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Money 2005 for Dummies
* Shows people how to organize and manage their personal finances, create a budget, reduce debt, pay bills, balance a checkbook, and build a financial plan for the future using Microsoft Money, the #2 personal finance software, with approximately four million users
* Walks people through Money basics and helps them take
charge of their finances, including setting up online banking accounts, recording transactions, writing and printing checks, and reconciling accounts
* Covers organizing finances by category, researching investments online, preparing for tax time, and planning for the future
* Revised throughout to cover the latest enhancements in the software
* From a veteran For Dummies author who has written more than two dozen computer books
Introduction.
Part I: Setting Up and Starting Out.
Chapter 1: Introducing Money.
Chapter 2: The Basics.
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Accounts.
Chapter 4: Recording Your Financial Activity.
Part II: Banking with Money.
Chapter 5: Categorizing Your Spending and Income.
Chapter 6: Reconciling or Balancing an Account.
Chapter 7: Writing and Printing Checks.
Part III: Money for Investors.
Chapter 8: Setting Up Investment Accounts.
Chapter 9: Tracking the Value of Your Investments.
Chapter 10: Researching and Analyzing Your Investments.
Part IV: Getting Your Money’s Worth.
Chapter 11: Some Important Housekeeping Chores.
Chapter 12: Pinching Your Pennies.
Chapter 13: Planning for the Years Ahead.
Chapter 14: Preparing for Tax Time.
Part V: Improving Your Financial Picture.
Chapter 15: Reports and Charts for Seeing Where You Stand Financially.
Chapter 16: Tracking Assets, Liabilities, Loans, and Mortgages.
Part VI: Going Online with Money.
Chapter 17: Getting Ready to Go Online.
Chapter 18: Banking and Bill Paying Online.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Things You Should Do Periodically.
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Good Health — Financially Speaking, That Is.
Chapter 21: Ten Things to Do If You Are Self-Employed.
Chapter 22: Ten Things Ex-Quicken Users Should Know about Money.
Glossary of Financial Terms.
Index.
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