Adulting For Dummies (Paperback, 1st)

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· ISBN : 9781119904335
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Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 2

Where to Go from Here 2

Part 1: Shifting From Surviving To Thriving 3

Chapter 1: Experiencing the Thrill and Fear of Running Your Own Life 5

Taking One Step at a Time 6

Entering the age of maturity 7

Understanding that change is inevitable 8

Mapping Out Your Destination 9

Appreciating who you are 10

Thinking big 11

Making Your Mark 11

Understanding Character 13

Navigating the Necessities 14

Providing the Goods 15

Stepping Up: You Got This 16

Chapter 2: Knowing What You Want and Getting It 19

Setting Achievable Goals 20

Pinpointing your potential 20

Considering categories of goals 21

Creating achievable goals: The short and long of it 23

Getting gritty 24

Decision-Making: It’s All You! 25

Outside influences 26

A never-ending process 27

Consequences 30

Advocating for Yourself: Scary, but Doable 30

Getting to know you 30

Being uniquely you 31

Speaking up 32

Baby, you’re worth it 33

Chapter 3: Keeping up in a Changing World 35

Navigating the Murky Waters of Digital Ethics 35

Taking it at face value 36

Understanding rights and responsibilities 36

Being cautious: Don’t be quick to click 37

Evaluating Appearances: Social Media Isn’t Always What It Seems 39

Finding a balance 40

Capturing your success 41

Staying linked 42

Part 2: Dating, Relating, and Communicating 43

Chapter 4: Making New Friends While Keeping the Old 45

Recognizing the Importance of Friendship 45

The work of being a good friend 46

The art of meeting new people 47

Squad goals! 47

A friend in need is a friend indeed 48

A healthy friendship 49

Recognizing Fake Friends 49

Peer influence 50

The friend/acquaintance paradox 50

Energy vampires 51

Time to move on 52

Chapter 5: You’ll Always Be Their Kid: Family Dynamics 55

Understanding Roles and Responsibilities in Families 56

Playing your part 56

Navigating the family life cycle 57

Getting Along 60

The mother of all battles 60

Rivalry in the family 61

Appreciating Families’ Uniqueness 61

Establishing strong families 62

Appreciating the wisdom of your elders 62

Navigating Crisis in the Family 63

Functioning in the dysfunction 64

Receiving a dreaded phone call 66

Chapter 6: Bumbling through the Dating Scene 67

Getting Out of the Friend Zone 67

Engaging in purposeful dating 68

Figuring out where to meet people 68

Getting what you give 70

Knowing When It’s Time for Those Three Little Words 71

“Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me!” 71

Types of love 73

Acts of love 74

Chapter 7: Saying What You Mean 77

Understanding the Basics: Communication 101 77

Brushing up on conversation starters 79

Speaking without words 79

Polishing your email etiquette 80

Texting, snapping, and chatting 82

Hearing AND listening 83

Sending Mixed Messages 84

It’s all in the delivery 84

Arguably the best 85

Peacekeeping 87

Solving Problems: It’s a Process 88

Part 3: Earning Enough to Live On 91

Chapter 8: It’s Called Work For a Reason 93

Whatever You Are, Be a Great One 93

Someday is not a weekday 94

You do you 95

Aptitude versus attitude 96

Finding the Best Options for Good Choices 97

Investigating career clusters 98

Pursuing the pathway to success 102

Now Hiring! 103

Finding the right fit 104

Dealing with the necessary evils: Applications and other paperwork 104

Making lasting first impressions 109

Chapter 9: Impressing the Boss and Succeeding on the Job 111

You’ve Got Skills 111

Putting school smarts to use 112

Performing on the job 114

Dressing for Success 115

Accepting uniformity 116

Demonstrating professionalism 117

Understanding casual day 119

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 119

Chapter 10: Champagne Tastes, Beer Budget: Saving and Spending 121

Getting Paid: Show Me the Money 122

Wait, what!? Taxes? 123

I’ve got bills: They’re multiplying 126

Managing your bills like a pro 127

Putting your paycheck to work 128

Securing Your Future 129

Giving is better than receiving 129

Saving more and spending less 130

Putting your money to work 132

Keeping Yourself out of the Red 133

Why do I need a budget? 133

How do I stay on track? 134

Managing Credit Cards 139

Giving credit where credit is due 141

Making the grade: Credit scores and reports 143

Buying now and paying later 143

