Got Money?: Enjoy It, Manage It--Even Save Some of It--Financial Advice for Your Twenties and Thirties

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For all those young professionals who must now do more than manage their milk money. They're smart. They're talented. They're ambitious. They're the next generation of movers and shakers--destined to rule the new millennium. But when it comes to financial fitness, they're clueless. It's sad, but true; many bright young professionals are completely in the dark about basic money matters.Which is exactly why they need to get GOT MONEY? This lively financial primer gives readers a genuine financial education (something most schools don't), taking the headaches out of money management, and providing guidance along the path to financial solvency. Broad in coverage and irreverent in style, GOT MONEY? goes far beyond the scope of the dry-as-dust, run-of-the-mill financial book. It shows readers how to: * Set up a budget that's realistic--not masochistic * Find an affordable--and livable--apartment * Shop for a mortgage * Shake off the shackles of student loan debt * Negotiate a salary * Actually find money to invest and then choose wise investments * Control their credit card spending--instead of letting it control them (or why plastic isn't so fantastic!) * Trim their tax bill--without resorting to tricks * Put their money where their technology is--tips for shopping, banking, and investing online (including a listing of web sites where readers can access reams of up-to-date information). As if that's not enough, GOT MONEY? tops it all off with a list of 10 financial follies that readers should absolutely never ever--under any circumstances--commit.