This well-researched and practical guidebook helps you make sense of money situations, use money, and make the best money decisions. Almost every decision you make has a monetary impactwhether you are choosing to buy a cake for morning tea, deciding to buy a house or rent, investing or saving for your future. This guide provides you with the knowledge to make the best decisions for your money. Helen Hutcheson offers short, easy-to-read chapters on specific topics such as holidays, savings, spending, interest, and budgeting. This enables you to investigate the area that currently interests you rather than reading the book from cover to cover. When you are spending your first pay, buying your first home, or planning for retirement, the information Helen provides can help you navigate through lifes money minefield. Each chapter includes simple definitions and examples using both numbers and words to ensure you completely grasp the topic at hand. At the back of the book you will also find a number of worksheets to help you put your simple money plans into action. Make your money decisions with the best information possible, carefully assessing the benefits, disadvantages, penalties, and risks and make your money work for you!

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