OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! - \ Quite simply the best financial self-help book\ (Money Book Club Book-of-the-Month Club)--now revised and updated \ One of the most effective tools for teaching personal finance basics.\ --Arthur Andersen In this updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber Roy and a large dose of humor Chilton shows you how you can take control of your financial future--slowly steadily and with sure success. Chilton s plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary. Even if you consider yourself a financial \ basket case \ Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action.