The insights gleaned from Brain should make it easier for kids to begin planning a successful path in life. Some teens may frown upon this book and website, but then wish they would have read it earlier on as they reach their mid-20s. This reviewer would have tossed the book aside when she was 16 or 17 years old, but now wishes she would have had it as a guide six years later. Speaking as an authority figure, the author with the unlikely name begins the book by talking about money, much like a parent would talk to their children, and shows the reader just how much money it takes to live in America today. The most important information, in this reviewer s opinion, can be found in the section on money, even information that can be useful for those who have passed the teenager years.
Most teenagers don t understand the importance of money.
They also do not understand the amount of money that is required to live a normal life. This occurs for a very simple reason parents provide teenagers with everything. Teenagers, therefore, live in a dream world. The moment you exit this dream world and have to live life yourself, your opinions about money change dramatically. According to the 1995 World Almanac, adults represent 70 percent of the population and teens only 10 percent.