Recommend a book on “adulting”?

Tyberius
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:13:39 +0000

I have a son hopefully graduating college this month that has high emotional intelligence but not a great grasp of the day to day responsibilities of being a self-supporting adult. There are some learning disabilities involved. When he was home for Thanksgiving we had a discussion about taxes and the fact that his tax situation may be more complicated as he is likely to be an independent contractor rather than an employee. He asked why they didn’t teach taxes and the like in school. Without my saying something there is a good possibility he wouldn’t realize he had to pay quarterly taxes. While I am happy to give him guidance when asked I am trying to step back from managing his life. However I don’t want him to end up in financial trouble due to his ignorance. Is there a book I could give him that covers basic information young adults need about taxes, signing leases, dealing with utility companies and just dealing with the day to day responsibilities of being an adult?