TY - BOOK TI - Finance basics for tough times T2 - Skills you need today SN - 9781422129678 (pbk.) U1 - 658.15 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Harvard Business Press KW - Finance, Personal N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-200); Understanding financial statements -- Using financial statements to measure financial health -- The budget process -- What is cost/benefit analysis? -- Tracking performance : financial plan -- An overview of budgeting -- Approaches to preparing a budget -- Categorizing expenses -- Preparing an operating budget -- Preparing a capital budget -- When your budget and reality differ -- Tools and resources for understanding finance -- Tools and resources for preparing a budget ER -