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Informationen zum Autor Zac Bissonnette Klappentext Bissonnette offers fresh insights into finances with a blend of pop culture and serious research. He reveals why FICO scores are overrated! online job applications are a waste of time! car loans are for suckers! and credit card rewards are a scam in a book for young professionals. Zusammenfassung Striking out on your own for the first time is exhilarating. But in a culture full of bad advice! predatory banks! and splurge-now-pay-later temptations! it can also be extremely dangerous—leading you to make financial decisions that could hurt you for years to come. Combine this with a slumped economy! mounds of student loans! and dubious examples from reality TV stars to politicians to your own parents! and it’s no wonder so many twenty-somethings are struggling. Twenty-three-year-old Zac Bissonnette—the author of Debt-Free U —knows exactly what you’re going through. He demystifies the many traps young people fall victim to in their post-college years. He offers fresh insights on everything from job hunting to buying a car to saving for retirement that will give you a foundation for a secure! stable! and happy life. In the process! he reveals why FICO scores are overrated! online job applications are a waste of time! car loans are for suckers! and credit card rewards are a scam. With detours to discuss wine connoisseurs! Really Broke Housewives! and Lenny Dykstra! Zac shows you how to make better choices today so you can be richer! smarter (and better-looking!) for years to come.