The Wall Street Journal: Complete Personal Finance Guidebook
About the Author: Jeff Opdyke is a financial reporter who has worked for The Wall Street Journal for the past twelve years. He also wrote Love and Money: A Life Guide to Financial Success.
About the Book: The Complete Personal Finance Guidebook is truly a back-to-basics personal finance book. […]

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The debit card has become the preferred method of payment for most Americans today. Unfortunately, it has also become an addiction for some (me included). $1.75 here, $2.34 there, it seems innocent enough at first. Then you balance your check register! Surprise! All those small transactions added up. If this has happened to you in […]

In order for you to better understand what a 401(K) is, let me first explain its origins. The 401(K) was first introduced in 1982. It is named after the section of the federal tax code, section 401, paragraph (K). This section gives the plan its tax advantage status. That advantage being, any money you put […]