Content: 1. Planning your personal finances. Personal financial planning: an introduction; Financial aspects of career planning; Money management strategy: financial statements and budgeting; Planning your tax strategy, 2. Managing your personal finances. Financial services: savings plans and payment accounts; Introduction to consumer credit; choosing a source of credit: the costs of credit alternatives, 3. Making your purchasing decisions. Consumer purchasing strategies and legal protection; the housing decision: factors and finances, 4. Insuring your resources. Home and automobile insurance; Health and disability insurance; Life insurance, 5. Investing your financial resources. Investing fundamentals; Investing in stocks; Investing in bonds; Investing in mutual funds; Investing in real estate and other investment alternatives, 6. Controlling your financial future. Retirement planning; Estate planning.