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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Beginning Book for all the Basics, March 22, 2000

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Rana (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30's (Paperback)

This book covers EVERYTHING from saving money, moving out on your own vs. staying home, budgets, taxes, debt, your credit, insurance, buying vs. leasing a car, renting vs. buying a home, investing from 401k's, mutual funds, IRA's, CD's, marriage, and buying a house. As a 22 year old, out of college about 2 years and on my own just as long who knew very little about any of this, I found this book to be WONDERFUL and very useful. It really walks you through all of the important milestones that you will have in your 20's and 30's. It is actually one of the best books I have ever read and all my friends are impressed with my new Financial knowledge. After reading it I feel I really have a game plan for all the hurtles that I have not yet passed. I do have to stress that it is just for beginners and people who pay little to no attention to their finances past this month. OUTSTANDING BOOK! LOVED IT!

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65 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Financial Guidance for methe 24 year-old Idiot, July 25, 2002

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Okay, I am not an idiot by most standards. I do have a Master's Degree and certificates telling me honor societies let me join them. However, despite all my specialized studies, I learned very little about finances, investments, and economics. Since I try not to discuss things I know little about, at parties I avoided these topics. However, party-talk aside, the major benefit to knowing about finance is that it can help you plan you and your family's future.

Fisher and Shelly have compiled a very easy to read and direct book. I am a beginner, and felt as if I grasped most of what I read. Some of the material was even basic for me. They discuss bank accounts (compound or simple interest?), credit (annual fee or not?), personal budgets (do you need that $.70 Coke out of the machine everyday?), investments (CD here is not compact disc!), Housing, and much more. They cover every important aspect of personal finance for younger people approaching middle age. They make use of some quizzes so you can evaluate your financial know-how. The book will even pay for itself if you follow the 40 ways to save 10 dollars a week section. I have used many of their tips already. I recently (finally) got a credit card in order to establish my credit, but was sure to shop around using the web pages they provided.

Overall, this is not an advanced book, but it does cover the basic points. Some points might seem very simple and commonsense, but many of us have not had any education in financial matters. If you are in your 20s and 30s and feel like you have no financial guidelines or knowledge (as I did), this book should get you started in the right direction.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Gen-X, January 6, 2003

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I think this is the absolute best book out there for members of generation X. The ideas are presented in a clear and easy to understand way. I have purchased three copies of this book and keep loaning it out to friends. I have read many others including Personal Finance for Dummies, Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Rich, and Investing for Dummies, but this is the best by far. If you are looking for a personal finance book and are under age 40, try this one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's decent, dated, and detailed enough...
Who knew a book would have the gall to label someone a complete idiot? Apparently, I didn't care, because I ended up buying this book this year. Read more

Published 5 months ago by J. Bittancourt

1.0 out of 5 stars Idiot's guid to personal finance
Would like to have received this book but the seller could not find a way to get it to me. I don't think Amazon should sell books that the sellers can't send.

Published 16 months ago by bill

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
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Published on December 15, 2009 by J. Ridley

1.0 out of 5 stars Lack of respect for both readers of the authors themselves.
This book truly stands to the series name "Idiot's guides" by being full of extremely basic advice. These authors inform the readers that there exits publics transportation... Read more

Published on December 7, 2007 by Avantel

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Guide a Good Start for the Young Adult
Like all "Idiot" books I have read, this one has excellent organization. Technical jargon is kept to a minimum, and the conversational writing style moves along at a good pace... Read more

Published on August 8, 2007 by Bill Manhart

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so book. Get Suze Orman's instead.
I bought this book and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke. Skip this one and get Suze Orman's book instead. Read more

Published on August 4, 2007 by Kip

2.0 out of 5 stars Too juvenile
I found this to be ridiculously juvenile. I skipped the first ten or so chapters because it provided absolutely no information that any person over the age of ten should know. Read more

Published on July 12, 2007 by Valerie Filipowski

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Excellent Transaction
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Published on January 21, 2007 by Erik Lindqwister

5.0 out of 5 stars good book for young people
even if you don't have a lot of money, this book offers helpful tips on how to manage, budget, and invest.

Published on August 29, 2005 by J. Kim

4.0 out of 5 stars ALMOST what I was looking for...
The book is great - I would recommend it to anyone looking to create a budget and be more cognizant of their spending habits, etc. Read more

Published on June 24, 2005 by Wendi R. Smith

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