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Book SynopsisPersonal money management advice that make sense
In The True Cost of Happiness, financial journalist Stacey Tisdale and expert financial planner Paula Boyer Kennedy combine their extensive financial experience with a powerful series of interviews and real-world stories to help you make personal money management decisions that make more sense.
They begin by discussing how the factors that drive our financial choices and behavior not only run deep, but also represent the way we define ourselves. From there, they reveal how this truth will determine if you can create the kind of financial harmony that not only supports the life you want, but also makes an honest statement of who you really are. The questions they pose are challenging, but essential, because if your financial choices and behavior are not aligned with your true values, you''ll always feel like something is missing. And it is this disconnect that is at the root of most anxiety and unhappiness over mon
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface xi
Part I: A Look Inside
Chapter 1 Working Together 3
Chapter 2 A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way 9
Chapter 3 The Big Picture: What You’re Planning for 13
Chapter 4 The Price of Pleasing Mom and Pop: Are Your Early Lessons Working for You or Against You? 19
Chapter 5 Social Messages 31
Chapter 6 The Songs We Play in Our Heads 53
Chapter 7 Life Planning for Two 69
Chapter 8 Teach Your Children Well 81
Chapter 9 The Truth about Change 95
Part II: The Numbers
Chapter 10 Your Bottom Line 125
Chapter 11 Saving Money 139
Chapter 12 Debt: Wipe the Slate Clean 149
Chapter 13 Living Longer and Stronger: The New Retirement 165
Chapter 14 Covering Your Assets: How to Choose the Right Insurance 181
Chapter 15 Investing for Your Future 199
Chapter 16 The Real Cost of College 211
Chapter 17 Giving Back 225
Chapter 18 Estate Planning 237
Chapter 19 A Final Thought on Your Finances 245
Part III: Staying on Course
Chapter 20 Staying on Course 249
Chapter 21 Change Happens 259
Chapter 22 Getting the Help You Need 265
A Final Thought 273
Index 275
