| Author |
Singletary, Michelle, author.
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| Title |
What to do with your money when crisis hits : a survival guide / Michelle Singletary. |
| Publication Info. |
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
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©2021 |
| Description |
xvi, 203 pages ; 22 cm |
| Content Type |
text |
| Media Type |
unmediated |
| Carrier Type |
volume |
| Contents |
Introduction. What's in this book ; What you shouldn't expect ; How to use this book -- The basics. When you're in dire need ; A last resort ; Unemployment ; Health-care costs ; Money management ; Savings ; Credit ; Debt ; Debt collection: your rights -- The past -- The present. On the job ; Consumer buying issues during an economic crisis ; Family money matters -- The future. Investing ; Real estate -- The gig economy -- The benefits of selling online -- The schemes and scams -- Resources. |
| Summary |
"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our money. We start to ask: What bills need to be paid first? Should we dip into our savings? Are there better methods to protect a nest egg? Michelle Singletary provides a hands-on guide to all of your debt concerns, credit card issues, cash-flow problems, medical coverage questions, and the dozens of other common financial issues that crop up with all of us when money suddenly becomes tight"-- Provided by publisher. |
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