Online Money Management (Bpg-Other) [Paperback]

Karin Price Mueller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2001 | Series: Bpg-Other

When it comes to personal finance, it pays to get wired! "Online Money Management" shows how the Internet can be the ideal tool for taking control of your finances. Get rid of those cluttered stacks of bills, account statements, and tax paperwork. This friendly, step-by-step guide explains how to create a solid financial plan using online resources and personal finance software. Part One establishes the basics of personal finance, from setting goals to determining net worth. Part Two explores the most useful electronic money-management tools, including Web sites for online banking, bill paying, investments, mortgages, credit cards, loans, and retirement planning. Part Three rounds out your money-management strategy by discussing insurance, estate planning, and tax planning. The book's appendix organizes Internet resources by category for easy reference. Author Karen Price Mueller is an award-winning writer and television producer known for her ability to make complicated money matters easy to understand. In "Online Money Management", she shows you that the smart money is on line!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Online Money Management is the book for you if you prefer to let your bank and broker handle your account-documentation duties online and automatically. The book also deals with the philosophy of wired personal finance, as well as specific Internet resources you can use to meet your monetary goals, or at least get a handle on paying your bills. You'll almost certainly come across something useful in these pages, even if you're already savvy--for example, you probably weren't aware that some companies attempt to find value in the ancient investment documents you might have in your attic, were you?

On the other hand, you may find the site descriptions a bit elementary--the book sometimes goes into a level of detail you won't need unless you actually visit the site. It's a stylistic trap that a lot of Internet writers fall victim to. The investment advice is pretty basic too, comprising all of 10 pages on the fundamentals, most of it at the "What is a stock?" level. Read this book for its references to specialized financial Web sites, and back it up with the surfing you do on your own. Get a dedicated book on the basics of personal investing if you need a primer. --David Wall

Topics covered: Internet resources for those who want to automate banking, investing, borrowing, and bill paying. Other sections deal with insurance, estate planning, and United States taxes.

From Booklist

Journalist Mueller provides novices (and seasoned surfers) a good print "home page" from which to understand and handle personal finances. More, she evaluates the best ratings, service, specialty, media, and community URLs, explaining the USP (Unique Surfing Proposition) for each. All of that is framed, as it should be, within how to manage your finances; three major sections tackle generic money management, tools, and long-term planning. Although a Jane Bryant Quinn goes into much more detail, say, about the vagaries of health plans and long-term-care insurance, Mueller concentrates on the efficiencies of doing so online. One caveat: scrutinize the accolades given to MSN products, because Microsoft is the publisher of this book. Index of Web sites. Barbara Jacobs
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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735611114
• ISBN-13: 978-0735611115
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,538,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally.an easy to use money management tool., January 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Online Money Management (Bpg-Other) (Paperback)

We finally have a simple easy to use guide on how to use the computer for true money management.This book is well written and has some great illustrations. We need more books like this.

3.0 out of 5 stars Very basic, May 17, 2003

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This review is from: Online Money Management (Bpg-Other) (Paperback)

This book is good only for people who are really discovering the online world. Basically it's a list of web links with a one page comment giving a high-level summary on the site's content. Don't expect to find advanced tips driving you to unknown features of a web site. Some of the sites mentioned don't exist anymore, but this is understandable given what happened in the dot com industry. On the positive side, it's interesting to note that even if the book is published by Microsoft, the Microsoft's web sites are not getting more visibility (some actually would deserve it).