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Home Work and Money Understanding Money The Savage Truth on Money - Terry Savage
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ImageTerry Savage
1999
www.terrysavage.com
There’s lots of hard information here, and an archive of her newspaper columns which gives you a good sense of her approach.

Buy new or used from Amazon.com

FinancialEngines.com
Web-based financial advice recommended by Terry Savage - you subscribe to get personalized advice on investment and retirement.

Specializing in a “straight from the hip” delivery, Savage covers a lot of information. This book is more computer and internet-oriented than most, and includes an excellent chapter on setting up your bank accounts on Quicken or Microsoft Money. (I did this years ago and it is great for taxes, especially if you have a small business—all your transactions are downloaded and can be assigned a customized tax category as you review them. You can also connect credit card accounts, and print out reports any time to see how you are spending your money.)
 
She gives lots of web resources, and covers a lot of material related to finances. This is not directed particularly at women or at midlife women, though she has a chapter on issues that relate more to women. 

 

Links: Understanding Money

Women’s Institute for Financial Education
Money Clubs

Michelle Singletary:
Washington Post Personal Finance Columnist. Online chat where you can ask questions every Thursday.
Singletary's Financial book recommendations

Financial tips for the suddenly single from MSN

Women's Financial Network - Woman-owned investment firm recommended by Barbara Stanny

The Motley Fool - Unorthodox investment information

ChoosetoSave.org - Non-profit web site completely devoted to financial education.

Mind YourFinances - Non-profit resource for personal finance advice, useful tools and educational materials.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy - Well-organized financial information from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

360 for Women

"Retirement" Planners:


ChoosetoSave.org - calculators for every money question

MSN - very simple way to see balance between earning, savings, and investment interest.

Social Security Benefit Planner