Very helpful as a foundation for your financial life!

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Personal Finance For Dummies (Paperback) I studied this book like I was studying for a big exam. It provides helpful hints on budgeting and investing for short term and long term goals. The way you handle your personal finances will affect the way you handle your finances if you were to ever branch out in serious investments such as bonds, stocks, mutual funds, real estate, and small businesses. This book should be used as a starting point for all of those who wish to increase their net worth/cash flow. Once you learn to live within your means and eliminate bad debts (i.e. consumer credit cards, auto loans), you feel mentally refreshed. If you want to branch out and learn more about increasing your income, buy other books from the For Dummies series such as Small Business for Dummies, Mutual Funds for Dummies, Stock Investing for Dummies, Bonds for Dummies, Real Estate for Dummies, or whatever dummies that would fit your needs. [...]