Reference Section

• Personal Finance Handbook 502
  • Creating a Budget 502
  • Opening and Managing a Checking Account 504
  • Saving and Investing 506
  • Financial Institutions and Services 510
  • Credit and Debt 512
  • Paying for Education 516
  • Buying a Car 520
  • Renting an Apartment 522
  • Buying Insurance 524
  • Getting a Job 526
  • Paying Taxes 528
• Economic Atlas and Databank 532
  • Natural Resources 532
  • Americans at Work 536
  • Economic Indicators 538
  • The American Consumer 540
  • The United States Government 542
  • Trade 544
  • The United States and the World 546
• Glossary 548
• Spanish Glossary 559
• Index 573
• Acknowledgments 591

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