Map Your Financial Future: Starting the Right Path in Your Teens and Twenties

by Patrick Lyons

If you're like many young people, you feel lost when it comes to managing money. Your parents and schools left that lesson out. No one handed you a map to avoiding disaster, recovering from missteps and finding financial freedom. Until now. Written for teens and those in their 20s, Map Your Financial Future shows you the path to making smart money choices. In this book, you learn how Develop a budget with room for fun. Pump up your savings. Master credit. Dodge bankruptcy and identity theft. Spot scams. Find your dream job. Launch a business. Relax during retirement. From the first page, you'll get straight talk about money written by someone who has been there. Patrick Lyons, an 11-year veteran in the investment industry, shares tips, definitions and lessons that clear up the mystery of money and help you claim the financial future you deserve.

220 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm with a company that brings Mr. Lyons in to speak to young employees to provide some of the financial literacy basics not taught in schools. While it's abundantly clear that Mr. Lyons is a full expert in all aspects of finance, he presents topics in a manner that is understood and absorbed. Our employees have given the sessions high marks and have implemented strategies from Mr. Lyon's books, all of which we keep in our company library and lend out frequently. The workbook is probably the highlight just because of the hands-on nature. The audience doesn't just read some theoretical information, but can apply it directly to their own budgets immediately, even if they have never tried it before. Highly recommended.