MONEY SMART: How to Spend, Save, Eliminate Debt, and Achieve Financial Freedom

by Ted Hunter

Named the winner of the 2011 Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing, Money Smart delivers a better approach to personal money management with a simple and accessible style. Author Ted Hunter shows readers that they are capable of managing their money better than anyone else, including financial professionals. He first exposes the destructive myths and system-wide incompetence that have dominated money management advice for decades. Hunter then empowers readers by providing the information they need to make their own decisions. Money Smart offers an education in financial topics that will help readers achieve financial freedom, including planning spending and saving, buying and selling a home or car, paying for an education, recognizing the importance of market cycles, and understanding the various investment and insurance options. Presenting easy-to-use tools and a clear list of rules to follow, Money Smart teaches readers to make solid, educated decisions so they can effectively manage their money. Using a direct approach and personal anecdotes to demonstrate time-tested advice, Hunter reveals a comprehensive approach to personal money management. Readers will receive tools for getting out of debt now; learn to spend smart, save more, and take charge of their money; and they will discover how to balance enjoying life now with planning for the future, so they can achieve the ultimate goal of financial freedom. Offering a brief but thorough education in financial topics, supported by a rich and dynamic website resource (MoneySmartOnline.com), Money Smart is America's manual for personal money management.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2010

Reviews

[Tatiana Jimenez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Money Smart is the 3rd personal finance book I've read this year, and it was pretty insightful. I got the most out of the first half of the book... the last half focused mostly on investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc) and real estate, neither of which I am ready for at this point. I enjoyed his writing style, but it's not the most "enjoyable" personal finance book I've read. I'd recommend reading the first half. I devoured the first 150 pages in a few hours.