Get A Financial Life Free Download

30 Free Personal Finance Ebooks. Save and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future life events. Components of personal finance might include checking and savings accounts, credit cards and consumer loans, investments in the stock market, retirement plans, social security benefits. Jul 17, 2009 - Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book. So what niche could Beth Kobliner's Get a Financial Life target? Of compound interest, but you also get 50% or 100% more for free right off the bat,.

Get A Financial Life Free Download Pc
Get A Financial Life free. download full

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

Start by marking “Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties” as Want to Read:

Rate this book

See a Problem?

We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner.

Not the book you’re looking for?

Preview — Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner

Published March 21st 2017 by Simon Schuster (first published May 6th 1996)

To see what your friends thought of this book,please sign up.

To ask other readers questions aboutGet a Financial Life,please sign up.

Get A Financial Life Free Download Pc

Sabine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: self-improvement, 2017, audio-2017, non-fiction

A very helpful guide written for young people - the younger you are when you read AND IMPLEMENT these financial strategies the easier and better.
It covers all the basics for a good start to handle your personal finances but even if you are reading this later in life it is great advice to turn things around and get control over your debt and how to save and invest.
Easy to read and understand - a must read for every young person. The sooner the better!!!

Aug 14, 2011Charles rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book covers a lot of ground in just the right level of detail for someone starting to care about where his or her money is going, like a recently married thirty something guy. The first chapter is about getting an overview of your financial situation. Where are you now and where do you want to be? Chapter two is about debt, three about banking, four about investing. There's an obvious sequence there: get a handle on your situation, pay down your debt, build up some savings, then start inves...more

Jul 26, 2018steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-read-in-2018, finance, library-la-county

Honestly one of the best financial books I've read in the last few years. I've been reading this on and off for the last six weeks, part of a chapter here, a chapter there and it's been so helpful. It gives a nice overview of different financial advice that I think can be for all ages, not just 20's and 30's. There are chapters on debt, banking, investing, insurance, renting, home ownership, taxes, military benefits, etc. So I just skipped around and read the chapters relevant/interesting to me...more

Sep 13, 2017Rose rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-read-then-immediately-bought, favorites, finance, netgalley-read-challenge-2017, non-fiction, productivity, quick-read, reference, self-improvement

Quick review for a quick read. I think this is another very helpful resource for literature centering on personal finances and money management. This fourth edition of 'Get A Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties' cover a lot of ground - from navigating credit scores, credit card and various types of loans to investing in stocks and bonds, finding a bank institution that works for you, and addressing claims during tax filing. I found the work to be well organized, easy t...more

Aug 28, 2013yh rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A no-nonsense guide to the very basics of personal finance, written for people who know nothing about it. I'm not sure people in their thirties would get that much out of it, but for someone like me who's about to graduate college and go off into the real world, it had some really great advice. Regardless of whether you want to follow Kobliner's exact recommendations or not, her overviews of the individual topics (investing, insurance, taxes, budgeting, etc.) are very clear and well-written, and...more

Sep 05, 2010Anita rated it liked it · review of another edition

This book assumes its reader knows essentially nothing - nada - squadoosh - about finance, and manages to do so without assuming a condescending tone. And I like that. It actually made me feel like, hey, I already know some of this stuff. I am not a complete personal finance moron. (Hardly.) To me, the most helpful information was on the topics of investing, car loans and renting vs. owning, but Kobliner covers several other areas as well.

Dec 04, 2017Colona Public Library rated it it was amazing

I've been reading a lot about personal finance recently and I really like this book. It covers all of the basics and this guide is really easy to understand and give you practical and good advise. I would highly recommend to people who are new to learning about personal finance, I'm probably going to pick this book up again to reread some sections (like investing and taxes). ~Ashley

Mar 24, 2011Andy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I first gave this a rating of 4 stars, but I have recently re-read portions of it, and decided to raise this to 5 stars. Actually, I feel very fortunate that I read this when I did, which was just dumb luck (I think I bought it at an airport bookstore when I was traveling once shortly after college, and bought it on a whim).
It's not that it's the best personal finance book ever written; there may be others that are as good or better. It's not that it is incredibly detailed; it just covers basic...more

Feb 11, 2018Samantha Zee rated it it was amazing

I'm torn between giving this a 4 and a 5, but I'll round up because I think EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS.
Get A Financial Life is literally the textbook-that-reads-more-like-spark-notes to getting your finances in order as a young adult. Firstly, this book was released years ago, but just released an updated 2017 version so everything is 100% accurate (tho technically you can put $18500 into your 401k for 2018, up $500 from last year when this was released, but that's easily forgivable).
The first c...more

Helpful and well laid out, but despite my efforts I was so bored. That wasn't Kobliner's fault, she did her best! The one thing I was confused by was that the book just ends, with no final wrap up.

