books about: savings

books about: savings

books:

Savings

Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

Pocket, 1998

this book exceeded my expectations
This is the best book I have read in months. I think the authors could have made just as strong a case with half the number of pages, but I would still give this book `6-stars' if I could. Why? 1 - It's an easy and inspiring read. 2 - It's free of ...

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners

Suzanne Ashworth, Kent Whealy

Seed Savers Exchange, 2002

Seed to Seed
This is perhaps the best book on the subject of raising heirloom plants and then harvesting the seed. It explains in detail procedures for timing, protecting from undesirable cross pollination, and harvesting seed. I would recommend to the author that at the end of ...

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Mary Pipher

Riverhead Trade, 2005

Ophelia...terrific!
Excellent book. Extremely informative. I had to read this for a class but would recommend it to anyone with adolescent girls at home or on the verge of becoming!

The Teen Girl's Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money: Getting Smart About Making It, Saving It, and Spending It! ...
Jessica Blatt

Watson-Guptill, 2007

Suze Orman advises women on how to handle their money--and now Jessica Blatt advises the women of tomorrow on how to handle theirs. The newest addition to the Teen Girl?s Gotta-Have-It series empowers girls by showing them why money matters. From making money, to saving money, to investing money, to spending money, The Teen Girl?s Gotta-Have-It ...

The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Signet, 2002

Richest Woman in Bakersfield
I am not the richest woman in Bakersfield--yet! But with the help of this and other books I have been reading lately, I should get there soon. This is a short and enjoyable read, as it is written as if it were taking place in ancient Babylon, but the timeless ...

Investing For Dummies, Fifth edition

Eric Tyson

Wiley, 2008

Very Good Book
I wanted to start investing and read somewhere you should first do some studies. That's when I came across this book. Very well written, and in simple to understand language. I used to dread 401K, IRA, Mutual Funds, Bonds. Now I am confident I know about them and what ...

Baby Bargains, 7th Edition: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on baby furniture, gear, clothes, toys, maternity ...

Denise Fields

Windsor Peak Press, 2007

My Go-To Book for Research
After using the Bridal Bargains book 8 yrs ago during my wedding planning, I was so excited to learn that they made Baby Bargains! I love the straight forward advice they give, the additional info offered that you can find on-line, and everything about this book!! ...

Bridal Bargains, 8th Edition: Secrets to throwing a fantastic wedding on a realistic budget (Bridal Bargains)

Denise Fields

Windsor Peak Press, 2006

Big on BARGAINS!!!
Still sorting through.....as I said with both of my children getting married, we need all the bargains we can find.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2008

Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid
I'm young enough that I still get called "kid" by my friends' parents, and when I saw the cover of this book in the store, with the kid holding a frog, I instantly felt like this book was about someone just like me. When I started reading, I felt so even more. I've ...

The Retirement Savings Time Bomb . . . and How to Defuse It: A Five-Step Action Plan for Protecting Your ...

Ed Slott

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Do you want your IRA to go to the IRS or your family?
Its hard to believe that you can spend your entire working life providing for your family and saving money to support yourself in retirement only to lose most of your retirement assets to the IRS when you die. Ed Slott's recent book provides strategies and ideas on ...

The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons From Falling Behind in School and Life

Michael Gurian

Jossey-Bass, 2007

Read this before you drug your son
A lot of boys are being drugged because their teachers don't know how to handle "boy energy" and find it easier (for them, the teachers) to teach boys who are stoned. Gurian is a champion for boys' learning styles. Read this and buy a copy for any teacher who wants ...

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding

David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

didn't know I have OCD-thought I was just an "accumulator"
First time ever to see a psychologist. She recommended this book. IT IS a TREASURE!! Some of the exercises are hard to do, but they sure open "doors" I didn't know I HAD!! A collector collects thing of VALUE; an accumulator saves EVERYTHING--Just In Case!!

Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a ...

Tim Sanders

Doubleday Business, 2008

Saving the Person at Work by Saving the World at Work
Simply put, this book will open your eyes in very realistic and reasonable ways to what you as an individual and you as a leader (or one who does not know they are a leader yet) can do to change the world starting at that place we all spend much time and energy: work. ...

The Smartest 401k Book You'll Ever Read: Maximize Your Retirement Savings...the Smart Way!

Daniel R. Solin

Perigee Trade, 2008

Great Book
"The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read", is a top notch book on investing. The author believes that investing should be simple, and he presents the basics of investing in a simple manner that is easily understood. Solin warns readers that Wall Street and the ...

Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve

William Fleckenstein, Fred Sheehan

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Brilliant study of a failed system
In this fascinating book, financial journalist William Fleckenstein studies the record of Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. Between 1937 and 1987 there were no bubbles, but Greenspan helped to create two bubbles in ten years - in ...