Adulting for Dummies
Adulting for Dummies
Biographical Note: Gencie Houy teaches the Adulting 101 class at Texas Tech University and helps students learn how to live independently while teaching them the real skills they need for...
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Biographical Note: Gencie Houy teaches the Adulting 101 class at Texas Tech University and helps students learn how to live independently while teaching them the real skills they need for real life. She has many years of experience teaching Family and Consumer Sciences at the secondary and post-secondary levels and earned her PhD from Texas Tech University. Brief Description: Learn to adult even better than your parents. Even though it's tougher than ever, this adulting thing doesn't come with instructions!The moment you turn 18 you're expected to be a master of everything from personal finance to household chores, even if you've never done any of these things before. It's no wonder that a lot of people just like you are looking for a guide to adulthood that doesn't assume you magically learned how to do laundry and invest in a 401(k) on your eighteenth birthday. In Adulting For Dummies, Gencie Houy, independent living educator at Texas Tech, walks you through every critical part of adulting on your own. From basic life and household tasks to managing your finances and health, you'll learn how to achieve your goals in each area of your life that matters to you. You'll also discover how to balance the different parts of your life so you don't get overwhelmed in any one area. The book also offers: Advice on navigating the modern dating scene and communicating with family members, friends, and romantic partners; Guidance on budgeting your money and saving up for a house (yes, it's still possible!); Easy strategies for keeping your home in order and in good shape. No one said being an adult is easy. But, with help from your friends at Dummies, it doesn't have to be impossible. Grab a copy of Adulting For Dummies today! Table of Contents: 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 Publisher Marketing: Learn to adult even better than your parents Even though it's tougher than ever, this adulting thing doesn't come with instructions! The moment you turn 18 you're expected to be a master of everything from personal finance to household chores, even if you've never done any of these things before. It's no wonder that a lot of people just like you are looking for a guide to adulthood that doesn't assume you magically learned how to do laundry and invest in a 401(k) on your eighteenth birthday. In Adulting For Dummies, Gencie Houy, independent living educator at Texas Tech, walks you through every critical part of adulting on your own. From basic life and household tasks to managing your finances and health, you'll learn how to achieve your goals in each area of your life that matters to you. You'll also discover how to balance the different parts of your life so you don't get overwhelmed in any one area. The book also offers:
No one said being an adult is easy. But, with help from your friends at Dummies, it doesn't have to be impossible. Grab a copy of Adulting For Dummies today! |
Author: Houy, Gencie
Publisher: For Dummies
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2022-10-25
BISAC: Self-Help|Personal Growth|Success|Family & Relationships|Life Stages|General|Self-Help|Self-Management|General|Health & Fitness|Beauty & Grooming|General
Subjects: Finance, Personal|Adulthood|Handbooks and manuals|Young adults
Weight: 0.94 lbs
ISBN: 9781119904335
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781119904335
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