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Shortly after the release of Jane Bryant Quinn's Making the Most of Your Money NOW in 2009, Consumer Reports magazine named it the best personal finance book on the market. Now updated and rereleased to reflect the ever-changing economy, the book still dispenses Quinn's best money advice in simple, understandable terms. For example, she asks these questions of those in mid-career or planning for imminent retirement: "What is it that you have to have to pay your expenses? Can you fit your expenses into the paycheck or pension or income that you have? And if not, what are you going to do about it?" … Back to Article

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