Adulting

How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

By: Kelly Williams Brown

Narrated by: Anjili Pal

If you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown's popular blog, Adulting, makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable -- and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:

What to check for when renting a new apartment--not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things.
When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world (It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.)
How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office--iImagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps.
The secret to finding a mechanic you love--or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.

From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.

A very good read

It took me a while to get i to it but this is a very good book to help you get off of your bum and out i to the real world like a grown-up.

intresting

good read for teens and early 20 somethings. none the less well written and easy listen

I loved it

It was funny and quirky. There were very good tips with some obvious tips. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Some good advice

Some great advice in here and I feel like I was at the right time and place in my life to read it.

intriguing, funny and very informative

loved this book kept me laughing yet thinking about the choices I have made or can make. highly recommended this book.