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CONTENTS
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| WELCOME
TO YOUR MONEY GARDEN |
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Welcome to Your Money Garden |
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| THE
BASICS (Preparing the Soil) |
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Riding
the Financial Roller Coaster |
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Battle
of the Selves |
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Turning
Your Dreams into Reality |
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| THE
PROCESS (Growing Your Awareness) |
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Chart
Your Money |
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Year-End
Balance Sheet |
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The
One Month Budget |
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Balancing
Your Checkbook |
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Give
Yourself an Allowance |
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| THREATS
(Predators in the Garden) |
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Don't
Give Yourself Credit |
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Throw
a Credit Card Party |
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Car
Wars |
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Inflation |
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| INVESTING
(Nourishing Your Plants) |
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Test
Your Financial Knowledge |
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Before
You Invest |
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You
Can't Avoid Risk |
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Loan
Or Own |
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Common
Investment Options |
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Pyramid
of Assets |
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Power
of Diversification |
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Stocks
Versus Mutual Funds |
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The
Mutual Fund Prospectus |
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Prospectus
of the Future |
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Lessons
of 1987 and 2000 |
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Cultivating
Patience |
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| MONEY
STRATEGIES (Preparing to Harvest) |
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Pre-Fund
Your Vacation |
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Gifting
Assets to Your Child |
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The
$5 a Day College Plan |
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Sign
a College Contract with Your Child |
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Sample
College Contract |
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Retire
Early |
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Just
Because You Retire, Your Money Doesn't Have To |
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| ADVISORS
(Grow Your Own or Get Help from a Pro) |
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No-load
Beer |
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Do
You Need a Financial Advisor? |
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Questions
to Ask a Financial Advisor |
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How
Advisors Get Paid |
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Comparing
Investment Expenses |
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| SOCIALLY
CONSCIOUS INVESTING (Green Investing) |
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I
was Born with a Mutant Financial Gene |
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What
is Socially Conscious Investing? |
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The
Dilemma of Socially Conscious Investing |
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Domini
Social Index |
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How
To Align Your Investments With Your Values |
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To
Screen or Not to Screen? |
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| TAXES
(Success Can be Taxing) |
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Success
Can Be Taxing |
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Tax-Free
Income |
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Tax
Reduction by Deduction |
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Defer
Your Taxes by Deferring Income |
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) |
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When
Not To Make Retirement Plan Contributions |
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Work
well with your tax advisor: 10 tips |
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| PROTECTION
(Sheltering Your Crops) |
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Building
Your Financial Castle |
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Fear
of Insurance Agents |
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Do
You Need Life Insurance? |
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Life
Insurance Questions to Ask |
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Types
of Life Insurance |
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Other
Insurance Needs |
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Where
There's a Will There's an Attorney |
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HALF
DOME (EPILOGUE) |
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| WORKSHEETS |
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| RESOURCES |
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| GLOSSARY |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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| ORDER
FORM |
