| Description |
ix, 165 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Financial guidance from real teens like you" -- Cover. |
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"Originally published as Money matters in 2014 by Youth Communication" -- Title page verso. |
| Summary |
This collection of essays written by young writers who share their financial fears and the ways they overcame them will help teens learn how to manage their money, save for the future, and pay for college. |
| Contents |
Part one. Money and society. Don't follow the leader / Anonymous -- Equal work, unequal pay / Mitzi Sanchez -- The rags to riches myth / Marco Salazar -- A dysfunctional love story / Jan Nicole Garcia -- Getting by on crayon money / Diana Moreno -- In this game, the rich get richer / Melissa Oliver -- Movin' on up / Hattie Rice -- I want an equal relationship / Trina McCune -- Part two. Jobs: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Job-hopping to a career / Samantha Flowers -- A bad deal / Anonymous -- I took a scam job / Jianxin Shi -- Job-hunting tips / Shaniqua Sockwell -- Dream job or scam? / Danielle Chambers -- Chimore plus eight / Chimore Mack -- Learning to succeed / Marlo Scott -- Part three. Banking basics. I keep my money in the bank / Jarel Melendez -- A guide to drama-free banking / Chantal Hylton -- My credit card gave me false security / Zhanna Raymond -- Learning what "overdraft" means--the hard way / Chimore Mack -- Part four. Learning to save and spend wisely. We don't save it for a rainy day / Natalie Neptune -- Saving money makes me feel safe / Damaris Medina -- I shopped until I dropped...into credit card debt / Xavier Reyes -- How I learned to be stingy / Asia Fillmore -- The basics of account-ability / Darnise Gilbert -- Secondhand, first-rate / Anita Ames -- Swap and save / Anita Ames -- Part five. Paying for college. How am I supposed to pay for college? / Maria Alashola -- Scam U: for profit college may rip you off / Marco Salasar -- Take charge of your college bills / Marci Bayer -- Is college for me? / Anonymous -- For-profit colleges: not the best value / Marlo Scott -- Part six. From foster care to financial independence. On my own: an aging out story / Anonymous -- Countdown to independence / Giselle John. |
| Audience |
Ages 8-14. Sky Pony Press. |
| Subject |
Finance, Personal -- Juvenile literature.
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Budgets, Personal -- Juvenile literature.
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College costs -- Juvenile literature.
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Finance, Personal.
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Budgets, Personal.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Personal Finance.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / School & Education.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Business & Economics.
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| Genre/Form |
Essay (DNLM)D020474
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Vitzthum, Virginia, editor.
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Sanchez, Mitzi.
Equal work, unequal pay.
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Salazar, Marco.
Rags to riches myth.
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Garcia, Jan. Nicole.
Dysfunctional love story.
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Moreno, Diana.
Getting by on crayon money.
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Oliver, Melissa.
In this game, the rich get richer.
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Rice, Hattie.
Movin' on up.
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McCune, Trina.
I want an equal relationship.
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Flowers, Samantha.
Job-hopping to a career.
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Youth Communication (Organization), editor.
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| Added Title |
Don't follow the leader.
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Bad deal.
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| ISBN |
9781510759923 (paperback) |
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1510759921 (paperback) |
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