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Generation Debt
Take Control of Your Money - A How-to Guide
by Carmen Wong Ulrich
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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Business Plus (January 05 2006)
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Chapter 1: Why Do We Have So Much Debt, Anyway?
If you're like most 18- to 34-year-olds, you're drowning in debt. Student loans, credit cards, car payments, rent-sometimes it seems like the whole system's conspiring to keep you broke. Now it's payback time.

Chapter 1: The Rising Costs of Education
Why does it cost so damn much if it's basically a requirement? We can go to public high schools on our parents' tax dollars because it's required. So why is a college education getting exorbitantly - almost prohibitively - expensive the more we need it?

Chapter 1: The Rising Costs of Education
Why does it cost so damn much if it's basically a requirement? We can go to public high schools on our parents' tax dollars because it's required. So why is a college education getting exorbitantly - almost prohibitively - expensive the more we need it?



Book Description

PUT DOWN THE PLASTIC AND PICK UP YOUR LIFE

If you're like most 18- to 34-year-olds, you're drowning in debt. Student loans, credit cards, car payments, rent-sometimes it seems like the whole system's conspiring to keep you broke. Now it's payback time. With simple strategies and tons of tips, Gen-X and Gen-Y financial expert Carmen Wong Ulrich shows you how to:

  • Beat the battle of expenses vs. income with a bearable budget
  • Take the sting out of student loans
  • Go from screwed to savvy with credit card companies
  • Get the best deal for your car and home, whether you rent, buy, or lease
  • Grab your piece of the American pie with sound investing

PLUS: At the end of each chapter, you'll find links to every Web site you need to manage your money like the pros!

About the Author

Carmen Wong UlrichCarmen Wong Ulrich

Carmen Wong Ulrich was most recently the special projects editor at Money magazine. She's also a guest lecturer at the annual NFL rookie camp and is a former contributing editor at KING.

Generation Debt is a result of the experience and knowledge Carmen culled from Money magazine, combined with her personal experience of taking on early financial responsibility.

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