For millions of Americans, there always seems to be more "month" than money. In this action-oriented book, O'Neill builds a logical, easy-to-understand picture of financial planning, offering tips to help readers take charge of their finances--and learn how to save.
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You can pretty much tell the content of this CD-ROM plus book (of the same name) package from the title: here lies a collection of strategies, tips, and information on how to save money when you don't really have any to save. Conventional wisdom is represented here?pay off your credit cards, max out your voluntary retirement plans?although there are a few surprises (we were displeased to find two categories of tips only: for women and husband/wife couples. Apparently, single men are all financial wizards). The best feature of the disc is that it's couched in accessible language everyone can follow, and there are forms that will help the disorganized get a handle on where their money is going and how, perhaps, they can stanch the flow. Bottom Line: Recommended for public library reference and circulating collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Consider Rutgers professor O'Neill the David Letterman of finances, with her 25 ways to save more money, 10 tips to improve your net worth, and 60 ways to cut expenses, among many other budget-related lists. Her advice, though, is very similar to that of Jane Bryant Quinn and the late Sylvia Porter, who also said it's never too early to save, avoid credit card balances, draft wills, and beware of catalog shopping. O'Neill couches her advice in a variety of forms, from questionnaires to lists, which make dealing with money a bit more palatable to readers. Good, nonaggressive tips for midincome singles and families. Barbara Jacobs
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This book is helping me organize my finances. I love it! It talks about different ways to budget. There are a lot of commonsense principles, but there are methods of budgeting and investing which I hadn't considered. People seem to be taking all of the suggestions and following them religiously. I take small grains of wisdom and try to apply them one at a time. It seems to be working.
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Not impressed, tho I must admit she is more fun to read than Queen Orman. If you possess 30 cents worth of commonsense then this book says nothing new; not even in a new and exciting way.
You are much better off to find a book entitled: Money Is My Friend
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