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Heads Up Money: Heads Up Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

DK (Author), Charles Armstrong (Narrator), DK Children (Publisher)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 81 ratings
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Big economic ideas, simply explained for young adults.

Does money make the world go round? Can money buy happiness? What would happen if a bank simply printed more money? Heads Up Money introduces economic theories to everyday life for young adults.

From the pennies in our pocket to the global financial boom, Heads Up Money puts theory into practice and explains the important issues surrounding all areas of economics including the market, supply and demand, currencies, spending, and saving. Using big ideas and economic and personal finance, Heads Up Money will help young adults understand the financial world around them.

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 3 minutes
  2. Author
    DK
  3. Narrator
    Charles Armstrong
  4. Audible release date
    October 13, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    DK Children
  7. ASIN
    B08BGBHT81
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 3 minutes
Author DK
Narrator Charles Armstrong
Audible.com Release Date October 13, 2020
Publisher DK Children
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B08BGBHT81
Best Sellers Rank #377 in Teen & Young Adult Reference

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Clinton Hollister
5.0 out of 5 stars heads up money book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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This was a gift for a teenager who is just starting to learn about finances, and who told us that it is very helpful and easy to understand.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "I definitely want a copy of HEADS UP MONEY around to use as a resource when I am struggling to understand a concept."
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017
When I first opened HEADS UP MONEY by DK Children, I realized right away that the content of the book was very different from what I had expected. I am just starting to handle money independently from my parents, so I think I was looking for tips on how to save more money and how to make more money. Making money isn’t so easy when you are 14, so I was eager to read about new ideas that maybe I hadn’t thought of yet.

When you first open the book, you come across an explanation of what economists do in academic, public and private sectors. I haven’t had economics yet at school since I’m just in my freshman year, but we have had a career day where we had the chance to speak with parents of various professions, so I can see why this sort of explanation of what a specific type of economist would do --- and where they might work --- would be useful.

This explanation also lays the structure for the rest of the book, which is more of a big-picture understanding of money than a how-money-applies-to-my-life understanding. The author points out that “Economics comes from the Greek meaning ‘household management.’” However, the focus of most of this book is not so much on household management of money, or the management of my wallet, but on more broad economic factors in society and the world.

After providing an explanation of the work of economists and an overview of economics, the author divides the book into chapters that ask these questions about money: “What’s it worth?” “Does money make the world go round?” “Can money buy happiness?” and “What’s in my pocket?” There are so many rich details under each heading that one could probably spend an entire semester in an economics class and barely scratch the surface of all the topics that are raised.

Personally, for someone my age whose curiosity is about making and managing the little money that I make through allowance, I found the final chapter “What’s in my pocket?” to have the greatest appeal. I kept looking at the illustration of the trees growing as they accumulated interest. I found them to be interesting visually because they take the math related to interest out of its abstract form and put it into a shape that can be easily understood. It also made me want to look into getting a savings account that would accumulate interest.

I’ve been thinking about where this book would go on my bookshelf, and it seems more of a reference guide than a Dummies “how-to” guide. If I were taking a high school economics course, I would definitely want a copy of HEADS UP MONEY around to use as s resource when I am struggling to understand a concept. The writing is very clear and there are a lot of little quotes and information bubbles that make it fun to flip though. However, I would probably go to a Dummies guide on personal finance for managing my own money because they offer those cheat sheets that give very specific directions for how to understand and approach a goal.

Reviewed by Alizé J., Teen Board Member
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Leo
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Reviewed in Italy on February 18, 2023
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Book Depository has the highest quality standard of professional delivery service.Punctual delivery service within date specified .Provides information and update of product traceabality.I ordered once and this is my second order.Trustworthy and serious in busines.
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MAULIK M. PATEL
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD BOOK
Reviewed in India on November 9, 2020
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH DK

I LOVE DK

VERY GOOD BOOK
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Shengguo
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 29, 2020
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Sindu Nair
5.0 out of 5 stars Good buy
Reviewed in India on August 5, 2019
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It's indeed an informative book. My 17 year old daughter found it very useful.
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Sanjay
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on August 18, 2017
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