Chinese Library: Money Management
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Library: Chinese | Manage Your Money Wisely - Tracking Your Money (2009) (Chinese) . 了解自己目前的消費是做預算的第一步。預算就是一個能幫助預測和控制您消費的計劃。要做一個預算,您需要知道自己一個月的花銷是多少,然後用這個數字和您的薪水作比較。
Knowing what you spend now is the first step in creating a budget. A budget is a spending plan to help you forecast and control your expenses. To create a budget you need to know how much you spend each month - and compare that figure to your take home pay. Category: Money Management on Aug 27, 2009
Library: Chinese | Micro Business Basics (2009) (Chinese) Building a sound financial foundation. 此手冊對於開創小型商業及財政經營提供了許多基本概念。小型商業是很小的公司由業主和幾位員工甚至沒有員工來經營。很多小型商業起源自個人愛好或是一個挺不錯的主意。小型商業也有資格貸款協助拓展至較大區域﹑全國或成為連鎖企業。
Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few employees. They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000 and few assets, but they can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses. Category: Money Management on Aug 21, 2009
Library: Chinese | Bankruptcy (2009) (Chinese) Your right to a financial fresh start. 破產法案得以通過是為了給人們一個新的開始﹐也是給債務困身的消費者一個有組織有系統的方法還債給貸款公司。這本手冊摘要詳列了2005年10月開始生效的個人申請破產最新法案。
Bankruptcy laws were passed in order to give people a fresh start, and to give debt-burdened consumers an organized, systematic way of paying back creditors. This publication outlines new rules for filing personal bankruptcy that became effective in October 2005.
Category: Money Management on Mar 02, 2009
Library: Chinese | Make Your Money Work For You (2009) (Chinese) Saving to Build Wealth. 本手冊提供的重要資料是關於:儲蓄、設定短期及長期儲蓄增長目標、開立儲蓄戶口及各種快速增加本金方法、定期存款(CDs)、美國政府債券、子女大學儲備金戶口等等。
This brochure provides information about the importance of saving, setting short- and long-term goals to promote saving, opening a savings account and ways to make your money grow faster, including certificates of deposit (CDs), individual retirement accounts (IRAs), U.S. Savings Bonds and college savings accounts.
Category: Money Management Investment Banking on Feb 26, 2009
Library: Chinese | Talking to Teens about Money (2009) (Chinese) . 這本24頁的手冊原先是為家長設計的﹐但對於較大年齡的青少年也很有用處。主題包括多方面﹕工作﹑預算﹑衡量購物究竟是"需要"或"想要"﹑銀行事務﹑支票﹑儲蓄﹑信用卡﹑信用報告﹑駕駛及手機等等。這本手冊對於每週開支評估﹑工資支票存根﹑如何以比價購物來省錢以及如何寫支票等均有舉例說明。手冊也包括一系列可供家長及青少年尋求協助的網站。
This 24-page booklet is designed primarily for parents but may also be useful for older teens. It covers many topics, including working, budgeting, figuring out if a purchase is a "need" or a "want," banking, writing checks, savings, credit cards, credit reports, driving and cell phones. The booklet contains illustrations and examples of a weekly spending evaluation, a paycheck stub, how comparison shopping can save money and how to write a check. It also contains a list of helpful web sites for parents and kids.
Category: Money Management on Feb 02, 2009
Library: Chinese | Staying on Track With Credit (Chinese) How to use credit wisely. 對那些瞭解信貸的使用代價跟優點,以及懂得如何明智地使用信貸的消費者來說,信貸可以成為一種有用的財務工具。這本手冊解釋了「無限次」,又稱為循還式信貸,包括信用卡,房屋淨值信貸(HELOC: Home Equity Line of Credit)和支票透支信用額(Overdraft Lines of Credit),同時還討論使用信貸的好處及壞處。該手冊還包括如何避免使用高收費信貸的技巧。
Credit can be a valuable financial tool for consumers who understand its costs and benefits and how to use it wisely. This brochure defines open-ended, or revolving, credit, including credit cards, home equity lines of credit and overdraft lines of credit, and discusses the pros and cons of using credit. It includes tips on high-cost credit to avoid. Category: Money Management Credit on Oct 29, 2008
Library: Chinese | Collection Agency (Chinese) 消費者債務系列. 本文將說明消費者在與追債公司打交道時的權利。詳解何為不法的追債脅迫,回答你是否不還債就得坐牢之類的問題,並提供被追債公司恐嚇時的應付之道。
A fact sheet that explains what your rights are when dealing with a collection agency. It describes collection abuse, and answers such questions as whether you can be jailed for not paying a debt and what to do if you are being harassed by a collection agency.
Category: Money Management on Apr 01, 1996
Library: Chinese | Surviving and Controlling Debt (Chinese) Know What You Want. 本文內容詳細探討處理債務的重要性以免日後成為一大麻煩。並說明負債的種種危險訊號以及如何減輕債務。同時針對追債公司﹑債務諮商及破產等亦有解說。
An illustrated fact sheet that discusses the importance of managing debt so that it does not become a problem. Explains debt danger signals and how to reduce debt. Also explains collection agencies, debt counseling, and bankruptcy. Category: Money Management Banking on Apr 02, 1993
Library: Chinese | Banking Basics (Chinese) Checking Account Check List. 本文內容詳述如何開立支票戶口。解說各種不同戶口及其收費﹑支票使用流程﹑自動存款和轉帳﹐以及銀行自動櫃員機(ATM) 提款卡/轉帳卡等等。
An illustrated fact sheet that explains how to open a checking account. Explains different kinds of accounts and their fees, check processing, automatic deposit and bill paying, and ATM/debit cards. Category: Money Management Banking on Apr 02, 1993
Library: Chinese | Budgeting and Planning (Chinese) Building a Better Future. 本文內容詳述如何以預算及計劃控制財務困難。解說一項預算的各種功能﹑如何做現金流向分析﹐以及如何製作有用的預算。同時也詳述如何密切配合預算使其發生作用。
An illustrated fact sheet explaining how to control financial problems by budgeting and planning. Explains the functions of a budget, how to do a cash flow analysis, and how to create a workable budget. Also describes how to stick to a budget and make it work. Category: Money Management Banking on Apr 02, 1993