How to Get Out of Your Parents' Basement! a Guide for Young Adults
How to Get Out of Your Parents' Basement! a Guide for Young Adults

Author: Austin Mosby

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-26

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781478775065

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What are you waiting for? Whether you live in your parents' basement or your childhood bedroom, this book will show you how to find your own first place. Inside you'll learn: How to plan for the unforeseen expenses of living on your own; How to budget, starting with what you bring in; How to shop for groceries; The critical questions to ask when choosing the best apartment for your needs; The twelve questions you should ask a potential roommate before moving in; How to take the stress out of moving; How security deposits and leases work; Lease signing do's and don'ts; All the essentials you need, right down to a bottle of ketchup; The differences between checking and savings accounts; How to write a check and balance a checkbook; The three rules for using credit cards; How to avoid bank fees; How to cook any meat; And much more!

A Young Adult's Guide to Personal Finance
A Young Adult's Guide to Personal Finance

Author: Mike McGuinness (CPA)

Publisher: Mascot Books

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781643070261

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Welcome to A Young Adult s Guide to Personal Finance (or, It's Time to Move Out of Your Parents Basement). No, this book won't magically make you a millionaire overnight. But it will give you the tools to understand many finance topics, allowing you to ask smart questions to make even smarter decisions in the near future and over the course of your lifetime.

How to Leave Your Parent's Home and Live on Your Own
How to Leave Your Parent's Home and Live on Your Own

Author: Montgomery Stewart

Publisher:

Published: 2016-09-09

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780692722411

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Turning eighteen is easy. Anyone can do it. Becoming an adult, however, is much more difficult. Adult life brings extra responsibilities and challenges. It might be the hardest transition you ever have to make. Anyone who doesn't take it seriously will run into trouble. This book can better prepare you for the road ahead. Many will choose to go to college. Many will choose to serve their country by joining the US Armed Forces. Many will dive right into the world of adulthood and get a job. In addition to giving advice on these different paths, author Monty Stewart offers basic information anyone can use. He shows readers how to interact with a bank, whether it be to open an account or apply for a loan. There are also tips and tricks to buying your first car and renting your first apartment. Learn how to keep a budget and how to estimate future costs. Financial stability is imperative, and Stewart will keep you on the right track to achieving this goal. The adult world won't seem so intimidating when armed with Stewart's many important lessons. Let Stewart help you take the first step and plan your move!

Grown and Flown
Grown and Flown

Author: Lisa Heffernan

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1250188954

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PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Minimalist Moms
Minimalist Moms

Author: Diane Boden

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1642505102

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Simple Minimalism for Your Family and Your Life “Both practical and inspirational, you’ll learn how to simplify and streamline your entire life.” Morgan Tyree, @morganizewithme A collection of minimalist quotes, daily wisdom, affirmations, and meditations that you as a busy mom can use to stay focused and inspired to live a minimalist lifestyle. Make minimalist living possible for your family. Parenting is hard enough already without trying to change the way you live in one fell swoop. Diane Boden, the host of the Minimalist Moms podcast, knows that what busy moms desire are quick, daily minimalist quotes that provide inspiration and a reminder of the positive impact of minimalism. Minimalist Moms is a book of on-the-go minimalist wisdom, that gradually teaches busy parents how to embrace the core principles of minimalism —simple living, focusing on what matters, and inner calm. Thrive by living with less. Minimalism is more of a way of life than a goal to be reached. We need little reminders to help keep perspective and focus on what’s important to us. Minimalist Moms helps you aspire toward minimalism and simplify your life and home. With daily meditations that take only a few minutes to read, this is the perfect, gentle guide to getting started. In this book find: Practical advice on how to live a minimalist lifestyle emotionally, physically, and mentally Mantras that cover a range of topics, from slowing down and getting outside to habit stacking and decluttering Accessible minimalism that is applicable to any lifestyle —and any busy mother You’ve read motivational books and minimalist books like When Less Becomes More, Make Space, or Cozy Minimalist Home? Then you’ll love Minimalist Moms.

The Naked Roommate
The Naked Roommate

Author: Harlan Cohen

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 1492645974

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For 10 years (and counting), The Naked Roommate has been the #1 go-to guide for your very best college experience! From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college (but never knew you needed to know). This essential, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from making friends to managing stress. Hilarious, outrageous, and telling stories from students on over 100 college campuses cover the basics, and then some, including topics on College Living: Dorm dos, don'ts, and dramas Finding People, Places, & Patience: Friend today, gone tomorrow Classes: To go or not to go? Dating: The Rules for College Love The Party Scene: Sex, drugs, and safety first Money: Grants, loans, and loose change In college, there's a surprise around every corner. Luckily, The Naked Roommate has you covered! This college survival guide is perfect if you are looking for 18th birthday gifts, or high school graduation gifts for him or for her. This freshman survival guide is one of the best dorm room gifts you can give to help them start college off right.

Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent
Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent

Author: Jamieson Haverkampf

Publisher: Blooming Women Press LLC

Published: 2008-05-09

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1934953202

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Mom Minus Dad is the only resource guide available with more than 500 resources for adults who lose a parent and need to assist a newly widowed parent. The book provides readers with practical advice on ten major parent loss topics along with more than 500 valuable and time-saving resources including Web sites, companies, government resources, U.S. laws, books, and nonprofit organizations to assist the approximately twelve million sons and daughters who lose a parent every year. Each section provides online and book resources and simple practical solutions to common problems - from finding affordable counseling to building new budgets for the widowed parent to managing changing family dynamics. Each chapter reveals ideas, relevant insights from the author's personal experience, questions to consider, and additional resources to find specific assistance. The author of Mom Minus Dad gleaned intimate knowledge of balancing her own life with a newly widowed parent. Ms. Haverkampf assisted her fifty-six-year-old widowed mother in Virginia, while still running her real estate business in California, after the early unpredicted loss of her father to cancer. In her groundbreaking book, Haverkampf shares how she and her sister-both in their early thirties-found success and managed struggles during their journey after their father's death. This is a reference guide grievers will refer to during the year after loss and years beyond.

Hands Free Mama
Hands Free Mama

Author: Rachel Macy Stafford

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 031033814X

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Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.