About this item
Personal financial planning is the process of establishing your own financial goals and finding a way to reach them. It is an ongoing process that involves examining all existing resources, developing a plan to use them, and systematically implementing the plan to achieve your goals. While teenagers yield immense spending power, many lack the financial knowledge necessary to manage their money wisely. The Complete Guide to Personal Finance For Teenagers is a reliable and relevant source of financial information in which teenagers will find a wealth of useful information. In this new book, you will learn how to get and manage credit, how to make and stick to a budget, how to save for college, how to determine your needs versus your wants, how to pay for a car, how to finance college, how to manage risk, how to open a bank account, how to write a check, how to balance a checkbook, how to avoid the pressures of consumerism, and how to avoid financial mistakes.
About the Author
Tamsen Butler was born in Panorama City, CA. She resided in California until she joined the Air Force and then spent the next few years traveling to a variety of interesting locations around the globe. She is now the mother of two children and writes for several online publications including Banks.com, LoveToKnow.com, and BabiesOnline.com.
Tamsen's first contributing author credit was in 2007 for the book "Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough."
