How to Live Within Your Means and Still Finance Your Dreams by Robert A. Ortalda Jr. (1990, Paperback, Reprint)

OK, I will admit upfront that I do understand accounting and finance.

HOWEVER, this book is extraordinarily helpful for anyone - very easy to read and put into practice. You only need to know how to add and subtract (or use a calculator)!

I started using this book in college (BEFORE I got my MBA), and I still turn to it for help. It helped me with budgeting and planning during college. And after I finished college, it gave me what I needed to decide how to spend my money wisely so I could have those things that were most important to me.

Oh, yes, and it also guided me in paying off $70,000 in college and car debt in 5 years. Not bad for a book that I paid only $10 for 15 years ago!