Stabilizing Your Personal Finances
By Alisdair Cosgrove
 Establishing
definite short term financial goals and
changing one's attitude towards spending
money are two very basic things you need to
do if you want to reach the goal of personal
financial stability. If you want to revive
your personal finances, you will need to
have the best view of your currently
available funds. The starting point for this
perspective is being able to know where
you're money is going, what you need to buy,
when it is good to buy, and how to make use
of every tool to improve your finances.
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Building
An Effective Money Management System
By Bercle George
Know that effective management skills are
applicable to every financial scenario
imaginable. Money management really does
apply to everyone, from minimum wage workers
to CEOs of billion dollar conglomerations.
It is widely thought that if you cannot
manage your life, you can't begin to manage
your money.
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Debt Management
Consumer Counseling -
Making a Plan
By Benjamin Brook
 As the famous saying goes, "If you fail
to plan, you plan to fail." The key to
managing your consumer debt is to make a
debt management plan. Debt management
consumer counseling can help you make a
debt management plan that is right for
you.
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 The
Motley Fool Personal Finance Workbook A
Foolproof Guide to Organizing Your Cash and
Building Wealth
By David Gardner,
Tom Gardner, Dayana Yochim, Robert Brokamp
What would it be like
to know that you were making the very best
decision for every dollar you spent or
saved? Can you imagine balancing your budget
by the beginning of next month? Wouldn't it
be great to know whether a pro's advice is
right for your situation? How valuable would
it be to have a customized financial plan
that would serve you for life?
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Retirement
Planning for Recent College Grads
By Joseph Kenny
So you've survived college. You head out
into the working world with
 your
fresh diploma in hand and land a plum job
making more money than you could've ever
imagined. Your first instinct is to go get
that big screen TV or plush ride that you've
been eyeballing for the past year. After
all, why not? You're making the cash now,
you can afford it, can't you? But wait.
Before you take the plunge on that big
ticket item, practice that old safety adage
they taught you way back in elementary
school about crossing the street: 'Stop,
look and listen.
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Budgeting -
Where Do I Start?
 By
Eddie Lamb
The thought of putting yourself and your
family on a budget can often feels
overwhelming for many. The truth of the
matter is that not having a budget,
operating with financial blinders on, is
much more overwhelming than creating and
sticking to a budget.
Before you even get started thinking about a
budget, you'll probably want to spend some
time assessing your attitude to money. Money
is not an evil or a bad thing. In fact money
is wonderful! Money enables you to have a
roof over your head, to feed your family and
pets, to keep you and your family healthy,
and to wear the clothes that help you tell
the world who you are and what you're about.
Money buys education opportunities, cultural
experiences, and money enables you to help
others in need. Think positively about your
money. You certainly wouldn't think money
was bad if you were giving it to Katrina
victims or the parents of a child with a
debilitating disease.
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The Clock
is Ticking: Retirement Planning Later in
Your Career
By Joseph Kenny
 Are
you ready for retirement? Sure, you're
mentally prepared to leave the everyday
rat race, to throw your alarm clock in
the garbage, and to spend your days
doing whatever you so please. The
question is: are you ready financially?
If you're like most Baby Boomers, the
answer is probably "no".
A recent study by the Employee Benefits
Research Institute showed that over 50
percent of workers ages 45 to 54 have
less than $50,000 saved for retirement.
The Center for Retirement Research (CRR)
at Boston College completed a study that
showed nearly 54 percent of low income
Baby Boomers born between 1955 and 1964
are at risk for missing their retirement
savings goal.
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 The
Budget Kit: The Common Cents Money
Management Workbook
By Judy Lawrence
List Price: $19.95
Price: $13.57
Does your credit card balance climb
higher and higher every month? Are you
overwhelmed by outstanding loans? Do you
wish you had a better handle on the
future, whether it’s college funds,
retirement savings, investments, or even
short-term goals?
No matter your financial goal, a
well-defined budget is the first step to
meet it. The bestselling classic The
Budget Kit has helped hundreds of
thousands of people across America
develop effective budgets and gain
financial freedom. In this fully updated
and revised edition, you will gain the
skills to control your money—and your
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Investment
Tips for Beginners
By
Sam Williams
Everyone knows by now that the economy
is not doing well and businesses are
going down and so it might not be the
best time to invest. But is it so? The
fact is, there are some very great deals
now just because of the fact that the
prices are down. So let the
professionals offer you these investment
tips that can help you profit in a poor
economy. Read: Finance Help: Investment
Tips for Beginners.
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 Personal
Finance For Dummies, 5th edition
By Eric Tyson
List Price:
$21.99
Price: $14.95
Too many personal finance consultants
offer financial advice that ignores the
big picture and instead focuses on
investing. You need much more than that
to plan your future. You need a broader
understanding of personal finance that
includes all areas of your financial
life in order to become financially
sound.
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The Top 10
Ways to Take Back Control of Your Finances
By
Thomas Schaffer
I f
you're like many people these days you have
a least some issues regarding your personal
finances. Far too many people are living
paycheck to paycheck and are barely keeping
their heads above water. These people often
find themselves being just one missed
paycheck from financial disaster.
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