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This book is wonderful. And no, I'm not just saying that because it was my brother who gave it to me.
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Yes, You Can Get a Financial Life!: Your Lifetime Guide to Financial Planning
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Life is not lived all at once—it’s lived in moments, days, months, years, and decades. This means that the financial plans and actions we all have to take to meet our responsibilities sensibly must be organized by years and decades. Ben Stein wrote the original guide to this subject almost a quarter century ago. Now, Ben, along with Phil DeMuth, the eminent financial planner and writer, have gotten together to update the book, incorporating the massive changes that have occurred in the economy in the past 25 years. This book tells you what and when to save, how much to save, what to save it in, when to spend, and when to say no to your present and yes to your future. Yes, You Can Get A Financial Life! is a time-traveling guidebook on how to organize the money side of your life for all of the decades of your life.
206 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,2006
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I liked the fast read, and straight forward advice. No fluff, and a keeper as you age through the decades to make sure you are on track with goals and expectations.
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If you have your financial house in some semblance of order, you probably won't find a whole lot of use in here. For me, the main takeaways were the suggestions and tables for calculating retirement savings. Post-2008 housing crisis, advice on homeownership should probably be taken with a grain of salt, and I would be interested to see what the authors would say if they released an updated edition.
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This was the second time I had read this book and I had a hard time concentrating. There was plenty of advice and resources though.
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also a lot of data, but more usable information
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I love this book because it considers the financial case of the single, no children person in her 40s in addition to married with children persons. I read the entire book to understand where it was coming from, so I could judge how to take the advice with regard to my circumstances. Based on my other readings, I believe the advice is sound, albeit a bit conservative. It didn't make me feel like a loser if I couldn't/hadn't stocked away $1 million by 40; nor did it imply I might as well not bother doing anything now if I wasn't at the recommended age:savings ratio because it was already too late. Instead it explained what one could do and how to go about deciding what to do.
I feel a lot calmer now not only about my current financial status but also about making future financial decisions.
I feel a lot calmer now not only about my current financial status but also about making future financial decisions.
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I trully wish I had read this when I was in my 20's, and not now that I'm almost 40. No one at home ever told me to save money, and I never had much common sense for money matters, so I barely disciplined myself to save money for any rainy day until my mid 30's. I wish I had known better, but there's no use for regrets now. I have always worked for companies or people that offered no benefits or retirement plans, etc. So I have to be more wise as to how I invest and put my money to work. As I said, I'm not a finances genius and barely can balance my checkbook, but thanks to this book and others I have read I can have a better idea as to how much to save and where to invest it.
The authors of this book give you good advice and hints as to how you should save and invest your money on each decade, as well as how to plan your retirement. If you haven't started don't fret, it's better now than never. Start planning your finances today, no matter how old you are. It's really worth doing so. It will help you sleep better, trust me!
The authors of this book give you good advice and hints as to how you should save and invest your money on each decade, as well as how to plan your retirement. If you haven't started don't fret, it's better now than never. Start planning your finances today, no matter how old you are. It's really worth doing so. It will help you sleep better, trust me!
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Did not finish. Misplaced book
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