Introduction.

BUILDING A MONEY-SAVING MINDSET.

Love: The Impact of Money on Relationships.

Crisis: Maintaining Normalcy in a Crisis.

Comfort: How to Be Comfortable in a Modest Home.

Study: How Learning Contributes to Peace, Order, and Financial Freedom.

Gratitude: Grandma's Red Brick House and Why We Need to Have an "Attitude of Gratitude".

SPENDING LESS IS EASIER THAN SAVING MORE.

Saving: Why Saving Doesn't Work.

Spending: The Double Whammy of Spending Control.

Categorize: Categorize Your Spending and Zero In on Problem Areas.

Surprise: Avoiding the Trap of Failing to Plan for All Expenses.

Borrowing: Despising Debt.

Creep: The Perils of Increasing Your Standard of Living Too Quickly.

NECESSITIES AND A FEW EXTRAS.

Home: Choosing the Right House Will Make You or Break You.

Wheels: Car-Buying Secrets.

Supermarket: How a College Class Assignment Changed Our Approach to Grocery Shopping.

Entertainment: Having Fun Without Breaking the Bank.

Impulse: How to Control Miscellaneous Spending.

Splurge: Coming Up for Air.

BIG TICKET MONEY SAVERS.

Research: Money-Saving Strategies for Big Ticket Purchases.

Scholarship: A Debt-Free College Education for $7000!

Taxes: Taking Advantage of Tax Breaks.

SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE.

Supplies: Office Supplies You Must Have.

Files: Building a Bulletproof Filing System.

Bathroom: Strategies That Keep a One Bathroom Home Running Smothly.

Sleep: The Costs of Losing Sleep.

PRACTICAL MONEY-SAVING SKILLS.

Refunds: Recouping Your Money on Shoddy Work, Products, or Insurance Denials.

Maintenance: Make Your Things Last Forever.

Skills: Do It Yourself and Save.

Commissions: Avoiding Sales Commissions and Insurance Company Financial Products.

BE YOUR OWN FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Planners: The Best Financial Planner for You Is You.

Foundation: Building Your Financial Future on Solid Footing.

Homework: Investing Knowledge ... Where to Get It.

INVESTING.

Stocks: Breaking Through the Minimum Wage Mentality.

Bonds: Smoothing Out the Dips.

Cash: A Risky Investment.

Allocation: Asset Allocation--The Family's Most Important Investment Decision.

Funds: No-Load Mutual Funds--The Way Families Should Invest.

Choosing: Drowning in a Sea of Choices.

When: When to Buy, When to Sell, When to Adjust.

Dumb Moves: Our Investment Mistakes.

RETIREMENT.

Plans: IRAs, Roths, 403(b)s, 401(k)s, SIMPLES, SEPs, Keoghs ...

Withdrawing: Getting Your Money Out of Retirement Plans Whenever You Want--Without Penalties.

Enough: Keeping Our Money from Petering Out Before We Do.

Threats: A Sample of Things That Can Go Wrong.

PARENTING.

Supper: We Raise Our Kids at Dinner.

Indulge: Spending Money on Kids.

Discipline: Chaos Poses a Threat to Your Family's Financial Health.

Expectations: Setting High Expectations for Children Without Driving Them Crazy.

Teens: Getting Through the Tough Years Without Losing Your Money or Your Mind.

Afterword.

Index.