Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page Two of TwoMoney Club by Marilyn Crockett and Diane Terman Felenstine with Dale Burg
Fireside, September 1998.Trade Paperback, 318 pages.
ISBN: 0684846055.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Targeted at women, single or married, this financial
reference aides women who are seeking
knowledge on how to improve their personal finances.
The book is based on the successes of a group of
women, "The Money Club", who joined together
to learn more about their finances. The book
covers numerous financial topics such as: choosing
a financial advisor, investing,
savings, insurance, retirement and estate planning.
The book also provides advice on what to do financially
when major changes occur in your life such as marriage,
divorce and death, and how to be prepared for life's
transitions. In addition to the advice, the book also
contains a resource section which lists what items
should belong in your financial files and what should
be in your safety deposit box.
The Money Club provides practical advice and acts a confidence booster for women having trouble asserting themselves when it comes to financial matters. A valuable aid for women seeking financial information targeted specifically to them.
Tripod's Tools for Life by Matt Goldberg
Hyperion, September 1998.Trade Paperback, 354 pages.
ISBN: 0786883324.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Tripod is an online community that offers free
webpages to its members. Tripod's Tools
for Life, written by the editors of
Tripod is a reference guide
for navigating life with a web surfing slant. The guide includes
suggestions from Tripod members and links
to resources available online.
The resource covers subjects such as The Net
(webpages, shopping and searching),
Work (internships and telecommuting),
Home (apartment hunting, moving, and fix-it basics),
Food (kitchen basics, homebrewing and wine),
Health (insurance, cigarettes and STDs) and
Money (credit cards, investing and retirement).
Each section includes informative text, tips from
Tripod members and
website reviews with web
addresses.
Tripod's Tools for Life is a valuable compendium of streetsmart solutions to everyday problems and website reviews which should appeal to the generation X crowd. A great
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