The True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story Behind Managing Your Money

by Stacey Tisdale; Paula Boyer Kennedy

• ISBN13: 9780470184325
• ISBN10: 0470184329
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Personal money management advice that make senseIn The True Cost of Happiness, financial journalist Stacey Tisdale and expert financial planner Paula Boyer Kennedy combine their extensive financial experience with a powerful series of interviews and real-world stories to help you make personal money management decisions that make more sense.They begin by discussing how the factors that drive our financial choices and behavior not only run deep, but also represent the way we define ourselves. From there, they reveal how this truth will determine if you can create the kind of financial harmony that not only supports the life you want, but also makes an honest statement of who you really are. The questions they pose are challenging, but essential, because if your financial choices and behavior are not aligned with your true values, you'll always feel like "something" is missing. And it is this disconnect that is at the root of most anxiety and unhappiness over money. Reveals how the first lessons we learn about money as children play out in our adult behavior Discusses how the messages that society sends us about the ways in which we should behave with money affect our financial choices Explores factors that can blind us to our true values, and prevent us from making the best decisions possible on issues such as debt, saving, and investing Illustrates how to create a financial plan that supports a truly happy lifeFilled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The True Cost of Happiness will put you in a better position to enjoy a life that doesn't compromise who you are.

Table of Contents

A Look Inside

Working Together

A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way

The Big Picture: What You're Planning For

The Price of Pleasing Mom & Pop: Are Your Early Lessons Working for You or Against You?

Social Messages

The Songs We Play in Our Heads

Life Planning for Two

Teach Your Children Well

The Truth About Change

The Numbers

Your Bottom Line

Saving Money

Debt: Wipe The Slate Clean

Living Longer and Stronger: The New Retirement

Covering Your Assets: How to Choose the Right Insurance

Investing For Your Future

The Real Cost of College

Giving Back

Estate Planning

A Final Thought on Your Finances

Staying on Course

Staying on Course

Change Happens

Getting the Help You Need

A Final Thought

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