Get a Financial Life

An updated edition of the New York Times bestseller: “A tremendously useful guide to all the essentials of sound personal finance” in your 20s and 30s (Fortune).

This is a completely revised and updated fourth edition of Get a Financial Life—the book that has served for more than two decades as a down-to-earth guide for younger adults on how to get out of debt, learn to save, and invest for the future. Beth Kobliner shares brand-new insights and concrete, actionable advice geared to help a new generation deal with challenges like student debt and sky-high rents, and form healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. From tackling taxes to boosting credit scores to making smart decisions about investments, insurance, and more, Get a Financial Life is an essential resource that can help you avoid all-too-common money mistakes.

“Sometimes the very best books are the simplest. And that’s the beauty of Get a Financial Life . . . it offers the fundamental ABCs of how to manage your money.” —USA Today

“A highly readable and substantial guide.” —The New York Times

“Get it. Read it. Reference it often.” —Kiplinger’s