How To Adult

  1. How and when to get an oil change
  2. Car inspection/insurance
  3. Budgeting
  4. Creating a resume
  5. How to balance a checkbook/ write a check
Budgeting:
I would talk about how to grocery shop for one, and budgeting for grocery trips. The next topic I would address would be how to budget for gas money, or if it was more sensible to have a vehicle, bike, or public transportation to places depending on where you lived. I would write about how to pay your utility bills such as a phone bill or your water bill. I would talk about how to make a budget depending on your income, and how to make sure this would be balanced. This could also be in the form of a series of articles.


1.Budgeting keeps you organized and focused with your money.
2. It helps you keep track of where your money is going.
3. Budgeting helps you save up your money for future purposes.
4. Budgeting helps you spend only what you have.
5. Budgeting keeps people from sinking into debt.
6. Budgeting reveals where your money is wasted, or doesn’t need to go.
7. Budgeting reduces stress in a long-term environment.
8. Budgeting controls how much you spend on a certain group.
9. Only 30% of Americans have a budget they follow regularly.
10. 60% of Americans haven’t checked their credit score in 2 years.


Sources:



2.http://www.businessinsider.com/61-of-us-adults-dont-keep-track-of-their-money-2014-4

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