Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Part 1 Building A Life You Love
Chapter 1 Where's Home? Turning Your Current City into Your New Hometown 3
Chapter 2 Fantastic Jobs and Where to Find Them (And How to Keep Them) 17
Chapter 3 My Place: Apartment Hunting and Apartment Dwelling 37
Chapter 4 Adulting at Your Parents' House 57
Part 2 The Basics of Twentysomething Life
Chapter 5 Shared Spaces vs. Solitary Places: Roommates, House Rules, and Cleaning Routines 71
Chapter 6 Mmmmm, Delish! (But Also Affordable, Attainable, and Healthy-ish) 93
Chapter 7 My Stuff, My Self: Sorting Out Essentials from Excess 109
Chapter 8 Budgeting for Beginners: Making the Most of Your Money 119
Part 3 Real Relationships for Real Life
Chapter 9 Not a Kid Anymore: Navigating Family Relationships as an Adult 147
Chapter 10 Fast Friends: The Work and Reward of Creating Your Circle 161
Chapter 11 You're Amazing! How to Find Someone Else Who Thinks So Too 185
Part 4 Self-Care Symposium
Chapter 12 The Good News About Your Bad Habits 201
Chapter 13 How's Your Brain Doing? Mental Health for Twentysomethings 211
Chapter 14 Grieving at Twentysomething: Dealing with Death and Other Big Losses 229
Part 5 Becoming Yourself
Chapter 15 Getting a Second Chance: Forgiveness Is for Grown-Ups (This Means You) 247
Chapter 16 The Power of Difference: Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter 261
Chapter 17 Making Your Life Matter 273
Find Yourself A … 281
Renter's Glossary 285
Acknowledgments 293
Notes 297
About the Author 303