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Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple & Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions
2012, Grand Central Publishing
in English
1455508454 9781455508457
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Worth it-- not worth it?: simple and profitable answers to life's tough questions
2012, Business Plus
in English
- 1st ed.
1455508446 9781455508440
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Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple and Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions
2012, Grand Central Publishing
in English
1306746175 9781306746175
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction: how dare we have fun with the dismal science
Section 1: Getting started
My own personal hot tub time machine
Credit vs. debit
Student loan vs. skipping college
See the world vs. get a job
Spend it vs. save it
Credit union vs. bank
The rule of 72
Date the cutie in the next cubicle vs. anyone else
Live with mom and dad vs. go solo in squalor
YMCA vs. luxurious health club
Section 2: Shelter
The biggest investment you'll ever make
Rent vs. buy/the rule of 15
US cities where it is cheaper to buy
Old house vs. new house
Real estate agent vs. for sale by owner
Fixed rate vs. adjustable mortgage
Renovate the kitchen vs. refinish the basement
Section 3: Automotive
The real blind spot
New vs. used
Lease vs. buy
Open the windows vs. crank the AC
Take or decline the insurance
Diesel vs. hybrid
Section 4: Investing
Flavors of risk
The ultimate no-brainer portfolio
Broker vs. financial advisor
Buy and hold vs. timing the market
Stocks vs. mutual funds
Load vs. no load funds
Company stock vs. mutual fund in your 401K
Hot fund vs. cheap fund
Want an extra $507, 480 in retirement savings?
Cap weighted vs. fundamental indexing
Individual bonds vs. bond fund
ETFS vs. mutual funds
Leveraged vs. unleveraged ETFS
2-year vs. 7-year CD
Gold vs. timber
Section five-family matters
This is your brain on childcare
Plans vs. UGMAs
Term vs permanent life insurance
Disability insurance vs. life insurance
Cash back vs. travel rewards cards
Annual vacation vs. new car
Travel insurance vs. save the cash
Extended warranty vs. self-insure
Mary Ann vs. Ginger
Long term care insurance vs. fly solo
Allowance vs. pay for chores
Organic vs. regular
Work out with a trainer vs. go it alone
Section 6: Retirement
Just put me on an ice floe is not a strategy
Save for your kids' college vs. your retirement
Roth IRA vs. traditional IRA
Fixed annuity vs. variable annuity
Fixed annuity vs. managed payout fund
Social security at 62 vs. 70
Your own social security benefits vs. your spouse's
Florida vs. Nicaragua.
Edition Notes
Includes index.

