Resources:
Download Pazit’s budget: Word .doc version. (For the Excel version, email info@pazit.org).
Wisebread’s comprehensive list of resources.
The New York Times’ Living With Less strategies from readers.
Books:
Making the Most of Your Money by Jane Bryant Quinn
Prince Charming Isn’t Coming by Barbara Stanny
The Difference by Jean Chatzky
On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar
Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties by Beth Kobliner
The Wall Street Journal. Complete Personal Finance Guidebook (The Wall Street Journal Guidebooks) by Jeff D. Opdyke
How to Be the Family CFO by Kim Snider
Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach
Newspapers/Magazines:
The Wall Street Journal
Money Magazine (my favorite personal finance magazine)
Inc. Magazine (entrepreneurship/small business)
Web sites:
* Business News and Articles: http://money.cnn.com
* Children College Savings: http://www.savingforcollege.com
* Consumer Finance for Credit Cards, Savings Accounts, Money Market Accounts, Car Loans, Mortgages, Home-Equity Loans, and Student Loans: http://www.bankrate.com
* Credit Counseling (Government Agency): http://www.nfcc.org
* Credit Report and FICO Score: http://www.myfico.com, http://www.experian.com, http://www.equifax.com, http://www.transunion.com, http://www.annualcreditreport.com
* Debtors Anonymous: http://www.debtorsanonymous.org
* Goal Setting: http://www.kiplinger.com/tools
* Health Insurance: http://www.ehealthinsurance.com, http://www.freelancersunion.org
* High interest Savings Accounts: www.dollarsavingsdirect.com, http://www.ingdirect.com, http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/mmmf_highratehome.asp?params=US,416&product=33
* Home Buying Government Agencies: http://www.freddiemac.com, http://www.fanniemae.com, http://www.hud.gov/fha
* Home Inspection: http://www.nahi.org
* Identity Theft: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
* Life Insurance: Term http://www.accuquote.com
* List of Mutual Funds: http://www.mfea.com
* Long-Term Care Insurance: http://www.ltcq.net
* Mortgage Calculator: http://www.eloan.com/s/affordability/calc_afford?sid=cAJx2cSlUhxHHs75xI2p-w7ndUQ&user=&mcode=
* Mutual Funds: http://www.morningstar.com
* Mutual Fund Companies: http://www.troweprice.com, http://www.vanguard.com, http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.schwab.com
* National Association of Personal Financial Advisors: http://www.napfa.org
* National Association of Securities Dealers | Information About Financial Planners and Brokers: http://www.nasd.com
* National Association of Self-Employed: http://www.nase.org
* REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) Stocks or Mutual Funds: http://www.investinreits.com, http://www.reitnet.com
* Retirement Worksheet: http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/planning/index.cfm?story=intro
* Socially Responsible Investing: http://www.socialfunds.com
* Stock Analysis: http://www.smartmoney.com/?hpadref=1
* Student Loans: http://www.salliemae.com, http://www.myrichuncle.com
* Wills: http://www.nolo.com