Finance Metric - Q&A: Personal Finance

Question: #2: What are the best books for personal finance?
I am not as informed as I would like to be on the subject of personal finance. As I begin my career and wish to buy a house in the next 2-3 years, I think it would be beneficial to educate myself on personal finance. Are there any good books out there that explain the basics of personal finance in a "simple" way? Answer: ...

Question: #3: What personal finance lesson do you wish you hadbeen taught by your parents or in school?
Personal finance was slightly taught to me by my parents or in school. I had to learn how to balance a checkbook, the dangers of credit cards and about saving all on my own. What personal finance lesson do you wish you had been taught in your younger years & how would that have changed your current economic status? - asked by Bdubs

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Question: #4: Personal Finance?
I would like to take out a personal loan, but always when i buy something i buy it in cash, now i cant get a personal loan,Any good advise - asked by adriaan b

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Question: #6: What program to use for personal finance?
What programs or websites do your people used for any personal finance activities. I mean do you people used Quickbooks to track down your expenses? How do you budget. Any programs you think is great? I want to start tracking my expenses and budget better. Any other programs suggestions relating with personal finance is greatly appreciate. - asked by Bundy

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Question: #7: Any suggestions on where to find an onlinepersonal finance planner for free?
I would like to have a safeand secure, legit, personal finance tracker online. Basically where I can input debts and have access to assistance or tips, a way to keep up with my finances and get things on the right track. Any suggestions? I was scared to try some places because I wasn't sure if it is a safe and secure sight. Thanks! - asked by Tonya

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Question: #8: How can I start this article regarding personalfinance?
I am writing an article which is entitled, "Teaching the young personal finance- who should be responsible". After completing the article last week the opening has been nagging me thus meaning i wish to have a new one. A quote or some deep sentence would do nicely. Just remember, i literally mean the first two lines. - asked by scotty

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Question: #9: What are the best personal finance resources for20somethings?
I am 23 years old, a college graduate just starting off my career. No kids or marriage yet. What are the best books, magazines, sites, tools, etc. regarding personal finance at this stage of life? A lot of what I've seen seems like good advice yet geared toward people with families, established in careers, and with tons of debt. - asked by shelstar27

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Question: #10: What are some books about personal finance thathave changed your life and caused you to be moresuccessful?
If there was one book or a few books about personal finance such as "Rich Dad, poor dad" and "Think and grow rich" that really changed your life into understanding money and investing what are they ? I mean if there was a book that really explained stuff and made it clear about investing and having money work for you, what would it be ? - asked by mrp_dkc

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Question: #12: What books are good on the subject of personalfinance and money , investing, buisiness etc?
Personal finance, money, business, investment books? What titles do you recommend ? - asked by Air W

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Question: #13: What are some great personal finance books foryoung adults?
I'm still in college and know very little about personal finance. My parents manage to get by but I really question some of their decisions at times because I'm further in debt with loans than my friends in the same situation. I wanna manage my own finances with saving, investing, debt management, stocks. etc. What are some recommendations for good programs or books for this? Thanks. - asked by lethdola

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Question: #14: What is the best personal finance software for aMac?
I'm running Mac and wanted to know if there were any good personal finance applications for Apple. I haven't heard good reviews about Quicked for Mac.Anyone know of any others? Does Mac make their own? - asked by matt

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Question: #16: What is a good personal finance website to linkall my accounts?
I am looking for a personal finance website that can link all my accounts for a single view. I read about one months ago that had a community feel to it wherein people categorized their transactions and then the system learned and could match similar transactions across the community - i.e. you tell it that Kroger is a grocery and it will categorize my Kroger spending as grocery.I am looking for a simple site that is free and can bring some value other than just aggregating my data to one location.Any help is good help - thanks in advance. - asked by obiwandog

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Question: #17: Why is teaching Shakespear important? As incompared to personal finance as a school subject?
I think that schools should teach personal finance because it is something we ALL use. I have never used Beolulf or any lituarture read in school. Maybe no one told me why it is so improtant. - asked by Mickey Mouse 2014

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Question: #18: How should I prepare for FBLA personal finance?
I have to compete for the Pennsylvania FBLA conference in Personal Finance in two weeks. If anyone took this test in the past couple of years, I would be greatly obliged. - asked by .

