¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success (English and Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Lynn Jimenez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 21, 2007

A bilingual guide to the basics of financial success.

Getting ahead financially in the United States is a difficult task, and it is even more daunting for someone who comes from a different culture.

That’s why author Lynn Jimenez has created ¿Se Habla Dinero?: The Everyday Guide to Financial Success. This book offers information needed for financial survival and success, simply and clearly, in both English and Spanish.

¿Se Habla Dinero? walks readers through the fundamentals of personalfinance and money management and explains how to open and use bank accounts; establish and manage credit; save and borrow money for education; and master basic investing techniques. This bilingual guide makes intimidating topics easy and gives readers the confidence they need to move forward.

Hispanics are moving into this nation’s middle class at a rapid pace. ¿Se Habla Dinero? will be an important tool to help them climb the ladder of financial success.

Lynn Jimenez (San Francisco, CA) is an award-winning business reporter For KGO Radio 810. She has delivered fast-paced business reports from the options floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 17 years.

Una guía bilingüe que proporciona las bases del éxito económico.

Salir adelante económicamente en Estados Unidos es una labor ardua, y más difícil todavía para aquellos que provienen de culturas diferentes.

Esta es la razón por la que la autora Lynn Jiménez ha creado ¿Se Habla Dinero?: la guía diaria que le llevará al éxito financiero. Este libro ofrece en dos idiomas: inglés y español y de manera sencilla y clara, la información necesaria para la supervivencia y el éxito financiero.

¿Se Habla Dinero? Guía al lector a través de las nociones fundamentales de economía personal y administración del dinero. Explica cómo abrir y usar cuentas bancarias, cómo establecer y administrar crédito, cómo ahorrar y tomar prestado dinero para la educación y cómo manejar técnicas de inversión básicas. Esta guía bilingüe hace que algunos aspectos intimidatorios resulten fáciles y proporciona a sus lectores la confianza que necesitan para seguir adelante.

La población hispana hoy en día está alcanzando rápidamente la clase media de esta nación. ¿Se Habla Dinero? Es una herramienta importante que ayudará a sus lectores a subir la escala del éxito financiero.

Lynn Jimenez de San Francisco, California, es una reportera de negocios galardonada que trabaja para la estación de Radio 810 KGO. También ha transmitido reportajes breves de negocios desde el piso de opciones de la Bolsa de Nueva York en San Francisco por diez ye siete años.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success

¿Se habla dinero? La guía diaria para el éxito financiero

A FAMILY GUIDE TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Whether you speak English or Spanish, you need to speak the "language of Money." ¿Se Habla Dinero? is a family guide in both languages to help you overcome your fears and to answer your questions about money, banking, budgeting, and borrowing. Use it as a quick reference as you join the millions of Latinos climbing the ladder to financial success.

UNA GUÍA FAMILIAR PARA EL éXITO FINANCIERO

Tanto si Usted habla inglés como español, necesita hablar la lengua del "Dinero". ¿Se habla dinero? es una guía familiar básica en dos idiomas que le ayudará a superar sus miedos y que responderá a las preguntas que tenga sobre el dinero, las cuestiones bancarias, los presupuestos y los préstamos. Úsela como un medio de consulta rápida y únase a los millones de latinos en Estados Unidos que están subiendo la escalera del éxito económico.

"¿Se Habla Dinero? is written for the average Latino family that is struggling to meet daily needs while planning for the future.? Lynn Jimenez provides a comprehensive and commonsense, easy-to-follow road map for managing your money and achieving your family's financial goals."

Charles P. Garcia, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, A Message from Garcia:?Yes, You Can Succeed

"¿Se Habla Dinero? is full of useful tips to help Latino families manage their money. It's easy to read, easy to understand, and appeals to everyone who has questions about personal finance. It belongs in every home and library!"

Rueben Martinez, owner/founder of Libreria Martinez, Recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Award

"Jimenez puts Latino family values to work in this thorough guide to growing and protecting our children's assets for the future."

Sandra R. Hernández, MD, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation

About the Author

Lynn Jimenez is an award-winning business reporter for KGO Radio in San Francisco who has delivered fast-paced reports from the options floor of the New York Stock Exchange for nearly two decades. Prior to joining KGO, she was a key part of the team that developed California's first Hispanic AIDS education television program and telephone hotline.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 21, 2007)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0470074809
• ISBN-13: 978-0470074800
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Multicultural Guide to Financial Success, December 31, 2007

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James Robert Toland "Reading Man" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

"Se Habla Dinero," the incredible new bilingual book subtitled "The Everyday Guide to Financial Success" - written by award-winning San Francisco business journalist Lynn Jimenez - should be compulsory reading for every high school and community college student in America. Why? Because I believe, as a retired Business News Editor at The San Francisco Chronicle and former instructor at three large colleges, that had this book been placed on school desks and kitchen tables a quarter century ago our nation would likely be in the midst of an educated economic boom rather than meandering in an overextended, credit-bloated financial fizzle.

Most interesting from a publishing view is that each chapter contains side-by-side, easy-to-comprehend rules for financial success written in Spanish and English. The formula is brilliant: left-side, even-numbered pages written in Spanish and the corresponding right-side pages in English.

But it's the crisp, clear content that rings my bell. Sections entitled: Let's Talk Money, Managing and Saving for Independence, Borrowing Wisely, Investing for Success, and Financial Facts of Life are divided into segments that focus on personal reader missions, goals, values and practical application. "Se Habla Dinero" will be on my gift list for everyone under 40 who needs a financial primer and for older readers to share with children and grandchildren.

As author Jimenez says: "It's not easy to talk about money... but talking about it with people you trust can make money less mysterious. Saber es poder! (Knowledge is power!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suzie Orman for Latinos!!, January 6, 2008

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Liz N. "political junkie" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This book is exactly what we have needed on the shelves for years now. Finally there is a book that explains how to use all the great American money set ups--banks and credit and loans etc --to all the hardworking folks earning a good living but unsure how to make the most of it. I thought her approach was really nice--totally practical and tackling a topic that most of us need help with but don't know who to ask. And, because the book is in both English and Spanish, the information is available to everyone!! This book also lets us know that any of us can make our money grow and that we all can take part in a system that leads to savings, home ownership, college, and retirement with $$$$. Great book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars for my mother, January 20, 2008

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JED C (oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

So far so good. I have not read it. I bought it for my mother. She has been in America for over 30 years, but didn't have to worry about financial matters until my father passed away. I got her this book so that she wouldn't get taken advantage of by creditors or other such organizations and people. She likes it and will pass it on to friends when she is through.