Managing Your Money Online For Dummies [Paperback]

Kathleen Sindell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2004

Do you lay awake at night wondering how you’ll ever pay for the kids’ college or be able to retire? Do you toss and turn trying to figure out how to make ends meet?

Managing Your Money Online For Dummies is your guide to making the most of online resources to make the most of your money. It’s a “get rich slow” scheme. Most of today’s millionaires don’t earn millions a year, didn’t inherit a bundle, and didn’t win the lottery. They simply spent less than they made and managed and invested the difference. You can join their ranks and sleep at night when you discover how to use Internet tools and resources to:

• Give yourself an online financial makeover

• Determine your net worth and devise your financial strategies
• Set up a budget and track your income and expenses
• Take advantage of online banking and bill-paying
• Find the best CD rates, online broker, and credit card for you

Written by Kathleen Sindell, Author of Investing For Dummies, Managing Your Money Online For Dummies links you to priceless advice to help you:

• Calculate how much you need to save for retirement, how much mortgage you can afford, should you pay off debt, or are you adequately insured

• Handle overwhelming debt and correct errors on your credit report
• Comparison shop for a car (new or used), house and mortgage, insurance, and more
• Avoid the top 10 ways people waste money
• Save with online rebates, promotional discounts, coupons, special sales, or special offers
• Secure your data and protect your identify and your computer
• Do estate planning—now that you’ll have an estate

Best of all, with you Managing Your Money Online For Dummies you won’t just save money and hassle, you’ll save time and manage your gradually accumulating riches at your convenience!

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From the Back Cover

Find great deals on financial services

Manage your finances online and save money and time

The Internet is a great tool for managing your money. From online bill payment to finding a broker, the Internet makes financial chores quick and easy. Managing Your Money Online For Dummies covers all the ins and outs of online money management, including financial planning, investing, banking, security — and even how to get a great deal on car insurance!

Discover how to:

• Protect your financial information
• Repair your credit rating
• Use online tools to design your personal budget
• Pay your bills with a click of a button
• Research investment opportunities
• Avoid frauds and schemes

About the Author

Kathleen Sindell, PhD, is an adjunct faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University MBA e-Commerce program. She is also the author of Investing Online For Dummies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764572105
• ISBN-13: 978-0764572104
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,066,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathleen Sindell, Ph.D. has over 20 years of success providing financial analysis and personal financial advice to businesses and individuals to assist them with their investment activities and financial decision-making. She is a registered investment advisor, and certified to teach Business and Industrial Management, Banking and Finance by the California Board of Governors. For over four years she managed the Financial Management and Real Estate programs and faculty at the University of Maryland, UMUC Graduate School of Management & Technology.. For 14 years Kathleen Sindell has been an adjunct faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, where she teaches corporate finance, personal investing and personal wealth management. Sindell is the author of numerous academic, popular, and professional articles, Web sites and books, including the bestselling book, "Investing Online for Dummies, Eds. 1-5" (listed for two consecutive years on the Wall Street Journal's Bestselling Business Book List). Sindell is regularly tapped as an expert on ABC World News, CNNfn, The Nightly Business Report, and at popular online and print outlets. Kathleen Sindell holds a Ph.D. in management & administration and an MBA in Finance. At the request of Irwin Professional Publishing, she converted her dissertation, titled "A Risk Management Approach for Financial Institutions Holding Construction Loans" to a 520 page book titled, "The Handbook of Real Estate Lending".

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Source of Information, February 21, 2005

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Liz "Ecletic" (solvang, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managing Your Money Online For Dummies (Paperback)

"Managing Your Money Online for Dummies" is an excellent book because it covers all the online money management topics that aren't taught in school. I discovered many no cost (or low cost) online financial tools and resources to give myself an online financial makeover that's saving me lots of $$$ each month. Additionally, I now have a good idea of how the Internet can help me make my money work hard than ever before.

I really liked the way this book is organized. The format made it easy to go back and reference important points.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Save Time and Money by Managing Your Finances Online, October 28, 2004

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Kathleen Sindell (Alexandria, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managing Your Money Online For Dummies (Paperback)

'Managing Your Money Online For Dummies' is ideal for all Internet users who want to maximize their personal wealth by making each and every dollar count. Get expert advice on how to make routine financial tasks more convenient. Save time by taking advantage of the 24 / 7 convenience of online banking, bill paying, calculators and worksheets. Develop more knowledge by becoming skilled at using the Net for improved budgeting, financial planning and protecting your assets. Discover how you can use the Internet to plan for expected and unexpected life events (for example, buying the home of your dreams, planning for your comfortable retirement and college). Find out how you can save money by using online comparison resources and tools for large purchases. Avoid frauds by understanding how to protect your personal financial information. Discover how you can recognize potential online swindles, shams, and deceptions. To sum it up, 'Managing Your Money Online For Dummies' shows you how to get more from what you already have and how to reach your financial goals without penny pinching or giving up luxuries.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book made me money!, July 4, 2005

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Michael B. Leach (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managing Your Money Online For Dummies (Paperback)

What more do you want from a book? With my daughter getting ready to go to college, I flipped immediately to the section on "Smart Bucks: Planning for College Online." There, the author laid out the whole process for me in detail and pointed out where I needed to go to on the web. Even though we don't qualify for financial aid, I found a student loan and a small grant! Next, I plan to tackle investments with the help of this practical guide. This book is not just a collection of websites, as naysayers have complained. It shows you the financial reasoning behind your web searches, something no search engine will ever do. Thank you, Ms. Sindell. Enthusiastically recommended.