books about money and finances

Want to learn more about personal finance and money-related issues? Consider these books.

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Personal Finance for Canadians for Dummies by Eric Tyson and Tony Martin. ISBN: 1064497417

A down-to-earth guide offering straightforward financial advice. Avoiding the pitfalls of personal finance is certainly important, but its prescriptions for taking financial action are what make this guide especially useful. Part I helps readers assess their financial standing. Subsequent sections offer sage advice on saving, the basics of investing, and the ins and outs of insurance. There is an especially useful chapter on real estate, since for many people their homes are their biggest financial commitment and their largest asset.

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Taxes for Canadians for Dummaies 2003 Edition by Christie Henderson. ISBN: 1894413385

A down-to-earth reference and guide to tax issues for Canadians.

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Investing for Canadians for Dummaies by Eric Tyson and Tony Martin. ISBN: 1894413008

Eric Tyson is the author of best-selling For Dummies books on personal finance, taxes, home buying and mutual funds and is a personal finance counsellor and syndicated columnist in the United States. Tony Martin is the co-author of the best-selling Personal Finance For Dummies For Canadians, and the author of Me and My Money: Strategies of Real Life Investors. His column of the same name appears regularly in the weekend section of The Globe and Mail's Report on Business. Mr. Martin is also the Wealth columnist for the Report on Business magazine.

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Investing Online for Canadians for Dummies by Andrew Dagys and Kathleen Sindell. ISBN: 1894413350

Turn to the updated 2nd edition of Investing Online For Canadians For Dummies to make sure your online investments are working as hard as they can.

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Credit Card and Debt Management by Scott Bilder and Robert Gamble. ISBN: 0964840197

Bilker shows the formulas for digging out of the credit-card hole--methodically, systematically, and with a minimum of confusion.

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The Budget Kit: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook by Judy Lawrence. 0793141281

One of the best-loved roadmaps in the budget management genre, The Budget Kit is purchased year in and year out by its legions of dedicated fans who have learned to make budgeting as second nature as breathing. Judy Lawrence makes it easy, with this proven workbook for getting your financial house in order.

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Pocket Idiot's Guide to Living on a Budget by Jennifer Basye Sander. ISBN: 002863389X

This books sets out very simple ideas, strategies and help for any person interested in watching their money. It is a simple planning book for budgeting that anybody could use. Humor and straight-forwardness are the backbone of the book's help in money problem areas.

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The Laws of Money, the Lessons of Life: Keep What You Have and Create What You Deserve by Suze Orman. ISBN: 0743245172

Orman's fifth major book has perfect timing. As many Americans grapple with unemployment, diminished 401(k)s, crumbling stock market holdings and seemingly insurmountable debt, the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed financial sage comes to the rescue, offering this guide to understanding some of the most basic principles of money.

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