This book is the first in the series designed to help young people successfully transition into adulthood. This interactive book on money provides activities for young people to prepare themselves through work and volunteer experience, practice interviews and thank-yous, ask for letters of recommendation, create a budget, consider credit, and learn about the role of money in special situations … situations such as travel, dating, and getting an apartment.
This is a workbook designed to provide a skeleton of information that each young person can customize in order to fit their specific needs. It requires careful consideration and mental practice on the part of the reader.
The book is designed to guide the reader through the experience so that at the end, each person has a unique portfolio of their skills and the first steps in a life plan as they transition into adulthood.
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What a wonderful book. A practical, sensible guide for those transitioning from living at home and entering the real world. I cannot recall discussing personal financial health during my high school years furthermore, upon asking my high school aged daughter, she also stated that this topic hasn’t been covered at all.
Currently, there is a huge disconnect between the academic world and the real world as far as what is expected from a student as opposed to an employee. This is where this book beautifully fills this gap.
The transition is a difficult one and Bring Your MICCC helps you navigate these treacherous waters. Important topics such as money management, work ethic, prepping for an job interview, student loans and others are presented in a simple, no nonsense but also in a fun and engaging way.
This book would work for individual study but also just as well as part of a group discussion. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I will insist my daughter read it too.
If you’re a young adult starting out in the Real World, I cannot recommend this book enough.
This book is incredibly well written! It encourages the reader to be financially prepared and demonstrates steps to take to set one’s self up for success. This is a great read for anyone, and would be effective read alone or as a group. As a mother, I am thankful for this tool and I am looking forward to sharing this book with my children.
Where was this book when I was in HS?!
This book is tremendously valuable for those entering the ‘real world’ where just your knowledge of math, science and history isn’t enough!
I love that this book doesn’t read like a boring lecture of an adult telling you what to do! It’s insightful and puts the onus on the reader to think and reflect.
There are also great tips for anyone, any age looking for a new job or that can even be applied when seeking a promotion!
As a man in my late-20s, I wish I had had this book as a guide right after high school. Wilson’s first book in her new series is the type of book that should be taught to young adults everywhere.
Not everyone has a financially-disciplined parent as a role model, and, while learning history, science, foreign languages, etc. in high school is important, practical knowledge and everyday situations that will be met during adulthood by everyone are barely, if at all, covered by our general education.
The interviews and Wilson’s own stories about handling money are honest, funny at times, and relatable.
I recommend reading Wilson’s book even if you’re not about to leave school as the tips and knowledge in this book can be applied to your life at any age.
I love this book, it will prove to be so valuable for new adults, who are willing to put in a little work now to reap big rewards later. I wish this had been available when I was a new adult, it would have been so useful and it would have made me stronger in areas of financial weakness.
The areas covered in this first volume are of serious importance, this book sets the tone and permits a new adult to build a foundation for future success.
I give this first volume Bring your MICCC-Money 5 stars!