The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Money (Complete Idiot's Guides) [Abridged, Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Robert K Heady (Author), Christy Heady (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Complete Idiot's Guides | Publication Date: December 30, 2004

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 to manage your money, but learning the financial ropes is testing the limits of your time and patience.  Save your money and your life!  The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money, Third Edition, is written by two experts who know the world of saving, investing, and credit inside and out.  You'll learn savvy strategies to fatten your wallet and cut your costs from credit cards, mortgages, car-buying, and checking.  Learn how to stay on top of your expenses, create a personal financial plan, get the best deal on a checking account, strengthen your credit report, cut credit card costs in half, get the best deal on a mortgage, recognize "get-out-of-debt" loan scams, avoid outrageously high bank fees, find recession-proof stocks and mutual funds, and earn the top yield on your cash.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robert K. Heady and his daughter Christy Heady are a team of financial journalists who write nationally syndicated columns and are interviewed regularly for magazines and television.

From AudioFile

The issues of spending, saving, investing, and borrowing money are framed by these perky financial writers as a series of simple decisions we can make every day, instead of abdicating these choices to habit and impulse. Their approach reveals an uncommon grasp of the way most people handle their money. The ideas throughout the audio are superb; the language is practical, challenging, and empowering without overselling or offering enthusiasm in place of practical tools. Grover Gardner is excellent with this text--serious and accessible, confident and curious, he paces his performance to match the way most people hear this type of material. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Oasis Audio; Abridged 3rd edition (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589268237
• ISBN-13: 978-1589268234
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,238,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money, Second Ed, June 3, 2001

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Angela Mule' (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Money (Paperback)

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.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Idiots Guide to Managing Your Money, May 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Money (Paperback)

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!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful!, May 24, 2001

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Sari Steinberg (Coconut Creek, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Money (Paperback)

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?