Quick Cash for Teens: Be Your Own Boss and Make Big Bucks

by Peter Bielagus

As tales of YouTube and MySpace fortunes float virally throughout the blogosphere and media, kids "Could I do that?" Financial expert Peter Bielagus emphatically answers "Yes!" Quick Cash for Teens provides smart strategies for earning big bucks, with step-by-step instructions for identifying opportunities, creating a business plan, and implementing it successfully. Bielagus includes it sample budget worksheets, marketing plans, press releases, and more! Sidebars throughout include : - Dollars & basic business concepts and strategies - Extra more advanced concepts, such as tax info - Tales from the Front real-life stories from young entrepreneurs        

Genres: Nonfiction

249 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2009

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title doesn't really represent the author's approach to running a business; it is probably a ploy to get teens to pluck it off the shelf and crack open the pages. To be sure, there is nothing quick about starting up your own business, if you want it to survive. Hopefully these teens have a parent or two teaching them this principle along the way.

There is some very useful content regarding the set up of a business (bookkeeping, job ideas, steps to take, etc). However, this book gives some of the scariest investment advice to teenagers I've ever heard. Bielagus describes mutual funds and Roth IRAs, recommending both for these young entrepreneurs to invest in. Kudos, props, right on the money there. What Bielagus says next is terrifying. He doesn't describe the power and beauty of compound interest for the long term. These kids could be millionaires at retirement if they were to park just a fraction of their money in these investments slowly and steadily because they're so young. But he doesn't utter a peep about this and rather let's them in on what they are allowed to withdraw early out of a Roth IRA in case they want to, say, drop everything and go on a road trip with some buddies.

Nor does he ever mention the "C" word: College. I agree with his "think outside the box" ideas of starting a business young, but what a great way to pay for college! His dependence on debt as a tool in business, personal and education, instead of saving and paying in cash goes against everything I believe when it comes to handling money wisely.

[Rodrigo DuLuc · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest, this book has no plot, no climax, no protagonist or antagonsit. I cannot really give much of a summary but the fact that this book is a simplified version of all those investment and entrepenuership books smooshed into one. Don't let the title fool you, this is a well written and starightfoward book with examples to guide you no matter how old you are. This book is really helpful for people with "million dollar ideas" who want to take that idea and share it with the world. To guide your to you fame and fortune there are worksheets to help you manage your new business such as a marketing plan sheet, an operating costs worksheet and much more! I would recommend this book a a person of any age trying to market that "million dollar idea" and make a fortune off of it. This book is very insightful and written by a man named Peter Bielagus whom has much expertise in the field of marketing.

[Giulia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read this book cover to cover, but what I did read was a really good outline for teens wanting to start their own business. At the time I was reading this book, Kathryn and I were thinking of starting a small business and it really gave some good tips and ideas on how to get started. What I thought was neat about this book is that it gave a list at the back of 101 businesses that would be easy and cheap for a regular teen to start. Very creative ideas, tips, and strategies. Also, the text was very easy to follow along with.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fine presentation of how to start your own business for teens. Could have used less of the, "yay! capitalism!", but once you get past that there's plenty of useful information for teens looking to earn some $$. Especially great are the business ideas listed towards the end - you might suggest that your teen reads that part first for inspiration.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a quite informative book on how to make quick cash. It has chapters to help with an idea to financing and taxes. The chapters are long but usefull but the one about taxes couldn't be more boring.

[Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mom bought me this book about 2 years ago because I was always looking for ways to make cash. I liked the book because the author made it relatable. I used the tips & made some money myself. I recommend this book to any teen that needs ideas or motivation on making quick cash.

[Lillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn't that this book was bad, just sort of boring. It was really interesting though, despite its slightly boring nature.

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting, but really boring to read.

[Chade66 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many good ideas that are age appropriate for the most part.

[Tsejin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting!!

[Franky Gansberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about Quick for teens. This really works p.s i got 20$ the book is really great and this is a book that can work to get money to repay your parents and get money for your self.