An English saying is that fools and money part quickly. You're not really a fool. You've made money, paid bills, and probably saved a dime or two. But currently your checking account balance is ballpark at best. And maybe your problem with plastic credit is that you have too much of it. Though it sounds like a mess for two accountants, you can clean it up with this one book. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance with Quicken is the easy way to learn money management while using this software manager.

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Forget credit card companies—make it personal! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Person–to–Person Lending fills readers in on what they need to know, such as how person–to–person lending works, who lends and who borrows, and the advantages and disadvantages of Virgin Money, Prosper, Zopa, and Facebook's Lending Club. • Loans on Prosper and LendingClub rose to $100 million in 2007; by 2010, the online banking report forecasts $1 billion in person–to–person loan originations • Javelin Strategy & Research (Dec. 2007) predicts that the demand for person–to–person lending services may grow from $38 billion to $159 billion over the next five years.

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Time for an upgrade! The fifth edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Computer Basics places the reader in charge of the computer, rather than the other way around, and places the focus on software troubleshooting rather than hardware techno-babble. The reader wants to do something practical with his or her computer—this book shows them how. • Covers basic office programs and how to manage photo, video, and music files • Advice on safe web-surfing, including coverage of newsgroups, message boards, and mailing lists • New green computing initiatives that help protect the environment • Maintenance and upgrading information