Personal Finance For Dummies

I bought this book after reading Investing for Dummies from the same author. The investing book is quite literally one of the best books I have ever read. So I decided to get this one as well. For someone familiar with PF this can be a bit basic. I feel like some sections are meant for people just starting their life (college students), so I ended up skipping those. But some other sections are of great value (home owning, investing, etc.). And that's the great thing about these books, you can jump from one chapter to another anywhere in the book without having to fear you will be missing information. Just go and read the topic that really interests you. One last advice though, if your only focus is to learn more about investing in terms of personal finance, I would rather recommend the Investing for Dummies, as it is much more comprehensive; the investing section in PF for Dummies is kind of a summary of that book.

This book explains all of the basics in great enough detail to provide a rudimentary understanding of personal finance and help a novice become financially literate. It doesn't get too bogged down with the intricacies of certain types/subdisciplines of finance, and sticks to what the average Joe needs to know!

Recently bought this book for a friend who is going through financial difficulties. I originally bought my copy about 20-years ago. This is an updated revision of that book. It helped me get my financial house in order, stay out of debt, build rainy day savings and retirement savings, and to fund college for my kids. It is not a "how to become a millionaire" book, but a straightforward guide to understanding personal finances and how to make the best of what you earn. So expectations should be along those lines. Highly recommended for younger people because you do best by starting early and following Eric's advise.

This was a required book for my daughter's high school Intro to Personal Finance Class. It explains personal finance in simple terms and it's very easy to read. It certainly gets the job done.

straightforward advice

I bought an earlier edition of this book about 25 years ago, when I wasn't making much money and it taught me how to handle it better. I never did end up making much money (working in education) but what I learned from this book allowed me to travel fairly extensively and save enough money to retire at 65 - otherwise I probably would never have been able to retire at all! People used to ask me if I had a second job, but I would just tell them about this book. I recently gave it to a much younger friend who also doesn't earn much money and hope it will help her to live a better financial life the way it did me.

Wonderful starter book for people who are truly novices with personal finance like myself. Great starter book.

I bought this book expecting an earth shattering breakthrough regarding my financial habits and how I can improve them. Needless to say, this book mainly discussed common sense practices that I have already been using. Such as: drink coffee at home, use a reusable water bottle, use public transportation if you live in a major city, etc. This book does have some interesting discussions about investing, mortgages and stocks...otherwise I was left disappointed.

This is not a book for dummies. It does not explain you what: -Holdings -Stocks -Bonds -Funds -Financial actives -Financial passives are.

Llegó golpeado, paginas dobladas y la portada con rasguños.

Book arrived damaged and with pencil marks on the outside.

excellent

I was disappointed to find that this was an American book and that much of the information was not applicable to UK.