A fun and straightforward approach to learning personal finance and budgeting In The Personal Finance Cookbook, Certified Financial Planner(TM) certificant and celebrated social media creator Nick Meyer delivers a fun and engaging toolkit for a variety of personal finance tasks, including budgeting, investing, and buying a house. In the book, you'll find a cookbook-style collection of "recipes" detailing the steps you need to take to complete various common and important money-related tasks. You'll learn how to avoid the "paralysis by analysis" that often traps people into doing very little about their personal finances before it's too late. You'll also discover how to take meaningful, concrete steps toward change and positive action. The book includes: strategies for household budgeting and how to start investing your money; the best ways to start saving for your first home and your first car; and the steps you should take before and while applying for your first credit card and strategies for building your credit rating. The Personal Finance Cookbook is the perfect book for everyone hoping to get a strong grip of their money situation once and for all.