09 Apr Money Smart Week: Debt Management
Every year during Financial Literacy Month, we celebrate Money Smart Week to empower people with the knowledge and skills necessary to make well-informed personal finance choices. This year, Money Smart Week is April 15-21, so we’ve compiled a list of books about one of the key financial issues we face today: debt management. Click on a book title below to place a hold on a physical copy through the Evergreen catalog.
Debt 101: From Interest Rates and Credit Scores to Student Loans and Debt Payoff Strategies, an Essential Primer on Managing Debt, Michele Cagan
Debt 101 is the easy-to-follow guide to paying off debt and learning how to use debt to your advantage. You will learn the ins and outs of borrowing, managing student loans and credit card debt, improving your credit score, understanding interest rates, good debt vs. bad debt, and so much more. Finally, you can manage the incoming bills and never let your debt intimidate you again!
Managing Debt For Dummies, John Ventura
This practical, commonsense guide provides straightforward strategies for coping with debt. You will discover how easy it is to distinguish between good and bad debt, go on a “debt diet,” start a filing system, adopt a spending regimen, increase your income, consolidate your debt, decide which bills to pay, and use credit cards responsibly. You can still live well while slashing spending on groceries, clothing, and entertainment!
Mastering Money: How to Beat Debt, Build Wealth, and Be Prepared for any Financial Crisis, Norm Champ
Mastering Money demystifies finance and provides plainspoken, straightforward advice for building a solid financial foundation you can count on in good times and bad. Get the knowledge and tools to prevent and eliminate debt, make smarter financial decisions, save money, and invest wisely. Mastering Money proves that building a financially secure future in a system that feels like it is working against you is possible!
The Spender’s Guide to Debt-Free Living: How a Spending Fast Helped Me Get from Broke to Badass in Record Time, Anna Newell Jones
Popular blogger Anna Newell Jones takes readers through a detailed step-by-step plan to get out of debt with a “spending fast” in this book. Filled with do-it-yourself ideas, expert insight, tons of motivational tips, and real-life practical advice, The Spender’s Guide to Debt-Free Living proves that you do not have to win the lottery or get a new job to change your life.
