Worth it-- not worth it? simple and profitable answers to life's tough questions
| Main Author: | Otter, Jack. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Business Plus,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: how dare we have fun with the dismal science
- Section 1: Getting started
- My own personal hot tub time machine
- Credit vs. debit
- Student loan vs. skipping college
- See the world vs. get a job
- Spend it vs. save it
- Credit union vs. bank
- The rule of 72
- Date the cutie in the next cubicle vs. anyone else
- Live with mom and dad vs. go solo in squalor
- YMCA vs. luxurious health club
- Section 2: Shelter
- The biggest investment you'll ever make
- Rent vs. buy/the rule of 15
- US cities where it is cheaper to buy
- Old house vs. new house
- Real estate agent vs. for sale by owner
- Fixed rate vs. adjustable mortgage
- Renovate the kitchen vs. refinish the basement
- Section 3: Automotive
- The real blind spot
- New vs. used
- Lease vs. buy
- Open the windows vs. crank the AC
- Take or decline the insurance
- Diesel vs. hybrid
- Section 4: Investing
- Flavors of risk
- The ultimate no-brainer portfolio
- Broker vs. financial advisor
- Buy and hold vs. timing the market
- Stocks vs. mutual funds
- Load vs. no load funds
- Company stock vs. mutual fund in your 401K
- Hot fund vs. cheap fund
- Want an extra $507, 480 in retirement savings?
- Cap weighted vs. fundamental indexing
- Individual bonds vs. bond fund
- ETFS vs. mutual funds
- Leveraged vs. unleveraged ETFS
- 2-year vs. 7-year CD
- Gold vs. timber
- Section five-family matters
- This is your brain on childcare
- Plans vs. UGMAs
- Term vs permanent life insurance
- Disability insurance vs. life insurance
- Cash back vs. travel rewards cards
- Annual vacation vs. new car
- Travel insurance vs. save the cash
- Extended warranty vs. self-insure
- Mary Ann vs. Ginger
- Long term care insurance vs. fly solo
- Allowance vs. pay for chores
- Organic vs. regular
- Work out with a trainer vs. go it alone
- Section 6: Retirement
- Just put me on an ice floe is not a strategy
- Save for your kids' college vs. your retirement
- Roth IRA vs. traditional IRA
- Fixed annuity vs. variable annuity
- Fixed annuity vs. managed payout fund
- Social security at 62 vs. 70
- Your own social security benefits vs. your spouse's
- Florida vs. Nicaragua.