McClatchy Newspapers

Do you speak money? That's the query behind a new personal-finance book aimed at Latinos, Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success.

Written by Lynn Jimenez, a radio business reporter in San Francisco, the bilingual book covers financial topics -- buying, saving and investing -- that speak to consumers in any language. Between her on-air stints recently, Jimenez talked by phone about managing money.

Q. What motivated you to write this book?

A. With what I've learned covering business . . . for the last 17 years, there was never enough time to get all the information out in one-minute radio segments. And there are a lot of people who need translation . . . not just from English to Spanish or vice versa, but translation of financial and economic terms into everyday language they can understand. If we're going to be successful as a nation . . . we have to be sure everybody understands how to take care of themselves financially.

READ MORE: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-ymhabla0908mar09,0,278208.story

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