What better way to learn about managing your personal finances than borrowing free books from the library? Check out these ten recently published non-fiction guides to handling your money. They range from young adulthood to retirement and cover topics such as personal finance basics, credit repair, and maximizing your money. By using your library card with these books, you can save more than just a few bucks!
Make Your Own Money: How Kids Can Earn It, Save It, Spend It, and Dream Big, with Danny Dollar, the King of Cha-Ching
- By Tyrone Jackson and Nicole Miles
- Publication date: 2021
- Where to find it: Juvenile Non-Fiction under “J 650.12 J138”
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Summary from our catalog: This easy-to-read blueprint for financial success for kids provides creative and practical tips for earning money by starting a business, and even covers how to write a business plan, raise start-up money, and understand profit and loss.
Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us
- By Berna Anat
- Publication date: 2023
- Where to find it: New Young Adult Non-Fiction under “Y 332.4 An16”
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Summary from our catalog: In this nonfiction teen book, “financial hype woman” Berna Anat explains all the stuff young adults need to know about personal finance, covering everything from how and why to make a budget, to understanding the inequalities of our economy and how to work to change them.
How to Money: Your Ultimate Visual Guide to the Basics of Finance
- By Jean Sherman Chatzky, Kathryn Tuggle, and Nina Cosford
- Publication date: 2022
- Where to find it: New Young Adult Non-Fiction under “Y 332.4 C392”
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Summary from our catalog: There’s no getting around it. You need to know how to manage money to know how to manage life – but most of us don’t! This illustrated guidebook from New York Times bestselling author and financial expert Jean Chatzky, Kathryn Tuggle, and their team at HerMoney breaks down the basics of money-how to earn it, manage it, and use it-giving you all the tools you need to take charge and be fearless with personal finance. How to Money will teach you the basics of: -creating a budget (and sticking to it) -scoring that first job (and what that paystub means) -navigating student loans (and avoiding student debt) -getting that first credit card (and what “credit” is) -investing like a pro (and why it’s important!) All so you can earn more, save smart, invest wisely, borrow only when you have to, and enjoy everything you’ve got!
Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy’s Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
- By Tori Dunlap
- Publication date: 2023
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 D921f”
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Summary from our catalog: From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollars.
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not): A Parent’s Guide For Kids 3 to 23
- By Beth Kobliner
- Publication date: 2017
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 K798”
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Summary from our catalog: From Beth Kobliner, the author of the bestselling personal finance bible “Get a Financial Life” a new, must-have guide showing parents how to teach their children (from toddlers to young adults) to manage money in a smart way.
Money Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life
- By Laurence J. Kotlikoff
- Publication date: 2022
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 K848”
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Summary from our catalog: Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, harnesses the power of economics and advanced computation to deliver a host of spellbinding but simple money magic tricks that will transform your financial future. Each trick shares a basic ingredient for financial savvy based on economic common sense, not Wall Street snake oil. Money Magic offers a clear path to a richer, happier, and safer financial life.
Credit Repair
- By Attorneys Amy Loftsgordon and Cara O’Neill
- Publication date: 2020
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.743 L827”
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Summary from our catalog: This book discusses how to prioritize debts and create a budget, reduce debts and cut expenses, negotiate with creditors, correct credit report errors and remove old information, add positive information to a credit report, adopt strategies to rebuild credit, and avoid identity theft and credit repair scams. Updates to this edition include the latest student loan repayment programs, new credit-building strategies, changes to the credit scoring of tax liens, medical debt, and civil judgments, identity theft reporting developments, and more.
Personal Finance 101: From Saving and Investing to Taxes and Loans, an Essential Primer on Personal Finance
- By Alfred Mill with Michele Cagan
- Publication date: 2020
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 M61”
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Summary from our catalog: Managing your finances can be overwhelming at times. But it doesn’t have to be! Personal Finance 101 will provide you with all the skills you need to make good financial decisions and grow your personal wealth. Full of must-have advice and organized in an easy-to-read format, this book provides a wealth of knowledge on personal finance basics including: -Choosing your bank (and why it matters) -Building an emergency fund -Salary and benefit packages -Where your money is going (and how to keep more of it) -Refinancing or consolidating student loans -Health and property insurance -Building credit responsibly -How to get a mortgage. Use this guide and make the most of the money you have, plan for future purchases like a house or a vacation, save for retirement, or simply become more financially responsible. Perfect for finance beginners or those looking to refresh their knowledge, Personal Finance 101 is the one-stop shop for all of your personal finance questions!
Die with Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life
- By Bill Perkins
- Publication date: 2020
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 P419”
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Summary from our catalog: A startling new philosophy and practical guide to getting the most out of your money-and out of life-for those who value memorable experiences as much as their earnings.
How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide (Updated)
- By Jane Bryant Quinn
- Publication date: 2020
- Where to find it: Adult Non-Fiction under “332.024 Q44h 2020”
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Summary from our catalog: Will you run out of money in your older age? That’s the biggest worry for people newly retired or planning to retire. Fortunately, you don’t have to plan in the dark. Jane Bryant Quinn tells you how to squeeze a higher income from all your assets–including your social security account (get every dollar you’re entitled to), a pension (discover whether a lump sum or a lifetime monthly income will pay you more), your home equity (sell, rent, or take a reverse mortgage?), savings (how to use them safely to raise your monthly income), retirement accounts (invest the money for growth in ways that let you sleep at night), and–critically–how much of your savings you can afford to spend every year without running out. There are easy ways to figure all this out. Who knew?
Sincerely, Cornelius 