Get A Financial Life free. download full

Feb 13, 2017Sierra added it · review of another edition

This book was very informative and contained a lot of useful information. I definitely learned a lot. For example, it is better for someone my age (mid-twenties) to have disability insurance than life insurance. I had previously been thinking about purchasing a life insurance policy but after reading this book, I will instead look into disability insurance. Also, when the time comes, it will be better to have a life insurance policy for either my husband or I (whoever has the higher salary), rat...more

Practical knowledge explained in a simple, but not annoyingly simple, way. Helpful chapters on insurance and taxes, which other finance books I've read haven't covered.

May 18, 2014Isaac rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Beth Kobliner's book is a great introduction to the most important financial topics that young people need to be considering as they move toward independence. For many young people, the importance of saving for retirement, or buying a house, or buying insurance is not immediately obvious, and Kobliner does a good job at introducing each of these topics without assuming any existing knowledge on the part of the reader. She also is very practical in her advice. The first chapter is basically the c...more

Jun 17, 2016Josie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

No, no, no. I made it halfway through and then literally threw this book away (and I consider books to be semi-sacred). The advice in this book was severely outdated. I think it was last updated in 2000, although the edition I was reading was printed in 2007. Clearly terrible timing. The book spends a great deal of time explaining ATMs and how to balance your checkbook. Literally, a checkbook. Most places won't even take a check now. And then the advise on different sorts of savings accounts is...more

May 09, 2017Marissa V. rated it it was amazing

This book was everything that I had been looking for. I graduated from law school in 2015, and since then, I have been looking for someone/something to help me figure out how to manage my finances. I didn't understand how much money should go to loans vs. my savings account, and I wasn't sure what investments I should be making and how to prioritize all of my financial goals. This books lays it out in a very easy to read and follow way. The author addresses each section as it pertains to a varie...more

I'm probably a little smarter having read this. Still can't afford my student loan payments though.

Feb 10, 2018Kara rated it really liked it

The tricky thing with trying to get up to speed on personal finances is that you don't know what you don't know: Without some kind of pre- existing financial knowledge, it's hard to determine what you should research further. This book helps remedy the situation, as Kobliner gives a brief overview of financial topics you should know in your 20s and 30s.
I don't see this book as a comprehensive, turnkey guide, but rather a broad survey that will help you figure out where you need to do some deeper...more

Nov 07, 2017Lydia Wednesday rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: anyone age 25 to 35 interested in personal finance

This book was super informative. If you're in your late twenties and early thirties (like me), this covers everything you wanted to know about personal finance that is comprehensive and easy to understand.
This book is also super depressing. Yes, Kobliner gives you hope and the tools to change your future but still, it's pretty depressing if you are in your late twenties and early thirties (like me) and haven't done enough for retirement. I was stressed out most of the time I was reading this bo...more

Praise the lord for this book. If you're like me and you grew up in America, you'll know that few people receive a formal education in even the basics of financial literacy (thank capitalism--the more money confuses you, the more likely you are to spend it on financial services that you don't need, or to not put it in money-growing institutions at all). This book is your answer! I read the 2009 version, which has some outdated information, but the large majority of it is still solid, practical a...more

Sep 23, 2018Laura rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I did not finish this book. While some of the informational content was helpful, I did not agree with all of the advice and stopped maybe 1/4-1/3 of the way through. I don’t believe that everyone will “eventually” end up in debt and don’t think it’s smart to promote juggling credit cards for the best teaser rates. If you are looking to understand how loans, credit cards, interest rates, etc. function, then this would be a great, thorough resource. I just don’t think the advice in it is the best!

Get a Financial Life is an okay but very basic book, and the author definitely made the subject more complicated than it had to be. I learned some things, but there was a lot of irrelevant information. A glaring failure on the author's part is the lack of explanation of SCRA benefits for those who serve or have served in the military. All in all, Get a Financial Life is a good start if you are clueless about money or life for that matter.

