I wrote this book because young adults are often handed consequences before they are handed processes. We celebrate graduation, a first job, or leaving home, but we do not always explain leases, records, healthcare, conflict, support, emergencies, or how several responsibilities affect one another. I had my children and other young people in mind.
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Life Prep Series · Volume 7 of 7 · Catalog 43038
Mastering Independence
Thriving in Life Without Losing Your Soul
The integrative capstone of the Life Prep Series, coordinating daily administration, health and safety, money and home, relationships and boundaries, faith and formation, work and learning, community and contribution, rest, and long-term direction.
Bourne Again Living Library · Catalog 43038
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The integrative capstone of the Life Prep Series, coordinating daily administration, health and safety, money and home, relationships and boundaries, faith and formation, work and learning, community and contribution, rest, and long-term direction. It defines adult maturity through responsible interdependence rather than solitary performance and helps readers build a sustainable thirty-, sixty-, and ninety-day plan.
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