Includes index

Getting ready: Assessing the basics -- Becoming financially independent -- Avoiding loan traps -- Finding the best place to live -- Financing a home -- Evaluating your options: Checking your retirement account options -- Minimizing taxes -- Concerning social security -- Supplementing your retirement income: Getting invested -- Investing in mutual and exchange traded funds (EFTS) -- Investing in stocks and bonds -- Starting up a personal business -- Improving your quality of life: Finding great travel bargains -- Continuing your education -- Using your personal computer -- Taking care of your health -- Buying recreational property -- Putting it all together: Creating an estate plan -- Preparing your taxes -- Protecting yourself with insurance -- Finalizing your retirement plan -- Index of questions -- Appendix of web sites by subject