Beth kobliner biography
- Beth Kobliner (born January 18, 1965) is an.
- I have been writing, researching, and talking about money issues for 30 years as a commentator, a journalist, and the author of two New York Times bestsellers.
- Beth Kobliner is an American personal finance commentator, journalist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties.
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Money. It might be the last taboo. But it’s time we opened up about this touchy subject with family, friends—really, everybody in our lives. Here’s why: Having smart, honest money conversations can clear the air, inform our decisions, and make that big green elephant in the room seem a whole lot less scary.
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Beth Kobliner
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Beth Kobliner is a New York Times bestselling personal finance expert, magazine columnist, and commentator who offers practical advice and insight on a wide range of economic, financial, and money matters. Her book, Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, offers valuable insight addressing the financial concerns of young Americans, highlighting topics such as student loans and long-term savings for college and corporate audiences.
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Get A Financial Life, March 2009Paperback
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Beth Kobliner
Scary. Uncomfortable. An emotional minefield. None of your #$@& business. For most of us, personal finance is…well, personal. Research shows we’d rather talk about almost anything else. Well, here’s what I think: If we want to help our kids, our parents, our friends, and ourselves deal with money issues and create financial opportunities, we need to learn how to talk about it. After all, survey after survey shows that money is the single greatest cause of stress in Americans’ lives. I want to help change that.
While lots of families in my Queens neighborhood spent Sunday nights playing board games at the kitchen table, the Kobliners did things a little differently. My dad would break out his old-school ledger, Mom would open up the bills, and we kids would watch as our parents put our financial house in order. Okay, maybe the Kobliners weren’t the wildest bunch on the block, but that kind of openness about money stuck with me my whole life—it’s a big reason I got into writing about personal finance.
My upbringing, along with countless chats over coffee