About the Book
You Can Always Get What You Want is a clear, easy guide that helps teens and young adults master essential financial skills. It covers key topics like banking products, budgeting, the Australian tax system, and how to stay organised with your money.
The book also explains how to maintain a good credit rating and provides practical insights into lending, insurance, superannuation, and investing—giving you the basics you need to build a strong financial future.
With simple language and fun illustrations by Brooke Chaplin, this book is perfect for anyone ready to grow up financially confident and independent.
The Basics
Everything from your first bank account, setting up a TFN, account conduct, budgeting, renting and managing bills. Those essential matters we need to understand the what, why and how of.
The Nitty Gritty
Understanding how to manage credit, saving strategies, how to apply for and manage lending products such as overdrafts, Credit Cards, personal loans and home loans and of course all types of insurance products explained.
The Future
All the basics explained about tax, lodging tax returns, starting a small business and being self-employed and understanding why you should look after your super from a young age and how investing works.