A modern primer on consumer finance and personal money management intended for readers aged 15 to 30, this guide can also serve as a primary text for high school, college, or adult education courses on personal finance. --Publisher.

Includes index.

Acknowledgments -- Prologue: a tale of two teens -- Financial planning -- Careers -- Business and entrepreneurship -- Savings and banking -- Budgeting and spending -- Credit and debt -- Bankruptcy -- Investments -- Avoiding financial scams -- Insurance -- Taxes -- Government benefits -- Legal issues -- Growing older -- Appendix 1: Website content -- Appendix 2: Takeaway tips -- Appendix 3: Curriculum planning -- Index -- About the author.