Chapter 11: How Much?! Paying for Housing and Buying a Car 145

Moving Out It May Be Time 145

Honey, I’m home 146

Different types of housing 148

Renting versus buying 149

Moving day 151

Better Living by Design 152

Designing for your best life 152

Designing for safety and security 154

Sitting in the Driver’s Seat 157

Needs versus wants: Affording a car 158

You gotta pay for that 159

Part 4: Maintaining a Healthy Mind In A Healthy Body 163

Chapter 12: Eating For Fun and Fuel 165

Nutrition: More Than Taking Your Vitamins 165

Introducing the team of nutrients 167

Running on empty 170

Fueling thought 171

What Goes in Must Come Out 172

Soul Food 173

All-you-can-eat buffet 175

A Tale of Two Fats 176

The fine print 177

Relating to food 179

The latest fads 180

Hydration station 181

Chapter 13: Exercise: Good for You in the Long Run 183

“Good Good” Feelings 184

Anti-aging: More than a cream 185

Weight: It’s just a number 186

A dumbbell a day keeps the doctor away 187

The Heart of the Matter 188

Exercises That Are Right for You 189

Walking it out 190

Getting swole 191

Getting flexible 192

Taking it one day at a time 193

Chapter 14: Loving Yourself with Healthy Habits 195

Getting Some ZZZs 195

Lying in the bed you made 196

Dreaming big 197

Having Some Good Clean Fun 198

Lookin’ fresh 198

Staying tight with your BFF: SPF 200

Getting some breathing room 200

Coughing and sneezing spread diseases 201

Protecting Yourself 202

The best defense is a good offense 202

After dark 204

Safe travels 205

Painting a Picture of Health 206

Setting a time and date 207

Handling an emergency 210

Chapter 15: Minding Your Mental Health 213

What Is Mental Health? 213

Stressing out 214

Finding your happy place 216

In the Eye of the Storm 217

The calming effect 219

People need people 219

Addiction 221

Recognizing signs of addiction 221

Craving technology 222

Part 5: Completing Household Jobs 225

Chapter 16:Keeping It All Clean 227

Taking Control of the Mess before It Takes Control of You 227

Tidying up 228

Becoming a chore conqueror 230

Gathering dust 231

Decluttering the clutter 232

Airing Your Dirty Laundry 233

Caring for your garments 233

Sorting it out 236

Doing the ol’ wash, rinse, repeat 237

Spot cleaning 237

Drying time 238

Sharing the secrets of the folding gurus 239

Giving New Life to Old Threads 240

Calculating cost per wear 241

Embracing the reuse, repair, recycle philosophy 241

Tackling a hot-button topic 242

Patching things up 244

Chapter 17: Stirring Things Up in the Kitchen 247

Knowing Your Equipment 247

I need coffee! 248

Is this thing on? 250

Measure, mix, and cut Oh my! 251

Playing It Safe 254

An accident waiting to happen 255

Don’t play with fire 255

It’s all quite shocking 257

Healthy clean fun 257

Cookin’ up a Storm 259

Measuring twice, pouring once 261

Boiling, basting, baking, and BBQ-ing 263

Getting on the same wave length 265

Chapter 18: Preparing for the Unexpected 267

Caring for Your Home’s Health 268

The magic of electrons 268

Flood zone 269

Take Murphy’s Law to Heart 270

Brainstorming the storms 271

Evaluating risk versus reward 272

Being prepared 272

Calling for backup 274

Part 6: The Part Of Tens 277

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Be a Responsible Citizen 279

Having Integrity 279

Being Productive 280

Helping Make Improvements 280

Staying Informed 280

Exhibiting Patriotism 281

Living up to High Standards 281

Showing R-E-S-P-E-C-T 281

Making Judgment Calls 281

Facing Your Fear 282

Paying It Forward 282

Chapter 20: Ten Tips and Tricks for Car Maintenance 283

Paying Attention to Spare Parts 283

Going for the Good Oil 284

Caring for the Car Battery 284

Breaking for New Brakes 284

Keeping the Air Clean 285

Maintaining a Squeaky Clean Windshield 285

Working Those Shocks, Struts, and Springs 285

Talkin’ about the Car Wash 285

Running on Empty 286

Doing a Tire Check 286

Chapter 21: Ten Rookie Mistakes 287

Maxing Out Your Credit Cards 287

Staying in a Relationship Even When You Realize It Will Not Last 287

Not Putting Verbal Contracts in Writing 288

Breaking Up, Then Trying to Remain Friends 288

Putting Dish Soap in the Dishwasher 288

Buying Too Much Furniture 289

Dropping Out of School and Thinking You Will Have Time to Go Back 289

Moving Locations and Realizing You Haven’t Solved All of Your Problems 289

Washing a Red Sweatshirt with Your White Clothes 290

Forgetting to Preheat the Oven 290

Index 291