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IN PURSUIT OF MY SUCCESS FOR TEENS: Developing a College, Career, and Money Plan for Life, SECOND EDITION, includes Interactive Worksheets for College Planning, Career Planning, and Life-Long Financial Planning and Money Management. The SECOND EDITION expands the chapter on Money for College, Money for Life, including an expanded section on paying for college. The book also includes a new chapter on What You Need to Know Before Selecting a College, includes more references, and provides updates. Find the answers you need to get a good start in life. Learn useful tools and information: Finding a Career Developing Potential Career Paths Understanding an Organization Chart Journey Through One Person's High School, College, and Professional Resumes Obtaining Meaningful Work Experience The Grades You Need Test Scores What is Leadership? Paying for College What You Need to Know Before Selecting a College Selecting an Employer Building References Determining Expected Salaries Calculating Percentages What is Social Security? The Taxes You Owe Understanding Inflation Calculating Interest Income What is Credit Reporting? Credit Cards are High Interest Loans Purchasing a Home Calculating Loan Payments Can You Afford Your Student Loans? Know Before You Finance. What is the Stock Market? Calculating Retirement Savings Developing a Cost of Living Budget Behaviors Needed for Success How to Help Prevent Common Illnesses so that You Can Work and Enjoy Life College, Career, and Money Plan Worksheets WHY READ THE BOOK The original title of my book was What I Wish I Had Known Before Going to College. I packed the book with information I thought was helpful for getting a good start in life from career planning, college planning, financial planning for college and the real world, and sharing lessons learned in life that are important for success. I tried to make the book interesting through writing in first person and providing real life examples. The book is intended to be used as a reference throughout one's lifetime. -- Katherine Berntzen, Author ABOUT THE AUTHOR Katherine Berntzen uses her experience as a management consultant and trainer, to large and mid-sized companies, and as a college recruiting administrator, for a large Fortune company, to convey what employers are looking for in new college graduates and beyond. She identifies what you can do for yourself in high school, college, and your professional career to be more marketable to employers, including manage your personal finances. Berntzen holds a MBA and MPH from Benedictine University, and a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

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