City Chic: The Modern Girl's Guide to Living Large on Less by
Live the luxe life on less You're a Modern Girl embarking on a fabulous life in the city, working hard and playing even harder. Money may be an object, but you refuse to let it be an obstacle. That's because what you may lack in funds you make up for in daring and desire. Completely revised with more tips and tricks than ever, City Chicis your practical insiders' primer on how to creatively cheat at being chic. From food and drink to personal maintenance, and from fashion to home décor, City Chiccovers everything a Modern Girl needs to know. Big idea decoratingfor small spaces Cash-saving culinary tips The best websites for scoringdeals Go green: save the environment and your checking account Maximize your iPod for fullparty potential Establish your perfectsignature cocktail PRAISE FOR CITY CHIC 'City Chicis constantly inventive, amazingly granular, and a blast to read.' Dany Levy, founder/chairman | Daily Candy, Inc. 'I love the book. If only I'd had it for the past ten years--it would've saved me lots of heartache, bad furniture, and most importantly, money... It gives you license to scrimp and pinch--and makes you feel more empowered to do so.' Gigi Guerra, brand marketing director of Madewell | former editor of Lucky magazine 'City chicks no longer need to turn tricks or sell dope in order to have a glamorous lifestyle-- just read Nina's brilliant book.' Simon Doonan, creative director for Barneys New York | author of Confessions of a Window Dresser 'Being an 'it' girl has never been about how much cash you had in the bank, and now is the time to embrace your inner recessionista. Willdorf's book proves that being frugal and being fabulous are not mutually exclusive.' Lara Cohen, news director | Us Weekly
Map Your Financial Freedom: Charting a Course Through Adulthood and Retirement by
In this ever-changing world of finances, it's good to have a reference book written in easy-to-understand terms that provides the tools to help manage day-to-day money issues. This text is packed with real-world examples and tips to help people make smart and profitable financial decisions.
Make Your Paycheck Last: How to Create a Budget You Can Live With by
Here is the ideal financial resource for students, recent graduates, newlyweds, young professionals, single parents, the recently divorced, recent retirees, and anyone seeking to take charge of their finances. If most or all of your paycheck seems to disappear by the time your monthly expenses are paid or you are in serious debt this book will help you. Millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck with little or no savings and no game plan for changing their financial predicament. This book, with contributions from real financial experts, is for every one of them! It is an easy-to-read, straightforward, information-packed book for the financially unsophisticated that offers step-by-step directions and dozens of strategies for: Developing and implementing a custom-tailored budget Setting and achieving personal and family financial goals Cutting everyday living expenses Reducing and eventually eliminating debt Saving money every month Earning more money Planning for the future
Living on a Budget by
Themes: LifeSkills, Budgeting, Money Skills, Independent Living, Flip Book, Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Each 5-book set in the series covers a key aspect of independent living, such as managing money, finding and keeping a job, or completing common household tasks. Developed for students reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.3-1.8 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 240L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them generalize the skills as they read about teens in real-world situations. Build students' personal finance skills with this five-book set. Important aspects of managing money are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: budgeting, opening a bank account, credit, coupons, and saving.