Introduction: know your enemies
Section 1: Getting started
My own personal hot tub time machine
Take out a student loan vs. skip college
See the world vs. get a job
Save for retirement now vs. later
Date the cutie in the next cubicle vs. absolutely anyone else
Live with mom & dad vs. go solo in squalor
YMCA vs. luxurious health club
The biggest investment you'll ever make
Where it's cheaper to buy now
Older house vs. new house
Best house on the worst block vs. worst house on the best block
For sale by owner vs. real estate agent
Fixed rate vs. adjustable mortgage
Renovate the kitchen vs. finish the basement
Take the insurance vs. decline
The ultimate no-brainer portfolio
Financial advisor vs. broker
Buy & hold vs. timing the market
Company stock vs. 401(k) mutual fund
Cap-weighted indexing vs. fundamental indexing
Individual bonds vs. bond fund
Leveraged vs. unleveraged ETFs
Section 5: Family matters
This is your brain on childcare
Term life insurance vs. permanent life
Disability insurance vs. life insurance
Cash-back credit cards vs. travel rewards cards
Annual vacation vs. new car
Buy travel insurance vs. save the cash
Extended warranty vs. self insure
Long-term care insurance vs. fly solo
Allowance vs. pay for chores
Organic fruits & vegetables vs. conventional
Hire a trainer vs. go it alone
"Just put me on an ice floe" is not a strategy
Save for your kids' college vs. save for your retirement
Roth IRA vs. traditional IRA
Fixed annuity vs. variable annuity
Fixed annuity vs. managed payout fund
Social security at 62 vs. 70
Your own social security benefits vs. your spouse's
