Personal Finance For Dummies (Abridged) Audiobook

" Outstanding book...authoritative, comprehensive and quite detailed. Excellent explanations and to do lists. Well worth the price. "

" It was too basic for me, would be good for someone just starting to learn about personal finance stuff. "

" After reading The Wealthy Barber, I figured I could use some more concrete advice on my financial affairs. This book was a good starting place - nothing revolutionary, but pointed you in the right direction. "

" In which Eric Tyson gives a basic introduction to credit reports and tells women not to wear makeup because it's too expensive and they look better without it, anyway. "

" Very comprehensive review of personal finances, from simple bank acct info to advice with the stock market. A good reference. "

" I am a financial professional, so I know almost all of this information. I often need help translating things into laymen terms; so, this is an excellent book for that. 4 stars because I wanted to see more information, but I was informative and I would recommend it to anyone! "

" All that stuff you should know, but don't, in an extremely readable format. The price of this book has saved me probably 1000 times that amount! Definitely a good investment. "

" A must read for everyone! Changed my life - literally. "

" the mother of all personal finane books. Great book which'll give you a good overview of everything you need to know involving your personal finance "

" A great place to start for the person who avoids money management. "

" Blake and I are reading this because we have combined our money and established some goals. This book is good so far, especially the insurance info. "

" Very helpful for this dummy! Well written and accessible to the lay person (i.e., myself). "

" Some useful definitions of terms. Their advice can be summed up as "buy index funds". "

" a great resource for balancing your budget and setting your finances up to succeed! "

" Richard and I read this book together and we just completed it after several years. It is a good basis for financial education. We bought a copy for each of our children several years back. "

" Decent book if you have no personal finance experience. If you've read Dave Ramsey or any others, this will not be new to you. A lot of topics don't have much depth. "

" simply practical~ "

" I just finished school and am in my first job. Unfortunately, I am also a total n00b at knowing how to allocate my money (invest? save for retirement? pay off my student loans first? etc.). This book so far has been invaluable for newbies like me. Also very accessibly written. "

" Loaded with good info. When I read this, I didn't know much about investing or the tax impact of lots of things, but afterwards felt much more comfortable. Great starting point. "

" Good news for me. Now I just need to get my finances in order. Save more for retirement. Invest. That kind of thing, you know. "

" This is beautifully written. Very clear and easy to understand. Nice layout too. "

" This book helped me when I first started out in my career. I had no clue what IRA, IRA-Roth were, CDs, Mutual Funds, etc. This book really helped me. "

" Very helpful for this dummy! Well written and accessible to the lay person (i.e., myself). "

" It was too basic for me, would be good for someone just starting to learn about personal finance stuff. "

" Blake and I are reading this because we have combined our money and established some goals. This book is good so far, especially the insurance info. "

" A must read for everyone! Changed my life - literally. "

" Richard and I read this book together and we just completed it after several years. It is a good basis for financial education. We bought a copy for each of our children several years back. "

" All that stuff you should know, but don't, in an extremely readable format. The price of this book has saved me probably 1000 times that amount! Definitely a good investment. "

" I would say this is a must-read book for all, young or old. <br/> <br/>For me, this helped me think about what to do in the area of savings and investment for my last decade or so of work life left. <br/> <br/>But it's also better to read this book in one's 20s or 30s. "

" Very comprehensive review of personal finances, from simple bank acct info to advice with the stock market. A good reference. "