Money Basics for Young Adults


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    Money Basics for Young Adults is a no-nonsense financial guide for young adults. Chapters address, banking, credit cards, cars, insurance, spending, identity protection, credit ratings, passwords, financial aid, renting, savings, investing, gambling and learning to become self sufficient. Written in plain terms but packed with everything a young adult or college student must know to make it on their own, Money Basics for Young Adults earns the highest recommendation through its straight forward advice for self-empowerment.

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    Kids Starting College - Have you had the Money Conversation?

    With so many ways to get in trouble with credit cards and scammed on the internet parents need to educate their kids about money matters before they head off to college or return to college. Money Basics for Young Adults should be required reading for every young adult going off to college and their parents before having that all important money conversation.

    Money Basics for Young Adults was written by one of the premier financial advisors in North America, Don Chambers, CPA, MBA, PFP and published by Healthy Wealth. This book is a no nonsense financial guide for young adults.

    Today's world is a lot more complicated than it was even a few years ago. There are organized threats out there trying to steal from new students in new ways. The criminals know most students start college unprepared to manage their personal finances.

    Identity theft impacted an estimated 3.39% of the U.S. population last year (10 million identity thefts) according to a survey by the Federal Trade Commission. Now that your young adult has their own checking account with online access, credit card and a credit rating they need to understand how to protect themselves from this crime. It is also important to know how credit ratings work and how it can impact your life even as a student.

    Old financial scam's have gone online with new twists like the Nigerian scam - help me cash this check and you can make easy money for your trouble. Phishing email scam's are a big problem going after bank, credit card, PayPal user names and passwords. Money Basics for Young Adults does a good job identifying these threats and tells you how to avoid getting swindled.

    One section you should really like is called "How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Really Need" and brings home the importance of living within your means.

    The author Don Chambers promises and delivers when he says he will share the one most important thing that if your children learn to do this, and keep doing it as they get older then he guarantees your children will become successful with money.

    And do not forget that credit card. Horror stories abound about college students and their credit card problems. It is not unusual today for a college student to ask their parents to bail them out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars of credit card debt. Many students graduate with a degree and thousands of dollars owing on multiple credit cards. How sure are you this will not happen to your child? Money Basics for Young Adults tackles this issue head on using real life stories to drive home the message.

    Money Basics for Young Adults is available from Amazon or from Healthy Wealth's website.