Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart

by Bobbi Rebell, David Bach (Foreword)

Learn how to give the young adults in your life the knowledge, confidence, and motivation to make adult money decisions, and create their own strong financial foundation and independence, so you can all live richer lives. In Launching Financial Grownups , popular personal finance expert and Certified Financial Planner Bobbi Rebell gets candid about the very real-life challenges of getting young adults to choose to be financial grownups and develop their own financial foundation and security. She shares her own personal setbacks and solutions (both from her own past, and as a parent), and walks readers through the ups and downs of financial adulting milestones. Rebell has put together a practical and specific adulting launch plan for parents of young adults along with tips on how to open money discussions, the questions to ask your children, the most effective listening strategies, when to step in to stop them from making mistakes, and when to let them learn from their mistakes. Launching Financial Grownups provides the tools to help your teen or young adults navigate the challenges of adulthood including debt, credit cards, peer pressure that leads to bad money decisions, negotiations, how to manage their own household, different investing opportunities, insurance needs, charitable giving, the legal documents they need to have in place in case of an emergency, what they need to know about your finances and even starting to think about their retirement planning. All this while also addressing recent demographic trends driven by the pandemic including young adults moving back into their childhood homes, and becoming financially dependent, after having been independent. Launching Financial Grownups Essential for the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and everyone who is vested in the financial success and independence of young adults, Launching Financial Grownups is a must-have financial resource for long-overdue and timeless advice in an engaging and supportive package.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Finance, Business, Self Help

224 pages, Hardcover

Published March 22, 2022

About the author

Bobbi Rebell, CFP® is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart. She is a speaker, conference host, and moderator, and works as a spokesperson for brands aligned with her values. Bobbi is also the host of the critically acclaimed Money Tips for Financial Grownups podcast, which has more than 700,000 downloads. In 2021 she launched a new venture, GrownupGear.com as a fun way to promote adulting and being a financial grownup. Earlier in her career Bobbi was a global business news anchor and personal finance columnist at Reuters and held various journalist positions at top news outlets including CNBC, CNN and PBS. Bobbi is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received her Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University. Her first book “How to be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom” was released in 2016. She lives in New York City with her family.

Reviews

[Olympia · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you have young children , this is a good book to teach young kids about finances. But it’s geared to the suburbanites not really urban kids who faced other challenges! For this and because I was expecting something else. And my daughter is already 44. Too late for this advice! Two stars rating.

[Melissa Stoller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bobbi Rebell's new book is perfect for my family as we navigate helping our children move from high school to college and to adulting! As Bobbi states in the preface, most parents share a common goal: "To give our children the gift of knowing they have everything they need to be financially independent of us." And Bobbi continues, stating that setting our children on the path to becoming financial grownups will allow us as parents to have a shot at financial security and freedom as well. Throughout, Bobbi provides easily understood real examples and advice on topics such as home ownership, budgets and paying bills, insurance and wellness, education, and much more. I highly recommend this entertaining and informative book.

[Estelle Erasmus · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the mom of a tween, I have a vested interest in launching her into the world so she can financially fend for herself. That’s why Bobbi Rebell’s wonderful new book Launching Financial Grownups resonated with me. Not only does Rebell share her own experiences raising financially savvy teens and adults, but she also provides real-world tools and advice such as getting their first credit card, dealing with debt, and navigating through peer pressure about spending. This important book is joining other essential tomes on my mantle for easy access when the tests of parenting require teaching your kids about making adult money decisions.

[Natalie Silverstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straight Talk and Great Tips!
I have been a fan of Bobbi Rebell and her clear, direct and down-to-earth financial advice for years. As my own kids grow into "emerging adults," her new book Launching Financial Grownups arrived just in time! Bobbi doesn't waste time or mince words. She gives actionable advice, weaving in relatable stories. She covers absolutely every aspect of helping our teens and young adults to feel confident, to make good choices and to achieve financial independence. Of course, some of my favorite topics were generosity and philanthropy, but I learned something new in every chapter and will be using her book to help my kids prepare to live secure, successful lives.

[Karen Ng · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Launching Financial Grownups is a call to action for parentd of young adults who want the best for their kids but are beginninng to realize that thrit oen finanancial independence and financial separation from their children must become a priority as well."

Athough many high schools have already added basic finance knowledge in the curriculum, the success of our children's furure money habit depends on what we teach them. Reading this book is a good start if you have teens. After all, time is the main factor in investing.

[David Flaherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simply stated financial book on raising young adults to be self-sufficient.
If you have read a lot of financial products and are active in your knowledge base, this book can be a little slow at times. But, that is also acknowledging the book is for your kids, not you. I was able to glean a few good takeaways.

[Robin Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many good ideas but a few poor ones too. For example, I don't believe leasing a car or using credit to get cars are good financial decisions but I do like to leave things in my digital carts to get discounts. It is worth reading for the tips.

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for parents to read. An excellent primer for discussing financial matters with children of all ages.

[Larissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for all young adults and those leaving the nest! Should be taught at every high school!!

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids are nowhere near being grown-up but this was an interesting read. I received this from Good Reads for an honest review.

[Bo Swanson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Agreed with the content and think it’s a tremendous resource for those with no exposure saving and investing. Not much hear that hasn’t been converted in Dave Ramsey and the like

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to an interview with Rebell on a favorite podcast and had to get the book. This is an excellent read - very practical and readable. Great tips. I've made multiple notes!