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Summaries
Summaries at the end of articles, chapters, and books give you an information-packed "snapshot" of the key ideas in the content. Quickly reading a summary is a great way to understand and review concepts considered important by the author. For example, look at the summary created for our imaginary book.
Summary
In this chapter, you saw that credit card or other debt can become a crushing burden on your financial house unless you take charge of your finances. You also saw that the first step in reducing or eliminating debt is to set up a household budget so you can carefully control expenditures. In addition, you learned that a fast way to pile up debt is through addiction to credit card spending. I gave you six steps for getting control of that addiction. The best advice I can give you at this point is: follow those six steps immediately! Take action right now.The only thing you have to lose is stress!
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A quick read of the summary tells you that the author believes there are two main ways out of debt-setting up a budget and getting rid of credit card addiction. You know promptly the main ideas presented in this chapter by the author.
Other organizers
Other organizers include numbers, days, dates or times, proper names, and any other specific "clues' which indicate that the author considers this information important. For example, assume the author prominently listed a resource in our fictional chapter on reducing and eliminating debt. This fictional resource is called "The International Foundation for Consumer Credit", and the author lists this organization's address, phone number, and web site link. Because the author has listed all this contact information, he or she has let you know that this knowledge is vital for you to know.
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