Smart Finance

Today, building wealth isn't just about working harder or what you choose to invest in. There's not much you can count on. But there is one thing you can count on - the ability to spend what you do have smarter. In this enlightening new program, award-winning Tribune Company personal finance columnist Greg Karp shows how to do just that. We are living in a time when you have to plug the leaks of all your financial drains.

Everything tells us that what will make us happy can be bought, whether it’s the latest gadgets, renovated kitchens, or luxury goods. But research has shown that having more money in the bank and more stuff around the house doesn’t necessarily correlate with being a happier person. With Happy Go Money, financial expert Melissa Leong cuts through the noise to show you how to get the most delight for your dollar.

In this timeless best seller, you'll get the motivation and know-how for building up a big stash of emergency cash, getting out of debt, making sure you never run out of money, and avoiding the 11 worst budget traps (that'll ruin your financial plans if you let them!). Find out the most important things you can do to take control of your money and pay off debt. Get the budget how-to, tools, and knowledge you need to finally get ahead. You'll learn a complete budget system that works for beginners and takes only 15 minutes per week to maintain.

Whenever I tell people about my job as a financial advisor, the conversation inevitably turns to how hopeless they feel when it comes to dealing with money. More than once they've begged, "Just tell me what to do." It's no surprise that even my most successful friends feel confused or paralyzed. Even if they have a shelfful of personal finance books, they don't have time to make sense of all the information available.

Whether you're looking for your first rental property or just looking for a better way to manage the ones you have, this audiobook shows you Mike Butler's strategies, mind-set, tools, and technologies to make your rental business a boatload easier while giving you a lot more time to do what you want!

Whether you're newlyweds, celebrating your twentieth anniversary, or on your second or third marriage - whatever age or tax bracket you're in - this comprehensive, positive, financial lifesaver will help you and your partner communicate comfortably about money and start building a strong financial future together. From the best selling author of Smart Women Finish Rich!

So you have an idea. Now what? Taking a concept from the mind to the marketplace is a daunting task, especially when you don’t feel academically, financially, or emotionally prepared to do so. But here’s a little secret: No one is prepared. Ever. Smart Startup: The Fine Art of Being the Dumbest One in the Room addresses the realities of moving from idea to industry - what it takes to get started, what to expect along the way, and, in the end, why success isn’t dependent on making millions.

Financial intelligence begins with financial literacy. And Robert Kiyosaki reminds us that "our minds are our greatest assets." Financial literacy gives you the tools to build your personal financial statement... which tells you the story about how you are managing your cash flow. The language of money can be confusing and intimidating. But, like it or not, “money”―in all of its shapes and forms―is a part of our daily lives. And the more we understand money, and the language of money, the more power we have over our future.

From managing over 4,300 rental units, 2,300 properties, and screening more than 20,000 tenants — comes the ultimate real estate systems playbook. If you’re serious about building wealth through real estate, the difference between a profitable portfolio and a full-time headache comes down to one thing: systems. Most investors focus on finding the next deal. Smart investors focus on building a business that runs without them.

Kids may not appreciate the value of a dollar, but it’s hard to blame them. After all, what have they learned about money? Managing finances is rarely covered in schools, and as a parent, you probably don’t know where to start. How do you provide a strong foundation of financial knowledge for your kids with these gaps? What should they learn each year? How do you teach a skill set you never received yourself?

Weaving anecdotes from their own lives with practical how-to advice, the Smart Cookies offer strategies that cut across the financial spectrum, whether you're deeply in debt or just want to manage your money better. Tackling the unique financial challenges facing women today, they offer easy-to-follow advice on everything from creating a spending plan to boosting your income to starting your own money club.

The future will be increasingly distributed. As the publicity surrounding Bitcoin and blockchain has shown, distributed technology and business models are gaining popularity. Yet the disruptive potential of this technology is often obscured by hype and misconception. This detailed guide distills the complex, fast moving ideas behind blockchain into an easily digestible reference manual, showing what's really going on under the hood.

Sick of asking your parents for money? Learn how to master money management in 30 days without boring lectures—even if you know nothing about finance. Managing money doesn’t have to be stressful, confusing, or only for the "grown-ups." You just need the right plan—a step-by-step guide to bring clarity, confidence, and control to your money. This book has everything you need to build the skills to set you up for a lifetime of financial independence and success. It’s relatable, easy to follow, and packed with practical tools to help you start wherever you are.

Retire Early with Real Estate provides practical, proven methods to quickly and safely build wealth, using the time-tested vehicle of real estate rentals. Packed with specific strategies, tips, and techniques you may have never learned before, this book will help you forge a new path toward your retirement.

In The Smart Money Method, the stock-picking techniques used by top industry professionals are laid bare for investors. This is the inside track on how top hedge funds pick stocks and build portfolios to make outsize returns. Stephen Clapham is a retired hedge fund partner who now trains stock analysts at some of the world’s largest and most successful institutional investors. He explains step-by-step his research process for picking stocks and testing their market-beating potential.

Understanding Ethereum now could equip you with the knowledge ahead of a major technological revolution in these early stages of development. After listening to this audiobook, you will understand how to easily set up an Ether wallet and then buy and trade Ether. This audiobook always contains information about mining Ether including cloud mining and more advanced Ethereum topics.

You’re not imagining it - your pocket is being picked. How They Get You is a sharp, funny and empowering field guide to the tricks businesses use to mess with your money. From loyalty schemes to late fees, gift cards to sneaky supermarket tactics, this book pulls back the curtain on how the system works - and how to outsmart it.

This book will give you proven steps and strategies on how to reorganize your lifestyle in order to improve your finances. It will explore the mindset of the rich and show you the secret strategies taken by the rich towards financial freedom. Before you reach the end of this guide, you will understand all the basics of financial education.

What is smart hustle? Working smart is more important than working hard but working hard is still important. Working hard, smart, and consistently will secure your future. If you have an intelligent work ethic then you will be successful in any field that you enter, and eventually, reach the 0.01 percent of the players in that game. By being a consistent intelligent hard worker, then you can enter any field as a complete beginner and emerge as a master—within only a few years.

Ethereum represents the gateway to a worldwide decentralized computing paradigm. This platform enables you to run decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts that have no central points of failure or control, integrate with a payment network, and operate on an open blockchain. With this practical guide, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains.