Green About Money: A Graduate's Guide To Personal Finance

A quick and concise read. This book will provide you with the essentials for success in your personal finances. Aimed at graduates and young adults, this book will provide a strong financial footing for the average individual. The statistics are brutal. Almost two-thirds of Americans can't pass a basic financial literacy test. Nearly half of families have no retirement account savings at all. And the total U.S. consumer debt is now $3.62 trillion. Our students are not being taught about basic finance. At some point, our society stopped focussing on FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and started emphasizing RAMPANT CONSUMERISM. Savings rates are decreasing and consumer debt is rising. We need to break this cycle. GREEN ABOUT MONEY: A Graduate's Guide To Personal Finance was written with the GRADUATE in mind, but the principles in this book MUST be learned by EVERYONE. It is never too late to learn about MONEY. Budgeting Borrowing Spending Saving Investing AND MORE! The purpose of this book is to educate and give the average individual the tools they need to succeed with their personal finances. Young people have enough problems today; money doesn't have to be one of them. With a solid budget, limited borrowing, and a strong savings plan, young adults can TRIUMPH over the statistics and build tremendous wealth for themselves. This book highlights the effects of living within your means, which includes steering clear of the pitfalls of the consumer debt lifestyle. It's time to talk about money.