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Not buying it : stop overspending and start raising happier, healthier, more successful kids / Brett Graff ; foreword by Dr. Gwen Wurm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Seal Press, [2016]Description: 247 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781580055918
  • 1580055915
Subject(s):
Contents:
Starting out: choose college savings over commercial spending -- Early learning: choose academic acceleration and financial protection over advertising hype -- Your home: choose perfect timing over the two-hour commute -- Schools: choose public schools over private education -- Your star: choose endurance over narcissism -- Food: choose fresh over formaldehyde -- Medical care: choose good health over hearsay -- Materialism: choose stylish freedom over brand-name slavery -- Congratulation, your kid got into a great college: choose peaceful retirement over piles of debt.
Summary: "Most parents will do just about anything to secure happy lives and bright futures for their kids. Add in competition with other parents and near-constant pressure, their drive to give their kids the best of everything can backfire, setting back the child and the household finances. Not Buying It proves that sound, rational decision-making about spending is far more beneficial for our kids than purchases made out of fear, pressure and confusion. With Graff's guidance, you'll confidently create the financial strategy that's best for your family, not the one pushed by marketers or practiced by your neighbors." -- Amazon.com
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 649.1 G736 Available 33111008391522
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Parents will do just about anything to give their kids happy lives and successful futures. Unfortunately, the drive to give kids the best of everything leads to a financial strategy based in fear and competition, and results in millions of dollars worth of unnecessary purchases. Enough is enough.
In Not Buying It, Brett Graff, the Home Economist, separates the truth about what parents need for their kids to succeed from the fiction perpetuated by ads, peer pressure, and internal fear. Graff shows how parents can save up to a million dollars by investing the money they would otherwise spend on overpriced and unnecessary purchases for their kids. Graff exposes the many ways that overspending can actually harm kids by encouraging narcissism and unhealthy habits. Her tips range from the everyday (understand when supposedly "organic" products aren't worth the extra dollars) to the long-term (consider investing in a smaller home for your family, which encourages intimacy and connection), making this a valuable manual for all stages of a parent s life.
An essential book for new parents as well as parenting veterans, Not Buying It is the definitive guide for families who want to separate the truth about raising kids from the hype."

Includes bibliographical references.

Starting out: choose college savings over commercial spending -- Early learning: choose academic acceleration and financial protection over advertising hype -- Your home: choose perfect timing over the two-hour commute -- Schools: choose public schools over private education -- Your star: choose endurance over narcissism -- Food: choose fresh over formaldehyde -- Medical care: choose good health over hearsay -- Materialism: choose stylish freedom over brand-name slavery -- Congratulation, your kid got into a great college: choose peaceful retirement over piles of debt.

"Most parents will do just about anything to secure happy lives and bright futures for their kids. Add in competition with other parents and near-constant pressure, their drive to give their kids the best of everything can backfire, setting back the child and the household finances. Not Buying It proves that sound, rational decision-making about spending is far more beneficial for our kids than purchases made out of fear, pressure and confusion. With Graff's guidance, you'll confidently create the financial strategy that's best for your family, not the one pushed by marketers or practiced by your neighbors." -- Amazon.com

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