Personal Finance For Dummies
About this product
Many Americans don’t understand personal finance. If you’re among them, it’s probably not your fault. Personal Finance 101 is not offered in our schools – not in high school, not even in the best colleges and graduate schools. It should be. There are common financial problems and mistakes and different people keep making those same mistakes over and over again. Personal Finance For Dummies, 3rd Edition, like a good friend, can stop you from falling into those traps. This book is for anyone who wants a crash course in personal finance. It’s basic enough for a novice to get his or her arms around thorny financial issues, but advanced readers will be challenged to think about their finances in a new way and identify areas for improvement. In a nutshell, this easy-to-understand guide is for anyone who wants toGet out of high-interest consumer dept
Plan for major goals
Start an investment program
Minimize high piles of bills, receipts, and junk mail
You’ll explore what it takes to start an investment program as you diagnose your current financial health, set new goals, and reduce your spending. Personal Finance For Dummies, 3rd Edition, also covers:Figuring out where your dollars are going
Solving debt and credit problems
Reducing your tax burden
Picking up wise investments
Paying the right price for insurance
Figuring out where to go for more financial information
Best-selling personal finance writer Eric Tyson is a master at keeping it simple. And his third edition of Personal Finance For Dummies, can help you consider your higher life goals and non-financial priorities (your family, your friends, and your causes) and how you can best accomplish those with the financial resources you have. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is useful, easy to read, and a strong fit for beginners who want clear personal finance guidance. They also praise the writing style as well-written, simple, and practical, with many noting that it helps explain money basics in plain language.
Goodreads and StoryGraph readers give similarly positive feedback, describing it as informative, comprehensive, and a reliable reference for budgeting, debt reduction, and investing basics. Some readers mention that it can feel dry or best read in small doses, but still valuable as a broad guide.
On a Substack book review, one reader was less enthusiastic and called it flat, suggesting that not every reviewer finds it engaging. Overall, the sentiment across review sources is that the book is a solid beginner-friendly personal finance handbook with broad coverage and easy-to-follow advice.
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Specifications
| Topic | Personal Finance |
Product Details
| Publisher | For Dummies |
| Publication date | February 15, 2000 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 504 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0764552317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0764552311 |
| Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.36 x 1.13 x 9.17 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #178,307 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,009 in Economics (Books) #2,369 in Personal Finance (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (32) |
