附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Whole New Ball Game -- Information Overload -- That Was Then, This Is Now -- The Financial Heebie-Jeebies -- What It Really Costs to Have Children -- Till Debt Do Us Part: Why So Many Families End Up Hitting the Debt Wall -- For Richer and for Poorer -- The Dirty Little Secret -- The Perils of Plastic -- How to Avoid Getting in Trouble with Credit Cards -- Finance Charges: Do You Need an Interpreter? -- Finding a Credit Card You Can Live With -- Beating the Credit Card Companies at Their Own Game -- How Much Debt Is Too Much Debt? -- What You Don't Know about Your Credit Rating Can Hurt You -- How to Tell When It's Time to Call It Quits -- Will That Be One Income or Two? -- The Rest of the Story -- How Can You Quit When You're the Boss? -- Trimming Your Budget -- Us, Inc. -- The Wish List -- What's Wrong with This Picture? -- Taking a Step Back -- Walking the Talk -- Home Is Where the Mortgage Is -- How Much House Can You Afford? -- What to Do before You Call Your Lender -- How the Banks Decide How Much to Lend You -- What Your Lender Will Want to Know -- When to Apply -- Learning the Language of Loans -- Interest Zappers -- All in the Family -- Finding the Home That's Right for You -- Closing Costs -- What Every Homeowner Needs to Know about Property Insurance -- Selling Your House -- The Biggest Homebuying Mistakes--and How to Avoid Them -- The Tax Implications of Home Ownership -- Hello SUV, Goodbye Car -- The Money Pit Revisited -- Hitting the Books -- Why Junior Needs Your Help -- Ways to Save for Your Child's Education -- The Tax Implications of Saving for Your Child's Education -- Pennies from Heaven -- Surviving the First Year -- Don't Shop till You Drop -- Your Baby's Wardrobe -- From Here to Maternity -- Shopping Secondhand -- Your Baby's Room -- The Rest of the Story -- Death and Taxes -- Where There's a Will ... -- Choosing a Guardian for Your Children -- Estate Tax Planning -- Hedging Your Bets -- Life Insurance: Who Needs It? -- Disability Insuran
摘要:Speaking to the needs of parents with young children, two family finance experts bring their expertise to every couple that wants to create a sound financial picture.
