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Best Personal Finance Books of 2010

Along with overeating, most consumers tend to overspend during the holiday season. With the New Year’s Day almost here, consumers should take control of their personal finances and budgets with the best personal finance books of 2010.

Theodore Connolly, co-author of the Road Out of Debt, researched many personal finance books in writing a manual on financial defense for those who need to stop financial problems before rebuilding their finances.  With so many good personal finance books, finding the best one for one’s particular needs is difficult.  Ted Connolly highlights the best personal finance books of 2010 that will help the reader to decide which one will best meet his or her needs for financial well being in 2011.

Best on Credit:

Perfect Credit: 7 Steps to a Great Credit Rating by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox.

Like it or not, credit scores have a dramatic impact on everyone’s lives. Perfect Credit does a magnificent job at setting out the way to establish superb credit so that the credit score is never an issue.

Living Well with Bad Credit: Buy a House, Start a Business, and Even Take a Vacation No Matter How Low Your Credit Score by Geoff Williams and Chris Balish.

Excellent book to put perspective on what credit is, how credit should be handled, and how to make sure that bad credit will not hamper the reader going forward.

Best for the Younger Generation:

Generation Earn: The Young Professional’s Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back by Kimberly Palmer.

Not solely on finances, Generation Earn is a fantastic guide for young professionals on how to live more responsibly while still accomplishing financial goals.

Shoo, Jimmy Choo!: The Modern Girl’s Guide to Spending Less and Saving More by Catey Hill.

Intended primarily for a young professional female audience, the book is a fabulous resource on debt, savings, retirement and so many buying choices facing young professionals every day.

Best General Guides:

Suze Orman’s Action Plan: New Rules for New Times by Suze Orman.

One of the best financial advisers does it again by recognizing the new realities of finances and providing excellent strategies to handle them.

Your Money: The Missing Manual by J.D. Roth.

Great advice on what people need to do to make their money work for them.  Exceptional and sound financial guidance is found in this one easy-to-read book.

The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams by Trent Hamm.

While recanting his personal story of how he freed himself from his debts, the author, a prolific personal finance blogger, imparts excellent financial advice and tidbits.

Best for Inspiration:

The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even The Toughest Times by Jean Chatzky.

Excellent book to learn how many of the actions people take regarding money hurt them greatly and what the wealthy do differently that allows them to succeed.

The New Year brings a perfect opportunity for consumers to refocus their attention on taking control of their personal finances and budgets.  The list of the best personal finance books of 2010 by Theodore Connolly, co-author of the financial defense book, the Road Out of Debt, will help guide consumers to financial well being for all of 2011.  For more information on all of the best personal finance books of 2010 visit www.roadoutofdebt.com.

About the Author

Theodore Connolly is a personal finance expert, lawyer with the Boston office of the law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP.  He co-wrote the Road Out of Debt with Joan Feeney, bankruptcy judge for the District of Massachusetts.  The Road Out of Debt is a financial defense manual that helps the reader fight back against debt problems with easy-to-understand, practical advice.  He graduated from Duke University and Boston College Law School.  He has appeared on national television and has written for or been used as an expert for many national print and web articles.

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