Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties - Softcover

Kobliner, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476782385 ISBN 13: 9781476782386

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2017

Synopsis

A completely revised and updated fourth edition of the New York Times bestseller, designed to guide younger adults through the world of personal finance.

More than ever before, people in their twenties and thirties need help getting their financial lives in order. And who could blame them?

These so-called millennials have come of age in the wake of the worst economic crisis in memory, and are now trying to get by in its aftermath. They owe record levels of student loan debt, face sky-high rents, and struggle to live on a budget in an uncertain economy.

It's time for them to get a financial life.

For two decades, Beth Kobliner's bestseller has been the financial bible for people in their twenties and thirties. With her down-to-earth style, she has taught them how to get out of debt, learn to save, and invest for their futures. In this completely revised and updated edition, Kobliner shares brand-new insights and concrete, actionable advice geared to help a new generation of readers form healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. With fresh material that reflects the changing digital world, Get a Financial Life remains an essential tool for young people learning how to manage their money.

From tackling taxes to boosting credit scores, Get a Financial Life can show those just starting out how to decrease their debt, avoid common money mistakes, and navigate the world of personal finance in today's ever-changing landscape.

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Review:

"Newsweek"

A daring book....A life's worth of smart financial advice.

Linda Stern

"Newsweek"

A daring book aimed at Generation Xers unafraid of a blunt author who will tell them what to do fast....A life's worth of smart financial advice.

Paul A. Samuelson

Professor of Economics Emeritus, MIT; Nobel Laureate in Economics

Shaw said youth is wasted on the young. I suspect the Kobliner financial wisdoms will work out well at all our ages.

Saul Hansell

Business Reporter," The New York Times"

"Get a Financial Life" is an expert yet reassuringly simple guide to mastering your money, for people trying to keep afloat in the wake of the baby boomers.

Deborah Stead

"The New York Times"

A highly readable and substantial guide to the grown-up worlds of money and business. Backed up by bibliographies, source lists, and useful phone numbers, this book could be tucked into one of those ubiquitous backpacks to guide novices through the thickets of apartment rentals, mortgage applications, taxes and more. Its strength is in explaining both the principles and the practicalities involved in each chunk of the landscape.

Stuart Varney

"CNN Business News"

Paul A. Samuelson

Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT; Nobel Laureate in Economics

Shaw said youth is wasted on the young. I suspect the Kobliner financial wisdoms will work out well at all our ages.

Burton G. Malkiel

Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics, Princeton University; author, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street"

One of the best guides to help young people get a handle on money matters.

Paul A. Volcker

Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board

With all those new choices, personal financial decision making is getting more and more complicated, even for the computer generation. Beth Kobliner's book provides a much-needed and sensible guide.

Dean Shepherd

Anchor, CNBC

Laying a solid financial foundation is one of the most important and rewarding tasks facing young people today. In "Get a Financial Life," Beth Kobliner has created a great guide that will make the job much easier and a lot more fun.

From the Author:

Personal finance for twenty- and thirtysomethings ...

Get a Financial Life is the perfect resource for people in their twenties and thirties trying to get a handle on their finances. It covers everything from reducing your checking account bank fees to finding affordable health insurance. It also includes a easy-to-follow investment guide, suitable for beginners as well as veterans. The book has really struck a chord with its audience: it is the best-selling personal finance guide of 1996, appearing at the top of business bestseller lists in the New York Times, Business Week and USA Today.

Beth Kobliner has been writing about personal finance for a decade. A graduate of Brown University, Kobliner got her start in the world of financial writing as research associate for Sylvia Porter, the pioneer of personal finance journalism and a syndicated columnist in over 150 newspapers around the country.

In 1988, she was hired as a staff writer at Money magazine, where she has since written dozens of articles. In 1994 and 1995, she was selected by TJFR Business News Reporter, the leading trade publication for financial journalism, as one of the country's most promising financial journalists under the age of 30.

In addition to her work as a print journalist, Kobliner is interviewed regularly on television and radio as a financial expert. She is a regular commentator on the nationally syndicated public radio program "Sound Money." She has been featured on ABC's "Good Morning America", NBC's "Today", and "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Kobliner is currently a contributing writer for Money. She lives in New York City with her husband and their daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1476782385
• ISBN 13: 9781476782386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352