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9780738213675

One Year to an Organized Financial Life From Your Bills to Your Bank Account, Your Home to Your Retirement, the Week-by-Week Guide to Achieving Financial Peace of Mind

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  • ISBN13:

    9780738213675

  • ISBN10:

    0738213675

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-12-29
  • Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

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Summary

Have unopened statements piled up on your countertop? Is the interest rate on your credit cards a mystery? Are you forever losing receipts for items you meant to return? And are you afraid to look at the balance of your retirement account?

Author Biography

Regina Leeds, a professional organizer, has brought order to home and work environments for two decades. She lives in Toluca Lake, California.

Russell Wild is a NAPFA-certified financial advisor and the principal of Global Portfolios. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. l
January: Take Controlp. 9
Uncover the Origins of Your Relationship with Moneyp. 11
Clean Out What You Carryp. 16
Streamline Your Home Office Spacep. 21
Set Up a Financial File Systemp. 27
February: Assess Your Financesp. 35
Pay Your Bills on Timep. 37
Determine Your Income and Fixed Expensesp. 42
Determine Your Variable Expensesp. 45
Take a Fresh Look at Your Expensesp. 47
March: Get Ready for Taxesp. 52
Decide Which Documents to Savep. 53
Stop the Paper Stacksp. 56
Prepare Your Tax Returnsp. 59
Signed, Sealed, Deliveredp. 64
April: Spend Less, Save Morep. 68
Reduce Your Expensesp. 70
Harness Your Marketabilityp. 79
Working with Your Budgetp. 84
Banking Made Brighterp. 86
May: Borrow Smartp. 92
Lower Your Cost of Creditp. 94
Curb Credit Card Spendingp. 98
Reduce and Rejoicep. 102
Protect Your Identityp. 104
June: Build a Nest Eggp. 108
Establish a Retirement Planp. 110
Calculate How Much You Need to Savep. 114
Assess How Much Risk You Can Affordp. 116
Max Out Where It Paysp. 120
July: Make Long-Range Financial Plansp. 124
Decide Whether You Need a Financial Advisorp. 126
Maintain Your Portfoliop. 130
Draw Up a Will and Trustp. 134
Review Your Beneficiary Formsp. 140
August: Refinance and Downsize Optionsp. 143
Look for Downsizing Opportunitiesp. 145
Clear the Clutter, Room by Roomp. 154
Hold a Yard Salep. 160
Determine If You Should Refinancep. 165
September: Children and Moneyp. 173
Frugality for Parentsp. 175
Educate Your Children about Moneyp. 180
Save for Collegep. 183
How Your Child Can Contributep. 188
October: Protect Your Assetsp. 193
Medical Insurancep. 195
Homeowner's and Renter's Policiesp. 202
Disability and Long-Term Care Coveragep. 205
Planes, Trains, and Automobilesp. 208
November: The Season for Sane Spendingp. 212
Holiday Budgetp. 214
Gift-Givingp. 217
Family Gatheringsp. 225
Holiday Travelp. 229
December: Year-End Money Movesp. 234
Tasks for Every Decemberp. 236
Tax-Loss Harvestingp. 238
Charitable Givingp. 240
Move Smoothly into the Futurep. 243
Acknowledgmentsp. 249
Resourcesp. 251
Indexp. 259
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