Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 028
EAN num: 9780970666703
ISBN number: 0970666705
Label: Pyramid Publishing
Manufacturer: Pyramid Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: March 28, 2001
Publishing house: Pyramid Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 941781
Studio: Pyramid Publishing
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This book will help you avoid mistakes that millions experience every day simply because they do not have the basic knowledge that you will have if you take time to read this text. This book should help you in many areas of your life and serve as a reference tool as the individual subject matter becomes relevant.
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This book is a wealth of information, much of it useful at some point, for those leaving their parents' homes. It is thorough and detailed, and therein lies the problem. Kids living on their own for the very first time will not be ready for all of this knowledge. They are in for plenty of eye-opening experiences - and surely this book covers a lot of them - but the vast majority of them will NOT take the time to read a comprehensive manual, such as this book, on Day One. Okay, maybe the 1% of kids who do their homework on Saturday nights will devour this book at age 18.
High school graduates and kids in college dorms/apartments, and very first time communal living dwellers, need the basics, like why it's important to keep an extra stash of tp in your bedroom, not a 13-page litany on car care. (At this stage they are more worried about where they parked their car after last night's party, now that they don't have their parents' garage or driveway in which to park.) And they need these nuggets of knowledge in short spurts of helpful advice, preferrably offered in a style that entices them to continue reading the book. (It doesn't matter how much good info is included in a book if the task of reading it seems daunting.)
So, very first buy 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother, and then down the line, once they have thoroughly tested the waters of independent living, buy them On Your Own for the First Time. (It is a good refernce manual.) Eventually there will come a time when they are more receptive to info about stocks, bonds, and mutual funds or personal bankruptcy. 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother
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My daughter received this book for a graduation gift. I was so impressed with it that I'm ordering more to give as gifts to her graduating friends. I wish I had owned such a practical book when I graduated and/or moved out of my parents' house. I still may have to borrow it, if "IT" ever happens to me. Thanks Mr. Bowers for such a valuable book (I sincerely mean that). I just wish I had thought to write something like this!!
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If this book had only been written sooner...Mr Bowers could have saved my poor mother countless hours of Resume writing.My husband and I gave this book to our oldest daughter just before her graduation and she has found it very useful, she refers to it often and has given it as a gift to several friends. On Your Own For The First Time Is a great book, It has taken alot of "What if" and turned it to "wow it's that easy?"Im sure we will be buying a new one for our youngest too.
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After a recent divorce I found myself without the basic skills of understanding; leases, banking, credit cards and insurance. I found this book after visiting a friend and discussing my situation with her, my friend said this book helped her son who was leaving for college. I checked it out and then later bought my own copy. This is really good stuff.
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I preview this book for my son. Before offering it to him as a resource, I thought in his best interest to do some research on the content and the author...
Don't waste your money...
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