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Jim Cramer's Get Rich Carefully
James J. Cramer - 2013
In our recovering economy, this is the plan you need to make big money without taking big risks.Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of the stock market and on the mistakes and successes he's made on the way to his own fortune, Cramer explains—in plain English—why you can get rich in a prudent, methodical way, as long as you start now. In his own inimitable style, Cramer lays it on the line, no waffling, no on-the-one-hand-or-the-other hedging, just the straight stuff you need to accumulate wealth. This is a book of wisdom as well as specifics. Cramer names names, highlights individual and sector plays, and identifies the best long-term investing themes—and shows you how to develop the disciplines you need to exploit them. The personal finance book of the year, Get Rich Carefully is the invaluable guide to turning your savings into real, lasting wealth in a practical, and yes—because this is, after all, a book by Jim Cramer—highly readable and entertaining way.
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance
Kenneth M. Morris - 1992
This revised and updated edition also includes the information you'll need to make smart decisions about -- and avoid the pitfalls of -- banking, credit, home finance, financial planning, investing and taxes.
Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It
Bob Sullivan - 2007
Iron-clad cell phone contracts you can’t get out of with a crowbar. Paying big bucks for insurance you don’t need on a rental car or forking over $20 a day for supposedly “free” wireless internet. Every day we use banks, cell phones, and credit cards. Every day we book hotels and airline tickets. And every day we get ripped off.How? Here are just a few examples of how big business can get you:• You didn’t fill up the rental car with gas?Gotcha! Gas costs $7 a gallon here.• Your bank balance fell to $999.99 for one day?Gotcha! That’ll be $12. • You miss one payment on that 18-month same-as-cash loan?Gotcha! That’ll be $512 extra.• You’re one day late on that electric bill?Gotcha! All your credit cards now have a 29.99% interest rate.But not for much longer. In Gotcha Capitalism, MSNBC.com’s “Red Tape Chronicles” columnist Bob Sullivan exposes the ways we’re all cheated by big business, and teaches us how to get our money back–proven strategies that can help you save more than $1,000 a year.
Cash in a Flash: Fast Money in Slow Times
Mark Victor Hansen - 2009
Allen are back following their mega-hit The One Minute Millionaire with new strategies to generate cash quickly.
Right now, everyone needs trusted, proven, practical advice and techniques for making money fast. In Cash in a Flash, two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country show readers how to use the skills and resources they already have to generate permanent and recurring streams of income—all in 90 days or less. Using their bestselling “two-books-in-one” formula, Hansen and Allen combine prescriptive information for developing the millionaire mindset and building wealth on left-hand pages, with the continuation of the inspiring fictional story of Michelle from The One Minute Millionaire on the right-hand pages. In this much-anticipated and timely sequel, Hansen and Allen provide a revolutionary approach to financial freedom—now.
Business Mastery: A Guide for Creating a Fulfilling, Thriving Business and Keeping It Successful
Cherie M. Sohnen-Moe - 1989
Fully updated and revised, the manual covers the major aspects of building and maintaining a successful practice. It introduces practical yet innovative methods to increase profits, develop a strong customer base, and enhance communications with clients. Topics include marketing, client retention, professionalism, referrals, business planning, insurance billing, ethics, and time-management, designing promotional material, networking and more. The book includes numerous charts and checklists, as well as reproducible business forms. Information on other helpful resources is provided along with contact information for major health care professional associations, business organizations and independent living resources.
Living Debt-Free: The No-Shame, No-Blame Guide to Getting Rid of Your Debt
Shannon Lee Simmons - 2018
But life happens and if you’ve got debt, life has happened to you. Whether you have a rolling balance of $2,000 on your credit card or an $80,000 line of credit you are positive you will carry to your grave, debt can be a huge cause of stress—affecting both your emotional and financial wellness.After working with thousands of financial planning clients, Shannon Lee Simmons knows that your only way out of the debt cycle is to truly understand all of your spending triggers so you can shut them down for good. In Living Debt-Free, she shows you that it is possible to have a life and pay down debt at the same time. In fact, that’s the only way your debt plan will work. You will learn to take control of your finances and pay down your debt in a realistic way that will keep you motivated long enough to see it through to the end. No shame. No blame. No scare tactics.In Living Debt-Free, Simmons focuses on creating a debt repayment plan that will motivate you for a long time, rather than an unrealistic one that’s strictly about paying the least amount of interest charges. (Collective gasp—how dare she!?) Listen, everyone knows that paying interest on debt is bad and to be avoided as much as possible, but human beings are complex. Life is complex. Debt is complex. There cannot be a one-size-fits-all plan, so Living Debt-Free will help you build your plan—the one that will help you finally put the debt behind you, start fresh and feel good about your money again.