Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
PART I Let’s Talk Money 1
Chapter 1 Values for Wealth 5
Chapter 2 Got Money? Now What? 11
Chapter 3 Picking a Place for Your Money 23
Chapter 4 What Your Bank Can Do for You 29
Chapter 5 Money Management Tools: How to Make the Most of Your Money and Stay out of Trouble with Your Bank 45
PART II Managing and Saving Money for Independence 53
Chapter 6 Saving: The Long and Short of It 57
Chapter 7 Your Plan for Financial Independence 63
Chapter 8 Tips to Increase Savings 75
PART III Borrowing Wisely 83
Chapter 9 Why Borrow? 87
Chapter 10 Credit and Credit Cards 93
Chapter 11 Getting out of the Credit Trap 109
Chapter 12 Mending Your Credit Score 121
Chapter 13 The “Big” Loans and the Basics 129
Chapter 14 Student Loans: Borrowing to Invest in Yourself 139
Chapter 15 Borrowing to Buy a Home 153
Chapter 16 Borrowing to Build a Business 173
PART IV Investing for Success 189
Chapter 17 Money Making Money 193
Chapter 18 Easy Investing 201
PART V Financial Facts of Life 217
Chapter 19 Protecting Your Financial Identity 221
Chapter 20 Insurance: Financial Protection 233
Chapter 21 Taxes: Another Financial Fact of Life 259
Chapter 22 Sending Money Home 279
Chapter 23 Leaving Money Behind: Estate Planning 289
Chapter 24 Giving Back 307
Appendix A Recommended Resources 315
Appendix B Your Plan for Financial Independence 333
Appendix C Sample Documents 343
About the Author 355
Index 363
Lynn Jimenez is an award-winning business reporter for KGO Radio in San Francisco who has delivered fast-paced reports from the options floor of the New York Stock Exchange for nearly two decades. Prior to joining KGO, she was a key part of the team that developed California's first Hispanic AIDS education television program and telephone hotline.
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