Living well in a down economy for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Tracy L. Barr

• Autore: Barr Tracy L
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.024
• Soggetto topico: Finance, Personal; Recessions; Saving and investment
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Living Well in a Down Economy for Dummies; Contents at a Glance; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Part I: Facing Off Against a Recession; Part II: Bumping Up Your Bring-Home; Part III: Putting Your Personal Finances on Firm Footing; Part IV: Living a Recession-Busting Life; Part V: Making the Most of Holidays and Other Special Events; Part VI: Staying Afloat if the Boat Starts to Sink; Part VII: The Part of Tens; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Facing Off Against a Recession ; #1: Determine Your Net Worth#2: Calculate Spendable Income; Subtract Required Expenses; Solve for Shortfalls; #3: Create a Monthly Budget; Step 1: Categorize Your Expenses; Step 2: Estimate What You Spend; Step 3: Calculate and Adjust; #4: Breathe Away Tension; Change the Way You Breathe; Breathe through an Emergency; #5: Tense Your Way to Relaxation; Relax Your Body, Part by Part; Use the Quickie Method; #6: Stretch Away Your Stress; #7: Lift a Finger for Self-Massage; For Your Hands; For Your Feet; For Your Neck and Shoulders; For Your Face; #8: Practice Habits of Effective Stress Managers ; Part II: Bumping Up Your Bring-Home#9: Update and Customize Your Resume; Step 1: Prepare Your Core Resume; Step 2: Research Job Requirements; Step 3: Customize Each Spinoff Resume; #10: Make Your Resume Stand Out; Don't Tell It - Sell It; Focus Your Resume; Use Keywords; Massage Your Years of Experience; Address Negative Perceptions; #11: Get Acquainted with New Interview Trends; #12: Stand Out in an Interview; #13: Nail the Video Interview; #14: Make the Most of a Phone Interview; #15: Look for Good Jobs Online; Use Vertical Job Search Engines; Check the Job Boards ; #16: Look into Federal Jobs#17: Prepare for a Career Change; #18: Figure Out What You Really Want to Do; #19: Persuade Your Organization to Let You Telecommute; #20: Find Telecommuting Work; Telecommuting Jobs; Job-Hunting for Telecommuters; Search the Web; Look for telecommuter-friendly companies; Turn a traditional job into a telecommuting job; Turn contract work into a telecommuting job; #21: Consider Self-Employment; #22: Get Acquainted with Home-Based Businesses; #23: Get New-Business Cash Flowing; Start Part-Time; Finance Your Business with Startup Funds ; Turn Your Employer into Your First Client#24: Steps to Take before Leaving Your Job; #25: Take Tax Deductions on Home-Based Businesses; Home-Office Deduction; Other Important Tax Deductions; #26: Ensure the Survival of Your Home-Based Business in Tough Times; #27: Choose between Itemized and Standard Deductions; #28: Boost Your Household Income; Make the Most of Moonlighting; Put Other Family Members to Work; Part III: Putting Your Personal Finances on Firm Footing; #29: Avoid Unnecessary Fees; #30: Shop Around for Insurance; #31: Raise Your Deductible to Save on Insurance ; #32: Save Money on Life Insurance
• Sommario/riassunto: Get smart about spending and saving -- and ride out a recession! Looking for practical ways to make every dollar count? This savvy guide gives you expert tips for tightening your belt and saving cash in every area of your life -- from your house and car to dining and entertaining to banking and managing debt. You get realistic solutions for making smarter choices and living well in this time of economic turmoil -- without extraordinary sacrifice!Bump up your take-home pay-- spiff up your resume, find a good job fast, explore telecommuting, or start a home-based businessGet
• Titolo autorizzato: Living well in a down economy for dummies
• ISBN: 1-281-76721-2; 9786611767211; 0-470-43007-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339134003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: For Dummies