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Read a free sample of Chapter 2: Building Your First Budget
Download a free sample from Chapter Two as a PDF instantly (a quick 6-minute read), and we’ll email you a copy too (the email can take a few minutes to arrive). Read it together this week and see if the book is a fit for your family.
- Setting goals: dream big, start small
- Tracking spending, the first step most people skip
- A step-by-step first budget with the 50/20/30 split
- The “to don’t” list for learning from overspending
- Budgeting for fun money (and sneaky subscriptions)
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It’s a sample from the book’s second chapter, so it’s a fair look at the writing before you buy. A good way to use it: read it with your teen, then each of you writes down one thing you spent money on this week that you’d skip next time.
Want more first? See what’s inside the book for parents or read our free money tips for teens and parents.