On Your Own For The First Time [Paperback]

Jeff Bowers (Author)

Book Description

This book will help you avoid mistakes that millions experience every day simply because they do not have the basic knowledge that you will have if you take time to read this text. This book should help you in many areas of your life and serve as a reference tool as the individual subject matter becomes relevant.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Four years ago Jeff Bowers was trying to find a book that would help people who found themselves on their own for the first time deal with that first intimidating year alone. For example,if one spouse dies the other is faced with picking up all of the others responsibilities. If those included handeling the family bills, mortgage information, insurance, and general financial matters then this book will help them. This book also applies to a surviving spouse after the death of their loved one and is placed in a similar situation. This book is especially good for high school graduates, freshmans in collage and seniors who are ready to head out on their own. This book is also helpful for those moving to this country, getting out of prison, or leaving a state or government fundeded transitation home.

From the Author

This book can be a powerful resource tool as the individual subject matter becomes relavent. Written with clarity, brevity, and impact each chapter gets right to the point explaining what has to be done, how to do it, what to watch for, and how to deal with each chapter's subject matter.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pyramid Publishing (March 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970666705
• ISBN-13: 978-0970666703
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,861,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to bad it was not written sooner, January 21, 2005

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happy go lucky "trish" (Chesapeake, Va Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Your Own For The First Time (Paperback)

If this book had only been written sooner...Mr Bowers could have saved my poor mother countless hours of Resume writing.My husband and I gave this book to our oldest daughter just before her graduation and she has found it very useful, she refers to it often and has given it as a gift to several friends. On Your Own For The First Time Is a great book, It has taken alot of "What if" and turned it to "wow it's that easy?"Im sure we will be buying a new one for our youngest too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good book for divorced woman, January 20, 2005

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Starting over in Tenn. (Memphis Tenn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Your Own For The First Time (Paperback)

After a recent divorce I found myself without the basic skills of understanding; leases, banking, credit cards and insurance. I found this book after visiting a friend and discussing my situation with her, my friend said this book helped her son who was leaving for college. I checked it out and then later bought my own copy. This is really good stuff.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had though of that!, April 9, 2006

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R. Thomas - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Your Own For The First Time (Paperback)

My daughter received this book for a graduation gift. I was so impressed with it that I'm ordering more to give as gifts to her graduating friends. I wish I had owned such a practical book when I graduated and/or moved out of my parents' house. I still may have to borrow it, if "IT" ever happens to me. Thanks Mr. Bowers for such a valuable book (I sincerely mean that). I just wish I had thought to write something like this!!