With the number of individual bankruptcies at an alarming level, personal financial management needs to be a priority for each of us. You don-t have to be an accounting wizard to handle your personal finances on a PC, especially with the friendly, plain-English explanations in Quicken 2008 For Dummies! Written by a CPA who provides consulting services on accounting and tax planning to small businesses, Quicken 2008 For Dummies shows you how to:

• Install Quicken and run Express Setup
• Handle your checkbook, pay bills, and track your income
• Monitor and assess your investments
• Track loans and credit card activity
• Understand how interest compounds and what it costs when you borrow, as well as how it adds up when you invest
• Create charts and reports to show how you-re doing
• Use Quicken to handle your small business finances
• Prepare payroll and track accounts receivable and payable

Quicken 2008 For Dummies may not make managing your finances exactly fun, but it-s guaranteed to make the job easier.