Personal finance quickstart guide : the simplified beginner's guide to eliminating financial stress, building wealth, and achieving financial freedom

Summary: "Personal Finance, Simplified. Are you in control of your financial situation? At a time when so many people feel like money rules their lives, take back control and empower yourself to build the secure financial future you deserve. Personal finance fundamentals aren't the complex boogeyman some would make them out to be, but many people still find financial success elusive. This book changes that. As a Certified Financial Planner®, author, podcaster, and financial advisor Morgen Rochard knows what it takes to reach your financial goals, whatever they may be. In Personal Finance QuickStart Guide, Morgen has distilled a career's worth of experience in the financial world into an uncommonly helpful guide to the common money problems we all face. Filled with personal stories told in Morgen's straightforward and candid style this book is the missing ingredient for anyone who wants to take control of their finances and live their most fulfilled life. It doesn't matter where you are on your financial journey, how much experience you have, or how much money you have in the bank--you can make the financial changes needed to build the fulfilling life you deserve with the time-tested and proven personal finance wisdom enclosed in this book. You will learn: - How to build a positive money mindset, analyze your own money habits, and secure your own financial freedom for good times and bad - How to effectively manage and pay down debt, the difference between good and bad debt, and how to raise your credit score (and keep it high!) - How to translate your dreams into a financial reality without beating yourself up over daily spending or restrictive budgeting - The best ways to financially prepare for major life events such as home buying, weddings, and sending children off to college Yes, you need to invest-how to put your money to work for you without taking on a mountain of risk, learning complicated charts, or hiring a stockbroker How to prepare for retirement the smart way, what to do if you come into money, how to reduce your tax burden and more-your entire personal finance journey is laid out in these pages!"--