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Get a Financial Life

Personal Finance in your Twenties and Thirties

Fireside, 2009
First Edition: 1996 更多详情


Editorial Rating

8

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Recommendation

Books like Beth Kobliner’s have to earn their place on your bookshelf. After all, these days plenty of personal finance advice is available for free on the Internet. That said, this book is a wise investment for early-career professionals who would like advice about getting out of debt. Although its guidance is solid-if-predictable, it is well-researched and straightforwardly written. Kobliner provides an authoritative "further reading" list for those who want to delve deeper into how to get their finances on an even keel. This book does not promise to make you rich overnight, and it doesn’t exactly qualify as a page-turner, but it lends a helping hand. getAbstract recommends it to young people whose financial life is just a bit too exciting.

Take-Aways

  • Start saving for retirement early. Nest eggs are a lot easier to build if you start when you are young.
  • Some financial steps are basic. For instance, get health insurance. Medical bills can stop you from developing a sound financial life before you even get started.
  • Keep enough emergency money in your savings account to live on for 90 days.

About the Author

Beth Kobliner was a staff writer at Money magazine and a contributor to The New York Times. She frequently appears on CNN, MSNBC and other news programs. She began her career researching and writing columns for personal finance guru Sylvia Porter.


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    D. R. 1 decade ago
    Love it, cut out all the complexities, straight to the point. will recommend to family and friends.

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