Weekend Reading

“Everything You Know About Money Is Wrong: Overcome the Financial Myths Keeping You From the Life You Want,” by Karen Ramsey ($17.95, Regan Books). Everyone knows that it’s essential to fully fund your retirement plan each year, even if it means putting off vacations and other frivolous spending. And that it’s important to own a home and to pay off the mortgage as quickly as possible. Well, maybe not everyone. In this excellent, practical book on money and spending, financial planner Karen Ramsey tackles many of the personal finance truisms that could be standing in the way of reaching your goals. Written with humor and style, “Everything You Know About Money Is Wrong” is appropriate for investing beginners and veterans alike.