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

--Maria Nemeth, PhD, author of The Energy of Money: A Spritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment.


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