Kickstart Your Money

The Complete Guide to Managing Your Personal Finances

By: Rachel Fixsen

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Product code: 20509
ISBN: 0470843667
256 pages
Format: Pb
Published by: Capstone Publishing, 2001, 1st edition

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Description of Kickstart Your Money

Throughout life, everyone has to make crucial decisions about money that directly affect their long-term financial security. With a bewildering array of choices available, the question is; are you capable of making the right decisions about your money?

Expert financial journalist Rachel Fixsen will help guide you through the money maze and help you put your finances on a firm footing once and for all. Nothing can scupper your long-term plans like mis-managing your finances, so you will learn exactly how to balance your money needs with your career goals.

All major aspects of personal finance are covered, from effective budgeting and maximizing your salary, to building up your pension and other long-term savings and investment plans. There are also sections on self-employment and working abroad, as well as going the right way about seeking professional advice. Whatever your situation, this book will help you take control of your finances.

Get ready to KICKSTART YOUR MONEY!

Kickstart Your Money - Chapter headings

About the Author

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Maximizing Your Salary

Think long-term

Negotiating your Salary

Get another job offer

Managing Your Own Money Effectively

Making good money management a priority

First steps to getting organized

Budgeting

Debt

Banks

Insurance

Car

Home

Building Up a Pension

Do I need a pension?

Do you have a long-lost pension?

Different types of pension plan

Make a careful choice

You can use other investments to pay for retirement

The discipline of pension plans can be useful

Regular contributions are best

Other investments

Pensions and divorce

Employee Benefits

Pensions

Life Insurance

Health insurance

Share-ownership schemes

Company Cars

Self-employment

Working for yourself puts you in control

Tax

Mortgages

Insurance

Pensions

Setting your own salary

Working Abroad

Why work in another country?

Negotiate a good package before you go

Offshore investments

Health insurance

Savings and Investments

Building up a fund for emergencies

Saving for medium-term needs

What are the financial markets?

Investment funds

ISAs

Insurance-based investments

About risk

Investment sectors

Share trading

Long-term investment

Glossary

Sources of further information

Index