Quality nonfiction casting a wide net. If you're looking for some financial guidance or wondering what you're missing, this will start you out. It can also help give you some terms to search if you need some depth on a topic. And finally, there are plenty of equations and examples in here that will help illustrate why she makes certain recommendations for your financial habits.

Dec 15, 2017Vrinda rated it really liked it

Well, probably like most people, I don’t really like thinking about or reading about money because it usually feels stressful, or boring, or abstract. But I figured it’s important, and this was a very useful and read-able book which I’m glad to have read. Chapters included insurance, renting/buying a home, retirement, banking, taxes, etc. I got a better understanding of how some things work, and useful tips on things like avoiding credit fraud and saving for retirement. It’s a useful format with...more

In general had some very good advice. I'm fortunate enough that my parents taught me most of it before reading the book!
But I did really enjoy the sections on investing, home buying, and on taxes. Those were the most useful to me.

Dec 30, 2018Tanner Curtis rated it really liked it

Breezy read packed with tons of great info. Skimmed or passed over some sections less relevant to me. Looking forward to putting some of these steps into action!

Nov 13, 2017Ben rated it really liked it

Really good overview of pretty much everything needed to live as an adult. Helpful for me now, as a 32 year old with a mortgage, kids, etc. Would have been extremely helpful had I read it 10 years ago.

I appreciated this book for its tone, informativeness, and practical advice. As an avid fan and reader of Suze Orman books in the past, I did feel like there was less “new” information presented here. That said, it is also updated with useful modern references and resources. If there is someone in their 20s or 30s who is in possession of any sort of debt and/or does not have much by way of understanding the basics of personal finance, I would 100% recommend this to them.
What I ended up doing is...more

Straightforward and concise explanation of everything a young person should know to maximize their personal financial situation, whether you’re still a student, struggling to pay loans and debt, or have been working for years. The nitty-gritty details are supplemented with sober advice, clear examples, and all of the info is backed by research and links to further resources. Kobliner writes in everyday prose and with a sense among humor that makes a book on such a typically dry topic highly dige...more

Nov 28, 2009Kristen Northrup rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fromlibrary, personal-finance, nonfiction

Read per the recommendation of several friends. Somehow missed the existence of a newer version and got the 1996 edition from the library. I doubt the actual advice has changed much, however. The specifics of taxes, interest rates, etc have always been in flux. There would just be websites instead of 800-numbers. I really liked how this covered a wider range of financial advice than a lot of these books do, like a whole chapter on insurance. It wasn't just savings and credit and investing. There...more

There are no discussion topics on this book yet.Be the first to start one »

Recommend It | Stats | Recent Status Updates

See similar books…

Add a comment

See top shelves…

One of the nation’s leading authorities on personal finance for young people, BETH KOBLINER is a commentator and journalist, and author of the New York Times bestsellers GET A FINANCIAL LIFE & MAKE YOUR KID A MONEY GENIUS (EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT). Available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & wherever books are sold.
In 2010, Beth was selected by President Barack Obama to be a member of the P...more

Publisher Description

A completely revised and updated fourth edition of the New York Times bestseller, designed to guide younger adults through the world of personal finance.
More than ever before, people in their twenties and thirties need help getting their financial lives in order. And who could blame them?
These so-called millennials have come of age in the wake of the worst economic crisis in memory, and are now trying to get by in its aftermath. They owe record levels of student loan debt, face sky-high rents, and struggle to live on a budget in an uncertain economy.
It’s time for them to get a financial life.
For two decades, Beth Kobliner’s bestseller has been the financial bible for people in their twenties and thirties. With her down-to-earth style, she has taught them how to get out of debt, learn to save, and invest for their futures. In this completely revised and updated edition, Kobliner shares brand-new insights and concrete, actionable advice geared to help a new generation of readers form healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. With fresh material that reflects the changing digital world, Get a Financial Life remains an essential tool for young people learning how to manage their money.
From tackling taxes to boosting credit scores, Get a Financial Life can show those just starting out how to decrease their debt, avoid common money mistakes, and navigate the world of personal finance in today’s ever-changing landscape.

CONFUSED

Why is the sample of this book not downloading, if any one faces the same problem, write it in the REVIEW section, this is sad considering how great of a read this is !

More Books by Beth Kobliner

See All