Making Money Work: The Teens' Guide to Saving, Investing, and Building Wealth

by Kara McGuire

Overview

A penny saved is a penny earned, we've all heard that old saying before. But savvy savers turn their pennies into dollars and even more. Learn about the various ways to save and how socking away a little money over time can vastly improve your life in the long run.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756549220
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Financial Literacy for Teens Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Kara McGuire is an award-winning personal finance writer, consumer researcher, and speaker. She writes a personal finance column for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and formerly worked for the public radio program Marketplace Money. She enjoys teaching young people and parents about money. Kara lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, Matt, and children Charlotte, Teddy, and August.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 9 Up—Insurance, investments, loans, and interest. Finances can be confusing and overwhelming even for adults, let alone teens, but series such as this one aim to teach young people how to be smart about money. Each title is devoted to a specific topic but all cover the same basic principles of spending and saving. McGuire uses an informal voice to explain Roth IRAs, financial aid, and the stock market, sometimes coming across as trying too hard, especially when slang is awkwardly employed. The design and layout also seems to have been created with teens in mind, but the result is chaotic and visually dissonant. While all of the books contain practical tips and advice, Making Money Work has the most coherent organization of information and is thus the most usable.

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