's tables for calcuating college funds, morgages, and retirements but most importantly how to avoid the many traps and scams many vendors use to make money off of you without providing any extra services. The one thing I found somewhat worrysome is the way the authors protrayed the banks and other institutions to the point of scaring the reader into being nearly paranoid of all financial instistutions. The fees these institutions charge are describe in the book with good details. A good "how to avoid pitfalls" book.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money, Second Ed

I love this book! Before reading this book, I wondered how anyone could ever save money in the world today. It has helped me to mangage my money easily. An easy to read book, which I use now as a reference whenever I have a question concerning my personal finances. I finally started a 401K, bought a house, a new car, and I am finally learning to save some money,instead of living paycheck to paycheck.

The Complete Idiots Guide to Managing Your Money

This book did a great job of explaining to the average person how to save, invest and avoid the common financial pitfalls we so often make. It was done with humor and wit, which is a breath of fresh air in this often hard to understand, jargon loaded industry. This book is beneficial to anyone who has thought about developing a financial plan but does not know how or where to begin. It is an easy read, fun and should be a required reading for the masses of people buried in credit card debt! Great job!!

Very Helpful!

This book gave me invaluable advice regarding my finances. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone! I have adopted many strategies in the book to save for a rainy day. Thank you, and when are you coming out with another edition?

Very Informative!!!

After reading "Personal Finaince for Dummies", I highly recommend the Idiot's Guide to "Managing Your Money" instead. The material presented in this book covers a broad range of financial issues anyone can understand. This book is universal, and is relative to everyday business in your personal and business lives of today and what to plan for tomorrow. I give it an A+!