The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 40s and 50s

This book was extemely helpful tool that helped me organize my personal finances. The advice was terrific. Easy to follow. It exceeded my expectations. I recommend it wholehearledly. It fits the bill and makes the grade without making you feel like an idiot.

When you reach your mid-fourties you tend to think you've sorted out finances. On a lay-over in Chicago I started flipping through the copy of Complete Idiot's Guide to personal finance that a friend had loaned me. I quickly started to realize that there were a number of key areas regarding personal debt load where I'd not paid enough attention. The timely insights regarding the danger of excessive credit card balances made me realize that my dream of a nice cabin by a lake would have to wait. Much thanks to Sarah Young and Susan Shelly for this easy to understand guide.

With 401K's at work, college funds, and the banks advising you on various investments, personal finance can be truly overwhelming. This book sorts it all out and explains options in an easy to understand format. I found it to be a most valuable resource for my future financial planning. Mid-life is hard enough...this book just made it easier!

I was amazed at how complete, thorough, and well thought out this book is. There ARE stages of life, and you have to think of money and wealth-building differently at each stage. Anyone in middle age--or approaching it--can benefit from reading this book.