Title: Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
Author:
Kelly Williams Brown
First Published: 2013
Rating: ★★★★☆
If you are an adult, I bet that sometimes (or often as in my case) you lament the amount of shit you have to take care of on a daily basis. Remember how easy it was when you were a kid? You do your homework, help about the house, read a poem... And this is enough for people to accept you as an accomplished human being. Not so easy now, not so easy!
On the other hand, as Kelly Williams Brow rightly points out, the feeling of accomplishment after you've nailed a complicated adult situation is worth straining your will. From house maintenance to job interviews to handling a breakup - Adulting covers a lot of issues that you have no idea about until they manifest themselves in your live and you're like WHAT?
The book is a bit too US centered so you may just skip the tax returns and retirement plans is they don't apply to you, but the general idea is still valid - you should totally take care of this shit or else it will take care of your undoing. Overall, after reading this I don't feel overwhelmed, rather reassured. I mean, it's totally doable, so chances are I can manage too.
In my book: An encouraging read for those who despair over dish washing, car maintenance or handling social events with grace.
Sounds interesting! Does it focus much on living by one's self, or could it apply to living with parents as well? I take care of my own car maintenance, bills, etc, so this sounds like it could still be worth a read for me.
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