Smart Spending: The Teens' Guide to Cash, Credit, and Life's Costs

by Kara McGuire

Overview

Seems as if everywhere you look, there are places to spend your money. How do you make sure that your money stretches to cover all of your needs and at least some of your wants? Smart shopping, setting up a budget, and building and managing your credit rating are all key skills to learn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756549329
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Financial Literacy for Teens
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	688,529
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	1050L (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.

Table of Contents

Spending smart — Brilliant borrowing — Paying for college.

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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