The Generation Y Money Book : 99 Smart Ways to Handle Money Book

Geared specifically to the 60 million young Americans born between 1977 and 1988, this book appeals directly to teenagers and young adults and shows them how to take charge of their own money. It explains basic concepts such as spending habits, bank accounts, shopping tips, investments, and credit cards, but it also covers a wide range of topics specifically of interest to this generation such as voluntary simplicity, shopping on the Internet, and managing college costs. Also included is a list of Web sites and Internet tools. Quizzes in the back of the book let kids turn the tables and test their parents' knowledge of money issues. Don Silver writes on business and personal finance for the Internet and is the author of The Generation X Money Book, A Parent's Guide to Wills & Trusts, and Baby Boomer Retirement. He lives in Los Angeles.

The Generation Y Money Book has just been added to the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance Literacy database (board members include the American Bankers Assn. Education Foundation, the American Savings Education Council, the Federal Reserve Board, Junior Achievement, the National Education Assn. and the Savings Bond Marketing Office of the US Treasury among others).