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Informationen zum Autor By Robin F. Brancato Klappentext Money: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a concise, practical, readable overview of the money matters that most concern young adults, such as getting it (allowance, gifts, jobs); using it (saving, investing, giving, and consuming); and avoiding the traps (hassles with family and friends, misleading advertising, credit card abuse). Teenagers' comments about their positive and negative experiences with money set the stage for the information and suggestions that follow. Is money the root of all evil? Not for readers of this guide. Zusammenfassung Provides a concise! practical! readable overview of the money matters that most concern young adults! such as getting it (allowance! gifts! jobs); using it (saving! investing! giving! and consuming); and avoiding the traps (hassles with family and friends! misleading advertising! credit card abuse). Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 1 What Is This Thing Called Money? Part 4 2 Let's Call It Income: Allowance and Beyond Part 5 3 Landing a Job: An Earning Experience Part 6 4 Shaking the Money Tree: Windfalls Part 7 5 Use It or Lose It: Practicalities Part 8 6 Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Saving Part 9 7 How Does Your Money Grow? Investing Part 10 8 Better to Give: Supporting Charities Part 11 9 You've Got the Power! Teen Spending Part 12 10 Time to Say Good Buy: Getting Your Money's Worth Part 13 11 Ring Tones and Dream Machines: Cell Phone Plans and Car Purchases Part 14 12 Getting the Credit: Debit and Credit Cards Part 15 13 Enrolling in Money: Becoming Financially Literate Part 16 14 Family and Friends: Avoiding Money Hassels Part 17 15 Looking Ahead: Money and Your Future Part 18 Appendix: Answers to Quizzes Part 19 Index Part 20 About the Author
