| Acknowledgments | vii | ||
| Introduction Master or Victim? You Decide | ix | ||
| Chapter 1 How Did We Get Here? And Where Are We? | 1 | ||
| Chapter 2 Find Out Where You Stand | 11 | ||
| Chapter 3 Other People Are Grading You, Too | 25 | ||
| Chapter 4 Avoiding a Modern-Day Identity Crisis | 45 | ||
| Chapter 5 Win the New Mortgage Game | 55 | ||
| Chapter 6 Mortgage Free in Five to Seven Years | 73 | ||
| Chapter 7 Credit Cards: Just Because It's Called MasterCard Doesn't Mean It's the Boss of You | 85 | ||
| Chapter 8 Car Deals: Making Sure You're in the Driver's Seat | 113 | ||
| Chapter 9 An Education in College Costs | 127 | ||
| Chapter 10 Don't Let Bad Luck Derail Your Finances | 145 | ||
| Chapter 11 Surviving Bankruptcy | 169 | ||
| Chapter 12 Debt Strategies for Every Age | 177 | ||
| Chapter 13 Permanent Mastery, Going Forward | 183 | ||
| Appendix Resources | 189 | ||
| About the Author | 203 | ||
| Index | 205 |