The Infographic Guide to Personal Finance

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CHAPTER 1

BUDGETING AND SAVING

Your Budget by the 5 Ways to Boost Your
Numbers Income
This Month

Calculating Your Emergency Funds Can
Net Worth Save the Day

5 Steps for Creating 6 Uses for Your Tax
a Budget You Can Refund to Move Your
Stick Finances Forward
To

Banking Basics When to Reevaluate
your Budget

The Pros and Cons
of Joint Checking
Accounts 10 Ways to Protect Your
Financial Info

How Your Money
Grows

CHAPTER 2
SPENDING

Better Spending 10 Tax Deductions and
Habits Credits You’re
Forgetting Probably

When to Pay with
Cash or Credit
5 Steps to Effectively
Freeze Your
Spending

10 Easy Ways to Spend

Less at Home

Hidden Costs and How
to Avoid Them

Which Insurance Do
YOU Need?

Complete Car 7 Tips for Spending
Cost Less on Your
Grocery
Bill

Guide

Shopping for Car
Insurance: Dos
and
Don’ts

DEBT CHAPTER 3
AND CREDIT

3 Steps to Shop for How to Repair
Credit Bad Credit
the Perfect
You
Card for

Everything You Need to
Know Your Debt—
Strategies for to-Income about
Dealing Ratio
Loan with Student

Debt

How to Dig Out

The Dos and Don’ts of of Debt
Using Credit Cards

What to Do If You’re
a Victim
When to Transfer Credit Theft of Identity
Card Balances Card
or Credit

Fraud

What’s in a Credit
Score?

How to Establish
Credit

CHAPTER 4
INVESTING

The Path to 4 Ways to Supersize Your
Investing 401(k)
Nest Egg

How to Research How to Calculate Your
Stocks Investment
Returns

Different Ways to 6 Ways the Economy
Buy Affects Your Portfolio
Stock

The Path to Choosing a How to Manage
Financial Adviser Your 401(k)

5 Key Benefits of
Index Funds

Different Kinds of
Bonds and How to
Buy Them

CHAPTER 5
HOUSING

Renting vs. Buying: Moving Expenses
What to Consider

Should You Refinance
Your Mortgage?
Questions to Ask Before
You a Lease
Sign

Selling Your House

The Path to Buying

Your First Home

Managing Home
Repairs and
Improvements
Evaluating Home
Inspection Problems:
What to Consider

Understanding Your
Mortgage
Options