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Following the success of the New York Times bestsellers Pogue's Basics: Tech and Pogue's Basics: Lifecomes the next book in the series: Pogue's Basics: Money which will be a timeless reference book of 200 simple tips and tricks for making managing your finances easier. This book will shed light on the best ways to save and make money. Everyone gets stressed out doing endless research to try and figure out where to get the best deals on a product, in this book David Pogue will help you spot savings and avoid costly scams. From buying plane tickets, booking hotel rooms, buying a car or house, or doing your taxes, there are tips and advice here for every financial decision you make. Instead of making uninformed or irrational decisions when it comes to money, Pogue's expertise in consumer advocacy will inform people of the best products and websites to use to save yourself money.The perfect book for holidays, Pogue's Basics: Money will be accompanied by black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout the book, collecting all the tips and tricks in one place for you to easily access.
About the Author
David Pogue is the founder of YahooTech.com, having been groomed for the position by 13 years as the technology columnist for the New York Times. He's also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, host of science shows on PBS's "NOVA," frequent public speaker, and a science/tech correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning."
With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music) ; in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 120 titles. Having discovered that so many people don't know some of the most fundamental tech techniques on their tech gadgets, he set out in 2014 to write "Pogue's Basics," a single book that attempts to be the driver's ed course for technology.
David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He's won two Emmy awards, two Webby awards, a Loeb award for journalism, and an honorary doctorate in music. He's been profiled on "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes." He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.
