The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together

Most people spend their early 20s unaware of the mess they're making. Mary Traina knows that coming out of this emerging adulthood stage can be a challenge. And it's hard to ask friends for help when they're in the same boat. Enter The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together. This book is a manual for mid-to-late 20-somethings who are ready to turn a critical eye on their habits and start busting their ruts. Maybe they feel alone right now, but this book will serve as their companion. Through Traina's signature humor, research, and real world tips, this book will break down how to: date a real man escape entry-level hell stop binge-drinking and overeating emerge from a mountain of debt cut those toxic friends of convenience finally make it as a real-life grown-up! With the same hip pop culture references and endless wit that landed her a regular column on Zooey Deschanel's website, Mary Traina makes getting life together fun, easy, and-gasp-the cool thing to do! AUTHOR: Mary Traina writes a regular series for the Zoey Deschanel-run blog, HelloGiggles, entitled Late 20s Rut-Busting. She is a producer and writer at the Syfy Channel and has also written for Refinery29 and Huffington Post Women. A graduate of Kent State University, Mary interned at the Late Show With David Letterman where she had a brief but bizarre run-in with Bruce Willis in a stairwell and learned that showbiz isn't really that glamorous. SELLING POINTS: The popularity of shows like 2 Broke Girls and New Girl proves that the plight of the independent twentysomething girl is a hot topic right now This is the Quarterlife Crisis for the next generation-the first book to provide straightforward, accessible advice for the struggling twentysomething The author writes the regular column Late 20s Rut-Busting for Zooey Deschanel's site Hello Giggles