Is this the right book for me? Are you worrying more and more about how best to look after your family finances in these difficult times? Do you need to plan to manage significant life events, such as sending your child to University or moving house? This book, written simply without jargon or overly technical detail, is ideal to guide you through everything from day to day budgeting, dealing with debt and funding all of those big things that happen in life. Sort Out Your Family Finances includes:Chapter 1: BudgetingChapter 2: Children and studentsChapter 3: Borrowing moneyChapter 4: Savings and investmentsChapter 5: Household expensesChapter 6: InsuranceChapter 7: BankingChapter 8: Tax, National Insurance and benefitsChapter 9: Buying financial products and servicesChapter 10: Dealing with debtChapter 11: Further informationLearn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and added features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of Finance.Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Author Biography

Bob Reeves started his career in the financial services sector having completed a BA(Hons) in Business Studies. For many years. he worked for one of the country's leading financial services companies mainly involved in training roles. This involved working within some of the UK's largest banks, building societies, retailers and insurers. He later retrained as a teacher specialising in business and ICT. He has taught on a range of business courses over the years with students as young as 4 and as old as 80. He has taught on specialised finance and accounts courses for the last 12 years covering various aspects of business and personal finance.