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The Money Side of Living: Starting Out With Money
A practical money book for young people starting out in the real world.
Covers first jobs, pay, tax, super, banking, scams, budgeting, saving and everyday money decisions in a simple, down-to-earth way.
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Created by Jackie Matjasec from The Simple Budget, an Australian financial literacy and budgeting education business.
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About the book
The Money Side of Living: Starting Out With Money is a practical money book for teens, young adults and anyone learning how to manage money in real life.
It covers first jobs, getting paid, tax, super, banking, cards, scams, saving, budgeting and everyday money decisions in a simple, down-to-earth way.
The book is designed to help make financial literacy easier to understand, especially for young people starting work, parents having money conversations at home, and support workers or educators looking for practical money resources.
Meet Jackie
Jackie Matjasec is the founder of The Simple Budget. She teaches practical budgeting and money skills through workshops, programs and one-on-one support.
This book was created after seeing how many young people are expected to manage money before anyone has really explained how it works.
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