The first paragraph of the Preface of a textbook titled "Personal Finance":
"This text has an attitude: that in addition to providing sources of practical information, it should introduce you to a way of thinking about your personal financial decisions. This should lead you to thinking harder and farther about the larger and longer consequences of your decisions. Many of the more practical aspects of personal finance will change over time, as practices, technologies, intermediaries, customs, and laws change, but a fundamental awareness of ways to think well about solving financial questions can always be useful. Some of the more practical ideas may be obviously and immediately relevant—and some not—but decision-making and research skills are lasting."
Below is the table of contents of the book:
Chapter 1: Personal Financial Planning
Chapter 2: Basic Ideas of Finance
Chapter 3: Financial Statements
Chapter 4: Evaluating Choices: Time, Risk, and Value
Chapter 5: Financial Plans: Budgets
Chapter 6: Taxes and Tax Planning
Chapter 7: Financial Management
Chapter 8: Consumer Strategies
Chapter 9: Buying a Home
Chapter 10: Personal Risk Management: Insurance
Chapter 11: Personal Risk Management: Retirement and Estate Planning
Chapter 12: Investing
Chapter 13: Behavioral Finance and Market Behavior
Chapter 14: The Practice of Investment
Chapter 15: Owning Stocks
Chapter 16: Owning Bonds
Chapter 17: Investing in Mutual Funds, Commodities, Real Estate, and Collectibles
Chapter 18: Career Planning