Spending Money
by Simons, RaeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-09-01
Publisher(s): Mason Crest
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Summary
When you work for a paycheck or do chores around the house to get an allowance from your parents, you're exchanging the value of your time for money. Thinking of money as the time you spent working to earn it can help you understand the value of your time, your money, and the things you buy with it.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Spending Money: What's Really Going On? | p. 8 |
| What's Money? | p. 10 |
| Be a Wise Spender | p. 12 |
| The Enemies of Wise Spending | p. 14 |
| Advertising | p. 16 |
| Impulse Buying | p. 18 |
| Shopping for Entertainment | p. 20 |
| Last-Minute Shopping | p. 22 |
| Mall Shopping | p. 24 |
| Smart Spending Tips: Shop the Sales | p. 26 |
| Smart Spending Tips: Cheaper Entertainment | p. 28 |
| Smart Spending Tips: Use the Internet | p. 30 |
| Keeping a Money Diary | p. 32 |
| Making a Budget | p. 34 |
| Cash, Check, or Credit? | p. 36 |
| Checks | p. 38 |
| Debit Cards | p. 40 |
| Keeping Track of Your Checking Account | p. 42 |
| Credit | p. 44 |
| More About Credit and Spending | p. 46 |
| The Good Things About Credit | p. 48 |
| The Bad Things About Credit | p. 50 |
| Keep an Eye on Inflation | p. 52 |
| s Why Be a Wise Spender? | p. 54 |
| Here's What You Need to Remember | p. 57 |
| Words You Need to Know | p. 58 |
| Further Reading | p. 60 |
| Find Out More on the Internet | p. 61 |
| Index | p. 62 |
| Photo Credits | p. 63 |
| About the Author and Consultant | p. 64 |
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