Love and Money: A Life Guide for Financial Success - Couverture rigide

Opdyke, Jeff D.

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ISBN 10 : 0471476587 ISBN 13 : 9780471476580

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

"The financial decisions we make in our lives are sometimes not the easiest to discuss but have long–lasting effects. [Opdyke’s advice] has opened the door in my relationship to conversations that were a long time coming."
Josh, regular reader of Opdyke’s "Love & Money" column, Florida

Real answers to real questions about money and relationships:

• I have too much debt and my credit isn’t very good. How can I fix my financial problems? And how do I break the news to my boyfriend?
• How do I teach my kids the value of money, when my parents shower them with expensive gifts?
• My wife makes more money than I do, does that give her a greater voice in our financial decisions? Are we still equal?
• How much should I give my child in allowance? And will it really help him learn the value of a dollar?
• We want to have our first baby, but we don’t know if we can afford it yet. How much money do we really need to have in the bank?

If you’re like most people, you’re struggling with questions like these. Whether we like it or not, money makes a big difference in the choices we make and the lives we lead. Unresolved questions about money can put unwanted stress on even the healthiest relationships between spouses, between parents and children, and even between friends. In Love & Money, columnist Jeff Opdyke offers practical personal finance advice, as well as strategies for dealing with touchy financial topics so that money doesn’t end up costing you something even more valuable.

Revue de presse :

With so many people having trouble managing their money, it′s not surprising that different attitudes about finances can cause serious arguments between otherwise happy spouses. The solution, according to Opdyke, a reporter and columnist for the Wall Street Journal, is for individuals to first understand their own relationship to and views about money. Drawing on his own marriage as well on the experiences of his readers, Opdyke takes a simple approach to the basic personal finance decisions. He says people shouldn′t think about budgets––which, like diets, rarely work but instead should devise a spending plan (which encourages one to look to the future rather than focus on previous spending habits): "Once you create your spending plan, strive to live with the boundaries you′ve set. Remember, there′s fluidity to your plan. If you realize you′re not going to spend $200 this month eating out, you can shift that money to some other expense you′d rather make, or just shovel it into savings for a later date." The writing is clever and the inclusion of comments from readers makes this an enjoyable primer on the psychological and emotional issues related to money. But the chapters on saving for college, retirement and helping aging parents, for example, provide few strategies for readers. (Jan.) ( Publishers Weekly, December 22, 2003)

"...writing is clever, inclusion of comments from readers makes this an enjoyable primer on the psychological and emotionals issues related to money". ( Publishers Weekly, December 22, 2003)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471476587
• ISBN 13: 9780471476580
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256