The No-B.S* Rules for Taking Care of Your Money *No Boring Stuff

The No-B.S.* Rules, provides readers with a simple approach to financial decision-making based on age-old financial wisdom. The goal: Keep more of the money you earn.This book looks at the financial world as it really is in the 21st Century. The old rules don’t apply anymore. People who save are not rewarded. The 'magic of compounding' only works against you. Everyone wants your money, and the people who sell 'stuff' are armed with personal data and marketing tools that help them get it.The financial system in the United States is rigged. It works great for rich people and the financial services industry. It fails poor people completely. It is complicated and confusing for the rest of the people in the middle.The Rules breaks personal finance down into its key elements and principles. In a few pages, it describes the elements of money management terms that modern professional financial planners use. Then it gives the readers a set of rules; action steps anyone can understand and use to keep more of the money they earn.The Rules, written by the author of The Richest Man in New Babylon, combines the wisdom of the ages with practical, modern advice.Each rule is backed up with action items: Things anyone can do to 'follow the rules' and take control of their financial future. Along the way, the book addresses the challenge of getting out of debt. The Rules are designed to serve as tools that the reader can use when facing a financial decision and describes the steps ordinary people can take to make sound decisions.The book includes a series of appendices with information on topics such as: how to obtain and improve your credit report and credit score; how to avoid the student loan trap; how to avoid getting saddled with car loans; and much more.An annotated glossary provides readers with definitions of words, acronyms, and lingo used by HR managers and financial services professionals. And the book concludes with encouragement and information about how you can continue to communicate about The Rules through the moneyandwealth.org website.