Teens! Get a GED to Jump-Start your Job Opportunties Taking the GED exam can be intimidating for many teenagers and adults without a high school diploma, but it’s necessary to start your path toward better-paying jobs than you’d find otherwise. The more you learn about the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) test, the less likely you [...]
If you’re a teenager or young adult who already has a job and needs to take the next steps toward living independently, it’s time to look for your own place. You can certainly look to purchase a house or other property, but that is the subject of another post. There are several ways that you [...]
If you haven’t already done so, you should also create a file for your important documents, including your birth certificate and social security card. You’ll need your social security number to apply for a loan, and it’s a good idea to keep these documents in an easy-to-refer-to file so you don’t have to search for [...]
In the first post on this topic, I talked about the options available for a dependent teenager or young adult to become independent and live on their own. The options I discussed were: Getting an entry-level job Going to college Attending a certification program Joining the US military Starting a business Some combination of the [...]
Like most of you I have teenage family members who appear lost when it comes to their future. I also have friends who have children, between the ages of 15 and 30 years old, who are unclear on the concept that at some point they will have to move out on their own. Teenagers and [...]
Thank you for visiting this website and blog. The purpose of this blog is to focus on issues about teenagers and young adults making the transition into adulthood. That is a large subject area, but I did create a framework for moving into adulthood in the book: How to Leave Your Parents’ Home and Live On [...]
