The on My Own Handbook

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Summary: Great advice at any time of life from 10 up
Review: Great book. Most of the advice is summed up in one sentence summaries that are easy to remember and the author advises the reader to collect his own. I wish that I had this book when I was 20 (38 now) but most of the advice is still applicable. I am reading one principle per week to my daughters who understand some of the ideas and will get the others later. I use it as a frequent graduation present. Buy it, you won't regret it.

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Summary: Best going-off-to-school book I've seen
Review: I'm a senior this year at Harvard, and my sister just started college at Hope College. I drove with her from Colorado to Michigan to drop her off at school, and we went through this book page-by-page together on the way up. An excellent book for me as a senior--about to hit the "real world"--and for her as a freshman, about to hit college. I want my own copy, and I don't usually like this kind of book. It's the only intro-to-adult-life book I've seen that offers wisdom as well as extremely solid practical advice. I like the financial section especially.