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What to do with your money when crisis hits : a survival guide / Michelle Singletary.

Summary:

"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our money. We start to ask: What bills need to be paid first? Should we dip into our savings? Are there better methods to protect a nest egg? Michelle Singletary provides a hands-on guide to all of your debt concerns, credit card issues, cash-flow problems, medical coverage questions, and the dozens of other common financial issues that crop up with all of us when money suddenly becomes tight"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780358572107 (hardback)
ISBN: 035857210X (hardback)
Physical Description: xvi, 203 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction. What's in this book ; What you shouldn't expect ; How to use this book -- The basics. When you're in dire need ; A last resort ; Unemployment ; Health-care costs ; Money management ; Savings ; Credit ; Debt ; Debt collection: your rights -- The past -- The present. On the job ; Consumer buying issues during an economic crisis ; Family money matters -- The future. Investing ; Real estate -- The gig economy -- The benefits of selling online -- The schemes and scams -- Resources.