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Summary: Please Buy "Please Send Money!"
Review: "Please Send Money!" is a great book for high school seniors to read before they go off to college and are confronted with financial situations of their own. This book does a great job of relating that material to the age group for which it was written. The book also includes many personal stories and accounts which help the material come together. I feel it would be worthwile for anyone, especially college students, because it explains how to best maintain a positive financial status. The best thing about this book that is it's easy to read and doesn't drag on. Even though this book is about a boring topic, money, it actually kept me entertained. The facts in this book are very necessary to know, and it taught me a lot. It made me very fearful of credit cards and bankruptcy. This book gives useful advice about maintaining a balanced budget, while still leaving room for fun. It also talks about investing early in the stock market. The most useful section of this book is the chapter on saving. No savings is a common problem for students and this book deals a lot with how much and when to start saving. I liked how this book gave solutions for any teenager on any budget. It gave options such as investing only $2 per day and still becoming a millionaire by age 65. It seemed like there was someone for everyone. Another very important chapter is that about investing in the stock market. The book discussed "not putting all your eggs in one basket" and diversifying your money. The best part about this section was the book did not use only "Wall Street Lingo" but also common place words. It was easy to understand, and that is a huge plus for a financial book for college students. This book was definately worth the [money] because in the end it could help you to make millions. The only bad this about this book was that it made me very fearful of credit cards and debt. :)
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Summary: Please Buy "Please Send Money!"
Review: "Please Send Money!" is a great book for high school seniors to read before they go off to college and are confronted with financial situations of their own. This book does a great job of relating that material to the age group for which it was written. The book also includes many personal stories and accounts which help the material come together. I feel it would be worthwile for anyone, especially college students, because it explains how to best maintain a positive financial status. The best thing about this book that is it's easy to read and doesn't drag on. Even though this book is about a boring topic, money, it actually kept me entertained. The facts in this book are very necessary to know, and it taught me a lot. It made me very fearful of credit cards and bankruptcy. This book gives useful advice about maintaining a balanced budget, while still leaving room for fun. It also talks about investing early in the stock market. The most useful section of this book is the chapter on saving. No savings is a common problem for students and this book deals a lot with how much and when to start saving. I liked how this book gave solutions for any teenager on any budget. It gave options such as investing only $2 per day and still becoming a millionaire by age 65. It seemed like there was someone for everyone. Another very important chapter is that about investing in the stock market. The book discussed "not putting all your eggs in one basket" and diversifying your money. The best part about this section was the book did not use only "Wall Street Lingo" but also common place words. It was easy to understand, and that is a huge plus for a financial book for college students. This book was definately worth the [money] because in the end it could help you to make millions. The only bad this about this book was that it made me very fearful of credit cards and debt. :)
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Summary: Please Send Money
Review: As a NFCC certified credit counselor for over 17 years I feel this book will be an excellent guide to help teens and young adults avoid the pitfalls that come from a lack of financial education. Dara's book is comprehensive....It addresses every money question that could face a young adult....financing school, moving out, how much credit is safe to use, what to do if you get into trouble, beginning investing, etc. This is a much needed book. Dara offers easy to follow charts and forms. She presents real life stories which help people who are experiencing financial difficulties know they are not alone and that there is a way out.
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Summary: A Tool Guide for Young Adults
Review: I checked this book out at the library and found it very interesting. It is sad that our youth aren't taught how to manage money when it is given to them. As young adults, they are trying to find out what growing up really means. Finance is one department that isn't taught in the school system. In addition to sex education, financial education should be another focus for students entering high school and college. I am outraged that credit card companies can even consider marketing to college students knowing very well they aren't financially literate. They say they are educating them but they aren't. They are putting them in debt which escalates parents' to a breaking point where they can't even fix the mess that has been created.
This book is useful not only for young adults but for adults who are still clueless about money management and gettting out of debt.
