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500 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home
500 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home Author:Jack Greer, Heidi Tyline King, Laura Pearson, Pat Sherman 500 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home is packed with invaluable advice and tips to help teenagers and young adults negotiate the ups and downs of independent living. After nearly two decades of life and a dozen years of schooling, many teens are ready to leap into the real world. But setting off on their own can still be overwhel... more »ming. Enter this handy paperback book, which offers hundreds of practical tidbits on the situations, problems, and emotions that young adults will likely encounter.
The advice in 500 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home ranges from nitty-gritty information about everyday living to wise counsel for successfully navigating relationships and social situations. Among the topics covered are financial matters, cooking, moving and leasing, emergency situations, etiquette, job hunting, household chores, and adult relationships. Each tip is written in clear, easy-to-follow language, and Fast Facts that are scattered throughout the book give quick bursts of additional information on things like laundry, acne, and recycling.
500 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home is a teen's lifeline for venturing into the world. Here is just a small sampling of the book's hundreds of tips:Managing stressHow to choose a roommateWhat to do if you lose your walletHow to create a budgetWhat to do when you can't stand your friend's significant otherHow to iron a shirtThe benefits of an internship « less