Chapter 1 Some Basics 1 -- Chapter 2 Financial Death via Debt 17 -- Chapter 3 Investing for Long-Term Success with Stock Mutual Funds 32 -- Chapter 4 Other Ways to Invest 61 -- Chapter 5 Who is This Guy Ira Roth, and What Does He Want with Me? 77 -- Chapter 6 Smart Spending 87 -- Chapter 7 Mi Casa, Su Casa? 109 -- Chapter 8 The Joys of Insurance 137 -- Chapter 9 Good Help is So Hard to Find These Days 161 -- Chapter 10 Money Bytes 180 -- Chapter 11 "No Man but a Blockhead" ... 202 -- Chapter 12 The Ever-Dreaded "T" Word 222 -- Chapter 13 Top Ten Money Caveats 243.