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Summary: Good Advice
Review: I picked up this book for my daughter, and of course read it first. I loved it and thought it would be helpful for her. I found the book to be packed full of information to help young adults and better yet, the advise wasn't coming from me, but a financial expert. I wasn't sure how my daughter would react, but she loved the book, learned to stay out of debt, and she has even passed it onto a good friend of hers at school. She's now dedicated herself to becoming financially responsible and the best part is that it's HER IDEA! Not her mothers. I would recommend this book for any parent who wants their children to be financially responsible!
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Summary: A Must Buy
Review: If you are a parent with a child about to enter college, you would be a fool not to purchase this indispensible tool to financial literacy. Take it from me. I've already got three kids at universities across America. The one thing you want to avoid is a desperate call from your son or daughter seeking thousands of dollars to cover an outrageous credit card bill. "Please Send Money" is an easy-to-read book with many (often entertaining) stories illustrating every key point. You don't even realize you're learning!!!!
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Summary: Please Send Money
Review: Moving out on your own for the first time is stressful enough, without having to constantly worry about money. However, as Dara Duguay says in her book, Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own, money is a huge problem amoung young people. I was surprised to learn how many college students accumulate thousands of dollars in debt, often getting in over their head by using credit cards irresponibly. Although personal finance can be confusing and full of dangers for young people, this book shows readers how to avoid common problems and set up and manage a budget. Duguay teaches about the dangers of credit cards, loans, and how to deal with bankruptcy. Through many real-life stories, she illustrates that financial problems can effect anyone. However, by creating a budget for yourself, learning about loans and credit cards, and overcoming the temptation to spend too much, young people can learn to handle their money responsibly. I would definitely recommend this helpful, easy-to-read book to anyone, especially young people, who want to learn more about personal finance.
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Summary: Please Send Money
Review: Moving out on your own for the first time is stressful enough, without having to constantly worry about money. However, as Dara Duguay says in her book, Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own, money is a huge problem amoung young people. I was surprised to learn how many college students accumulate thousands of dollars in debt, often getting in over their head by using credit cards irresponibly. Although personal finance can be confusing and full of dangers for young people, this book shows readers how to avoid common problems and set up and manage a budget. Duguay teaches about the dangers of credit cards, loans, and how to deal with bankruptcy. Through many real-life stories, she illustrates that financial problems can effect anyone. However, by creating a budget for yourself, learning about loans and credit cards, and overcoming the temptation to spend too much, young people can learn to handle their money responsibly. I would definitely recommend this helpful, easy-to-read book to anyone, especially young people, who want to learn more about personal finance.
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Summary: Required reading for young (and old) on fiscal independence.
Review: Personal finance is a subject that is rarely taught in school, yet managing money can be more important than making it. Although this book is geared towards young adults, it has great take-home value to anyone who has not yet achieved the net worth they desire. The book contains all the finance principles most people were never taught that enable them to get ahead financially in life. The book covered all aspects of "personal finance 101" with lots of real life stories. Yet, it was well orgainzed into topics so that you could just read the chapters that interested you such as, "Do You Run Out of Money Before You Run Out of Month?". PLEASE SEND MONEY should be required reading for every college student or anyone going out on his or her own. I have already bought additional copies as graduation gifts. This book is a must read to develop financial habits to last a lifetime and action items to take if you are not as financially as well off as you would like to be.
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Summary: Specifically for young people leaving their parental home
Review: Please Send Money!: A Financial Survival Guide For Young Adults On Their Own is written specifically for young people leaving their parental home for college, work, or marriage. Sound, practical, invaluable advice is provided for avoiding problems and pitfalls involved with easy credit and the profusion of credit card offers; managing car payments; using student loans for personal needs and impulses; dealing with bankruptcy; overcoming consumer culture pressures; and more. If your son or daughter is about to leave home and be on their own, they would benefit immensely -- and with both an immediate and a life-long advantages -- through a careful reading of Dara Dugudy's Please Send Money!
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