| Description |
xvi, 203 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-199). |
| Summary |
"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our money. We start to ask: What bills need to be paid first? Should we dip into our savings? Are there better methods to protect a nest egg? Michelle Singletary provides a hands-on guide to all of your debt concerns, credit card issues, cash-flow problems, medical coverage questions, and the dozens of other common financial issues that crop up with all of us when money suddenly becomes tight"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction. What's in this book ; What you shouldn't expect ; How to use this book -- The basics. When you're in dire need ; A last resort ; Unemployment ; Health-care costs ; Money management ; Savings ; Credit ; Debt ; Debt collection: your rights -- The past -- The present. On the job ; Consumer buying issues during an economic crisis ; Family money matters -- The future. Investing ; Real estate -- The gig economy -- The benefits of selling online -- The schemes and scams -- Resources. |
| Subject |
Finance, Personal.
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Financial crises.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Money Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Budgeting.
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Finance, Personal. (OCoLC)fst00924449
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Financial crises. (OCoLC)fst00924607
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| Genre/Form |
Self-help publications.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Singletary, Michelle. What to do with your money when crisis hits Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. 9780358574286 (DLC) 2021003074 |
| ISBN |
9780358572107 (hardback) |
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035857210X (hardback) |
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