Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps Paperback – May 7, 2013

Why couldn't this book have been around when I was establishing my young life, away for my parents for the first time.? So with that in mind, I bought this book for my twenty-year-old son for Christmas. The book had great Amazon reviews, but I wanted to see for myself what the hoopla was about so I dipped into the book and scanned a couple of pages. Next thing I knew, I'm reading the entire thing and my son hasn't seen it since Christmas!The author has a friendly, respectful tone and she goes into granular detail on everything: why tidy a home after a party? Why bother sweeping? How to deal with car insurance. When and how to clean out your washing machine (this was totally new to me). The author writes in a very familiar, hey-we're-all-in-this-together kind of way.Very readable, very worth it.

Ok, so I want to address some of the negative reviews I've seen of this book. Things like, "Do you really need someone to tell you what cleaning supplies to buy?" And the answer is no, but there are so many other helpful things. I would have never thought to have a spare toothbrush on hand for when people stay at my house, but that is a great, grown up thing to do. I also love the way Kelly prioritizes things, like how to stock a kitchen. Economically, this is not an easy time to be a 20 something. She gives a list showing which kitchen supplies are most necessary to least necessary, and it makes figuring out how to stock a kitchen less overwhelming. The thing is, if you've been an adult for 10 plus years, I can see how it makes us sound stupid to not know how to do the things you do everyday. But with culture changing, more and more young people are moving into the adult world as singles. We don't have the support, financially or emotionally, of a significant other (or parents for many of us), nor do we have the option of being home and figuring out 'home-stuff' while our significant other works. We have a lot to learn in a lot of different areas of life, and we have to figure it all out quickly and at the same time. We are more than capable of doing this, but having resources like 'Adulting' speeds up the process exponentially, and helps us to organize all of the things we need to learn. A theme of this book is kindness and graciousness toward others, and I would encourage those who have been adults for a long time to interact with those of us just becoming adults with kindness and grace.

I’ve had this book on my TBR for far far too long but I will tell you even as a late 30- something I took some valuable information away that I had not thought of before and/or had forgotten about.There are parts that went very in depth and got a little long - which may have been why it took so long for me to tackle this book - but overall very well written

I had the honor of meeting the author at a writers conference, first as a participant pitching this book, then as a keynote speaker, inspiring others how she sold her book at the conference. Full circle success! Love it and love her. She’s a whole lot of awesome. 🥰

The media could not be loaded.  There are multiple pages that are actually from a different book entirely so I’m missing several pages ☹️ overall the book is good but I’d prefer to have the whole thing.

I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my 20 year old daughter, but before giving it to her, I wanted to take a look through it and see just what the advice was like. I ended up reading the entire thing. First of all, Kelly Williams Brown strikes all the right humorous notes. I laughed out loud several times and nodded in commiseration several more as her experiences mirrored my own.But was the advice worth it? I think so. Sure, you might be too far along the pike to benefit from some of it. Some of it is complete common sense (i.e. buy toilet paper in bulk -- the use/age graph on this is priceless!). But it never hurts to read it or hear it aloud at least one time. And some of the things she covered are issues I still have trouble with and I'm easily old enough to be the author's mom.I will indeed give this book to my daughter and hope she actually finds time to read it and absorb some of the great stuff although I hope she doesn't drink as much or have as much unmarried sex as the book allows. But if she does decide to start drinking and screwing around, the book offers some pretty good guidelines on how to do such in an adult fashion. Still I hope she spends more time on the chapter about financial responsibility. Great job, Kelly. Now if you can hurry up and turn 60, I need a book on Senioring.

I purchased this book to gift to my daughter on her 18th birthday but decided to read it myself first. The advice is really wonderful with a sense of humor. Truly enjoyed.

This is like an irreverent, modern version of Peggy Post's book on Etiquette but covers so much more than that - from how to write thank-you notes, to dealing with difficult neighbors, to more practical things like how to get stains out of your clothes (!) and basic groceries you should have in your house. It reads like a funny but wise pep talk from the home-economics teacher that you never had (because of all the budget cuts during your millennial high school years) - inspiring and entertaining at the same time. Yes, a lot of the book is either common sense (how to behave in a car accident) or google-able things (how to get stains out of clothes, how to fill in nail holes in the wall) but honestly, we all have our "knowledge gaps" and I definitely learned a few new things from this book. If you grew up in a loving but perpetually frazzled household, some of the concepts about cleaning may be new to you (or me). Most of it was a gentle prod regarding things I know but need to work on (and I'm a young, married, employed professional) such as how to stay organized and how to approach investing. The drawings are so relatable and definitely hit the nail on the head. I would definitely recommend this book to other twenty-somethings.

I bought this book as a "useful joke" for my daughter's BF who is turning 19. I chose it because when I read the preview, I found myself wanting to keep reading! (and I *am* an adult! LOL!). I have received the book now, but haven't yet given it - and have (gently) skimmed and read through it (and really enjoyed it)! It's well-written and engaging. I hope the recipient will love it as much as I have, and also will find it as useful as I have (as a bonafide adult myself, already!) LOL! I'd recommend it for anyone - not just those emerging into 'adulthood'. :)

useful tips and practical example. good.

So perfectly described! I love the structure by which this book was writen. Every adult woman should have this as a guide! I absolutely loved it and laugh so much! This is truly adulting 101, it cannot get more specific than this. Perfect idea for a gift as well! 😂

Great book

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