The Hip Girl's Handbook: For Home, Car, & Money Stuff
by Jennifer Musselman, Patricia DeGregori, Patty Degregori
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Author: Jennifer Musselman, Patricia DeGregori, Patty DegregoriEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04
ISBN: 1885171676
Number of pages: 282
Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Press
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Book Review: The best book I've ever purchased three copies of.
Summary: 5 Stars
To a girl on her own for the first time, every small catastrophe is a threat to her burgeoning independence, even to her sense of identity and self. Corny as the title (and cover, fonts, and optimistic writing) may be, "The Hip Girl's Handbook for Home, Car, & Money Stuff" is a godsend and lifesaver. As a perpetually frazzled young woman who has been on her own for a couple years now, I can sincerely tell you that every new, horrifying experience in maintenance has been its own trauma worth calling the police department or landlord over (like the time I smelled gas, frantically called the fire department, and they laughed as they relit the pilot on my stove, for instance). But Jen Musselman and Patty DeGregori take the horror out of the inevitable, giving young women the power and knowledge to take on each catastrophe with a clear head.
The book is arranged just as the title implies: the 'home' section talks about picking out a home, navigating the breaker box, and unclogging pipes--things no girl should have to turn to a repairman or neighbor for. The 'car' section lends comprehensive advice as to the maintenance and repair of every gal's automobile, as well as how to recover control of the car in times of enormous distress (and the section delegated to Road Tripping alone nearly one-ups Cameron Tuttle?s "Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road"). And lastly, the 'money' section pares down managing a checking account, as well as combating identity theft, into equally understandable, dare I say manageable, scenarios.
Not two days after I'd purchased my own copy of the book, I bought one for my best friend; do the same for the gals in your life. This is the one book every girl should keep front-and-center. The information jam-packed into this smiley little reference book is outright empowering: knowing how to take on every circumstance, no matter how wee or how devastatingly harrowing, gives a young woman both the confidence to take matters into her own hands, and consequently the blessing of new independence.
Summary of The Hip Girl's Handbook: For Home, Car, & Money Stuff
This entertaining how-to covers household, automotive, and financial challenges. From firing up the barbecue grill and changing flats to unclogging drains and managing credit, this book gives the right advice the right way ? with patience, humor, and simplicity. With hip tips, easy-to-follow instructions, and playful anecdotes, The Hip Girl?s Handbook for Home, Car, and Money Stuff shows young women they can easily manage life on their own.Personal Finance Books
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