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Question: #19: How much does it cost to consult with a PersonalFinance Adviser in SoCal?
How much does it cost to consult with a Personal Finance Adviser in southern California? I am looking for a short session to get advice on how to pay off credit cards and some info on Roth IRA's and stuff like that. I would like to go with someone that is not going to try to sell me something or try to get me to invest in something that they get commission off of.Thanks. - asked by estrda1@prodigy.net

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Question: #20: What would make you read a personal finance blog?
I'm thinking of starting a personal finance blog. The types of topics I plan to cover are: budgeting, building wealth, risk management, asset management, and other topics that, admittedly, can be a bit "dry" to many people. I want to attract a wide variety of people, not just bean-counters; I'd like it to be for everyone.What would it take to make you read a blog like that? Humor? Some additional, more interesting topics? Bios of wealthy people? Contests? - asked by jlstitt

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Question: #21: Why are we Americans so uneducated / misinformedabout personal finance?
How can so many be so ignorant about something so important? Do ppl acutally think that that the gov't is going to give them 800 bucks; do they not realize that they have to pay it back on next years income tax? Or at least have that deducted from their refund. How can so many fall for the Payday loan scams? How did so many get into ARM mortgages? Why don't ppl educate themselves about personal finance? - asked by Kiwi bird

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Question: #22: What is a contingency plan used for in personalfinance?
I'm having trouble finding out how a contingency plan works in personal finance. I've tried dozens of websites, but no luck.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Answer: ... - answered by: Alex
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Question: #23: Can you please help me with a few personal financequestions?
You would be a great help for answering this. Thanks!1. Do you believe there is a product out there that educates people on personal finance effectively?2. If so, do you believe these products are priced fairly?3. If given the choice, would you participate in a membership forum that promotes financial literacy through progression programs, meaningful discussions, and award honors? 4. How much do you think is a reasonable price to join a forum like the one described in the last question?5. What type of information would you like to see if this forum existed? - asked by FlowScore

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Question: #24: What is the best way to learn about personalfinance and investing? I know nothing and want tolearn.?
I know nothing about personal finance. My parents never taught me and I need a complete introuduction to budgeting, saving, and investing. Step by step guidande kind of stuff. Does any have advice? - asked by bsamuelstrauss

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Question: #25: What personal finance software should I buy?
I am looking for a personal finance program for budgeting and tracking investments but everything I look into seems to track everything monthly. I get paid bi-monthly and want to budget bi-monthly. Anyone have any recommendations? - asked by justme

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Question: #26: What is a good free personal finance software?
I have been searching for a good free personal finance software that has both nice asthetics and good usability. Any suggestions? - asked by thelastpirate

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Question: #27: Is good to have personal finance consultant?
I wonder how other people feel about having a personal finance consultant to manage their wealth. How many have the service? How long they stay with the same consultant? Are people satisified with their consultant? Thank you. - asked by tamale

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Question: #28: Is there such a thing as Personal Finance as acareer?
And what exactly would it be called and how do I go about doing it? I want to be able to teach personal Finance. Home Budgeting, basic estate planning and basic investing. What is this and do I need a degree to do it? If so, in what?Please help! Managing money is my only talent, and I have a passion for teaching it to others. How can I translate this into a career for myself?P.S. I'm a stay-at-home mom, we own or own home, and are raising 4 kids with no government assistance on my husband's $34,000 a year. I've been told I have a flair for managing money. ;p - asked by hottiecj *~♥~*~♥~*

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Question: #29: What is the history of personal finance?
I mean how did personal finance started? who created it?Sorry if I wasn't clear. What I mean is how did all the personal finance started?For example, we know the stock markets "History of stock market trading in the United States can be traced back to over 200 years ago. Historically, The colonial government decided to finance the war by selling bonds, government notes promising to pay out at profit at a later date. Around the same time private banks began to raise money by issuing stocks, or shares of the company to raise their own money. " - asked by UnWr!tt3n

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