Amazon.com description: Product Description: Many young people today are facing a serious “money management” crisis. They are working hard at their jobs, often with two or more family members in the same household working and bringing home seemingly adequate paychecks. Yet they find themselves in a “money crunch.” They are faced with increasing mortgage payments, high real estate taxes, credit card debt, rising medical costs, among other expenses. Their income just doesn’t keep up with even “basic” needs. Your Economic World contains the background information you will need about careers, money and money management, and financial planning for long-term security. This book will help to provide a base for building the skills and knowledge you will need to achieve your financial goals and realize your hopes and expectations in what can be an economically insecure world.