CRITICAL FOR YOUNG ADULT SUCCESS
Ideal for high school students, recent high school graduates, college students, or anyone who wants to be financially successful.
The Illustrated Guide to Financial Independence: Young Adult Edition explains how to turn your dreams into reality by utilizing proven financial concepts and skills to create positive financial outcomes that will support the life you want.
A dedicated team of financial educators, researchers, teachers, librarians, and students helped create sound financial strategies to build confidence and improve life outcomes.
Learn how to:
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budget, save, and set important goals.
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understand loans and the best way to repay lingering debt.
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create credit, build credit, and even fix your credit.
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overcome demographic or family-related factors that could hold you back.
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analyze college costs and determine a degree’s return on investment.
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avoid the financial mistakes your parents made.
You will learn:
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Money Game techniques and cheat codes to transform yourself into a master-level player.
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several financial mindsets that are vital to boosting financial success.
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why creating financial abundance is moral, proper, and even fair to our society.
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methods to create upward financial momentum and why it matters.
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about the inner working of bonds, stocks, and our financial markets.
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about the amazing power of compounding interest.
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why controlling your future (self-efficacy) is vital to both success and mental health.
What Readers Are Saying
“The modern real-world examples, step-by-step guides, practical budgeting advice, attainable goal-setting, and fantastic illustrations all come together to create a valuable resource for young adults who are interested in understanding financial literacy but don't know where to begin. I plan on adding a copy to the Young Adult collection at the library where I work, and I'll be purchasing a copy for my own teen; the book is that great.”
— Anna Dussler, YA library collection developer and cataloger
“Faulkner's Illustrated Guide to Financial Independence: Young Adult edition is a tool I wish I had in my pocket when I was a teenager.”
— Lana Lunsford, high school teacher and parent
“This is the only financial book I have read in my life, and I am so glad it was this book! It was easy to read and understand. I particularly loved the stories of amazing financial success achieved by dozens of high school and college students.”
— Lauren Pimentel, college student