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"The personal-finance playbook followed by past generations doesn't add up in today's world. In a market where buying a first home can feel out of reach thanks to sky-high housing prices and mortgage rates and investing seem so complicated, it's time for some new money rules! WSJ personal finance reporters Bourree Lam and Julia Carpenter help you start where you are. Use these pages to: Clarify your money goals and make a plan for sticking with them, wrap your head around your numbers with a simple financial worksheet, develop helpful money habits (and get rid of the unhelpful ones!), find out how to save and how much you should be saving, understand investing and why fees matter, and more! Whether you're just getting ready to start paying back student loans or you're well into saving for retirement (but not sure if you're saving enough), The New Rules of Money 's worksheets, check lists, quizzes, and other interactive learning tools will help you gain clarity on what you're spending your money on and why you want to save, so you can (finally!) reach your financial goals" -- Page 4 of cover.

A delightful collection of the wild, the weird, and the wonderful culled from the Wall Street Journals popular, and long-standing A-hed column.One of the Wall Street Journals most popular features for more than seventy years, the daily A-hed columnnamed for a headline that looked like a letter Ahas diverted readers from the more glum news of war, economic woe, natural disasters, and manmade malfeasance. Covering a wide range of lunacy and the unusual from across the nation and the world, the A-hed continues to enchant longtime readers.Now, the best A-hed stories from recent years have been bundled into this delightful collection. There are romantic tales, including the Japanese infidelity phone (it keeps trysts secret) and the story of wingmen and wingwomen who escort wallflowers to nightspots and maneuver them into the arms of prospective catches. Lovers of dogs, cats, and fish will learn how a Marine Corps bulldog got promoted to sergeant, how a grumpy cat acquired a Hollywood agent, and will be left wondering if a 63-pound carp named Benson died naturally in England or was the victim of foul play. From pantyhose (or mantyhose) for men to a campaign to recruit youthful nudists, a hairdo archeologist to five escaped wallabies and hippies smoking catnip, these stories will make readers laugh and keep them entertained.