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Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family
by Kimberly Palmer
Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to bringing home an infant. Just one tiny person costs $250,000 to raise. How will you pay for it? Written by a national money columnist and mother of two, Smart Mom, Rich Mom explores how women today are navigating the financially challenging career/parenting years and emerging more prosperous and empowered. The book mines their experiences to uncover career advice and spending and savings strategies that everyone can use.
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Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life you Want
by Rachel Cruze
A Ramsey Solutions communicator and #1 New York Times best-selling author illuminates the damaging financial habit of comparing oneself to others, outlining seven essential money practices for living a life that is compatible with one's values, means and long-term needs.
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Hustle Away Debt: Eliminate Your Debt by Making More Money
by David Carlson
Forbes calls David Carlson's personal finance blog Young Adult Money "a must read for millennials." Hustle Away Debt, Carlson's new book, gives millennials drowning in debt - student and otherwise - a lifeline. Carlson details his secrets to getting out of debt through the concept of "side hustles." He shows how side hustles can help you develop new sources of income that allow you to pay off debt faster. He also shows how this can lead you to explore new fields you might not have otherwise worked in and how you can pick up useful skills for your full-time job - all while developing your earning potential to the fullest.
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Focus on: Recent Personal Finance Books
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| Retire Inspired: It's Not an Age, It's a Financial Number by Chris HoganReaders familiar with financial guru Dave Ramsey might recognize author Chris Hogan, whose financial focus is primarily on retirement planning. His advice centers around the idea that retirement shouldn't come at a certain age, but at a certain financial number -- the amount you need to support the retirement lifestyle you want. His thorough guide, which is for true financial beginners at every age and stage, offers clear strategies; if you are one of the many people who have little (or nothing) saved for retirement, you're going to want to read up on the topic. |
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| The Spender's Guide to Debt-Free Living: How a Spending Fast Helped Me Get... by Anna Newell JonesIn 2009, Anna Jones discovered that she was nearly $25,000 in debt. Determined to pay it off as quickly as she could, she created a bare-bones, needs-only budget and spending fast that eliminated that debt in just 15 months. If you're looking to control your spending (whether for a month, a year, or indefinitely), her ideas will give you a starting place; her tips include making your goals public (for accountability, but also to help friends and family understand why you're skipping dinners out) and finding additional income sources. You can also check out her website for interactive support from others with similar goals. |
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| The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated by Helaine Olen and Harold PollackThe premise of this book: personal finance doesn't need to be complicated, and in fact, the rules of financial responsibility can fit on a single index card. While these rules may be too simple for those already well on their way to fiscal responsibility, it's a good start for readers too mystified by finance to know where to start. The rules, which are fleshed out in the book, include avoiding consumer debt, saving 10-20% of your income, and maxing out tax-advantaged investment and savings accounts. |
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