Green Magazine
Author: Kurson, Ken
ISBN: 9780385487597
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 Mar 1998
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase "personal finance."br>br>What the hell's a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?br>Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?br>Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?br>What's so great about compound interest anyway?br>Is the price of this book tax-deductible?br>br>i>The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance/i> answers these questions and provides savvy, sensible money advice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through lots of b.s. Ken Kurson, editor of the critically acclaimed i>Green/i> magazine, demystifies all types of personal financial matters--investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, taxes--as well as providing valuable information on learning to live within your means, dealing with deadbeat roommates or spendthrift boyfriends, and putting on a cheap wedding. Ken Kurson's engaging yet always pragmatic money-speak is enlivened with real-life examples, pie charts, comics, and dead-on humor. His advice doesn't always sound like Dad's, but it's every bit as solid. The i>Green Magazine Guide/i> is the only book that speaks to all those who are cynical, intimidated, or simply flummoxed about money matters.
ISBN: 9780385487597
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 Mar 1998
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase "personal finance."br>br>What the hell's a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?br>Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?br>Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?br>What's so great about compound interest anyway?br>Is the price of this book tax-deductible?br>br>i>The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance/i> answers these questions and provides savvy, sensible money advice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through lots of b.s. Ken Kurson, editor of the critically acclaimed i>Green/i> magazine, demystifies all types of personal financial matters--investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, taxes--as well as providing valuable information on learning to live within your means, dealing with deadbeat roommates or spendthrift boyfriends, and putting on a cheap wedding. Ken Kurson's engaging yet always pragmatic money-speak is enlivened with real-life examples, pie charts, comics, and dead-on humor. His advice doesn't always sound like Dad's, but it's every bit as solid. The i>Green Magazine Guide/i> is the only book that speaks to all those who are cynical, intimidated, or simply flummoxed about money matters.
