TY - BOOK AU - Baggerly,Allison TI - Money made easy: how to budget, pay off debt, and save money SN - 9781119894964 AV - HG179 .B25 2023 U1 - 332.024 23/eng/20230517 PY - 2023///] CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Finance, Personal KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Debt KW - Saving and investment N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Finding your catalyst -- Money habits and money mindset -- Creating your budget -- The secret behind successful budgeting -- Paying off debt while enjoying life -- Saving for emergencies -- Setting up sinking funds -- Goal setting : the ultimate game changer -- Conquering impulse setting with intention -- Working with your partner -- Accelerate your financial progress -- How to stay on track with your money -- Investing for your future N2 - "According to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, total household debt increased by $286 billion (1.9%) to $15.24 trillion in the third quarter of 2021, mortgage balances--the largest component of household debt--rose by $230 billion. Auto loans increased by $28 billion, student loan balances grew by $14 billion, coinciding with the start of an academic year, credit card balances increased in the third quarter by $17 billion, after an increase of the same size in the second quarter, and non-housing balances grew by $61 billion, with gains across all debt types (newyorkfed.org) Baggerly shares how she and her partner paid off more than 100k worth of financial debt, offering a strategy to households who have a very high percentage of debt and need to find a way out of it"-- ER -