Table of Contents
Introduction ix
How to Use This Book xix
Part 1 Get a Grip
Chapter 1 Why We're Weird About Money 3
Chapter 2 How to Think About Spending 25
Chapter 3 Protect Yourself from Yourself: Get a Grip on Spending 43
Chapter 4 What Are You Trying to Do With Your Life?: Deconstructing Your Goals 55
Part 2 The Fundamentals of Finance: Earning, Saving and Decision-making
Chapter 5 Get Good at Earning Money 67
Chapter 6 In Case of Emergency, Save 85
Chapter 7 How to Be in Control When You're Not in Control: Automate Your Savings 103
Chapter 8 How to Think About Financial Decisions 115
Part 3 Dealing with Debt
Chapter 9 Refraining Debt 129
Chapter 10 How Credit Scores Work and How to Play the Game 147
Chapter 11 How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt 161
Chapter 12 To Borrow Money or Not to Borrow Money?: How to Think About the Debt Decision 189
Chapter 13 Spend a Long Weekend with Your Student Loans 207
Part 4 Treat Yo (Future) Self: investing and Retirement
Chapter 14 How to Think About Investing 227
Chapter 15 How to Stock Market 239
Chapter 16 So You Wanna Hire a Financial Advisor? 265
Chapter 17 How to Build Wealth: Know Your Net Worth 279
Part 5 Protecting What You've Got
Chapter 18 Protecting Your Assets 305
Conclusion A State of Financial Awesomeness: Mind Your Relationship with Money 335
Acknowledgments 341
Notes 343