TY - BOOK AU - Ryan,Joan S. TI - Managing your personal finances. SN - 0538699655 AV - HG179.R94(4e) U1 - 332.024 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Mason, Ohio PB - South-Western KW - Finance, Personal N1 - Includes index; Contents: 1. Career decisions: Choosing a career -- Planning your career -- Getting the job -- Adapting to your job -- Keeping your job -- 2. Money management: Pay, benefits and working conditions -- Federal Income Tax -- Budgets and financial records -- checking accounts and other banking services -- 3. Financial security: Saving for the future -- Investing for your future -- Investing in stocks -- Investing in bonds -- Investing in mutual funds, real estate, and other alternatives -- retirement and estate planning -- 4. Credit management: Credit in America -- Credit records and laws -- Responsibilities and costs of credit -- Problems with credit -- 5. Resource management: Personal decision making -- Renting a residence -- Buying a home -- Buying and caring for a vehicle -- Family decisions -- 6. Risk management: Introduction to risk management -- Property and liability insurance -- Health and life insurance 7. Consumer rights and responsibilities: Role of consumers in a free enterprise system -- Consumer protection -- Dispute resolution -- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1212/2010286219-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1212/2010286219-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1303/2010286219-b.html ER -