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Living rich by spending smart

Author:

Karp, Gregory

Publisher:

FT Press

Pub. Date:

[2008]

Language:

English

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Introduction : The spending smart philosophy --

ch. 1. Financial FITness : whacking the worst offenders --

Stockpiling food for savings : bodega in the basement --

Coupon clipping conundrum : hassle or goldmine? --

Dining out : celebrations versus poor meal planning --

Life insurance : it's your money and your life --

Home and auto insurance : don't pay too much --

Phone at home : pay less for your landline --

Wireless mobile phone : don't let them cell you a bad plan --

ch. 2. Know thine enemy ; It is us : the problem between our ears --

Smart people, dumb spending : fire the accountant in your head --

Evaluating value : psychological income --

Impulse spending : harness the urge to splurge --

No excuses : the lies we tell ourselves --

Money personalities : what type are you? --

Shopping addiction : "Shop till you drop" ain't funny --

ch.3. What a waste! : pet peeves and hot buttons --

Bottled water : tap into savings --

Junky insurance : extended warranties and other insurance you don't need --

Timeshare vacations : the worst real estate deal ever --

Smoking : your money, up in smoke --

Ink-jet cartridges : refill rage --

Lottery : winning the jackpot isn't a financial plan --

Textbooks : get schooled in the alternatives --

Hybrid vehicles : have a nonfinancial reason for buying one --

Greeting cards discarded : special-occasion cardboard rethought --

ch. 4. Strategies for spending smart --

Comparison shopping : what's a good price? --

Tracking spending : forensics on your finances --

Rules of thumb : benchmarks for spending smart --

Buying used : secondhand gives you a leg up --

Spending windfalls : don't blow it --

Membership has its privileges : savings by association --

Shopping online : geek your way to savings --

ch. 5. Around the house : everyday spending --

Running hot and cold : keep your bought air indoors --

Gasoline : fuel savings with better mileage --

Television : tune in to savings --

Pets : don't let Fido sink your finances --

Prescription drugs : just say no to high prices for meds --

Library : frees stuff galore --

Compact fluorescents : see the light --

Lawn and garden : grow your savings : --

Eyeglasses and contact lenses : see the price difference --

Clothing : better duds for less --

ch. 6. Financial foolishness : overspending for financial services --

Bank accounts : don't pay anyone to hold your money --

Credit cards : play the game right --

Credit cards 2 : advanced tactics --

Debt reduction : finish paying for your purchases --

Index mutual funds : you can't beat 'em, so join 'em --

Identity theft : what protections are worthwhile? --

ch.7. That time of year : seasonal strategies for spending smart --

Back to school spending : school daze --

Holiday spending : ho, ho, ho. Where'd my money go? --

Valentine's Day on the cheap... without ending up in the doghouse --

Tax preparation : frugal ways to pay Uncle Sam --

Wedding gifts : an invitation is not an invoice --

Kid birthday parties : rein in the ridiculous --

Amusement parks : costs shouldn't take you for a ride --

Vacation accommodations : hotel versus home rental --

ch. 8. Life happens : big-ticket infrequent spending --

How much car can I afford? - less than you think --

Why buy used? You're not buying someone else's problem --

How much house can I afford? Don't be "house poor" --

Moving costs : getting your stuff from here to there --

Wedding spending : like marriage, it's about compromise --

College tuition : the two-year, two-year plan --

Divorce : spending less on splitting up --

Hospital bills : rampant mistakes are sickening --

Funerals : try to bury the pain and guilt --

A final thought : buying happiness --

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Budgets, Personal
Finance, Personal
Home economics -- Accounting

Living rich by spending smart : how to get more of what you really want

Living rich by spending smart : how to get more of what you really want / Gregory Karp

Living rich by spending smart

how to get more of what you really want

Accounting
Budgets, Personal
Finance, Personal
Home economics

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