Adult life is full of mysteries. What should you check before renting a flat? How do you ask for a pay rise? Does anything really need to be dry cleaned? And why does everyone else seem to know these things except you? (They don't, but this book will help.)

Being an Adult is a practical and entertaining guide to the life skills you didn't learn at school, from when to ask for a discount or send a condolence card, to how to save money, and what you need to know before your first day at work.

If you've ever wondered when you're going to become a 'real' grown-up, this book - with top tips from 20- and 30-somethings, and proper adults including a plumber, a doctor, and a personal finance expert - will give you the answers you need.

Adult life is full of mysteries. What should you check before renting a flat? How do you ask for a pay rise? Does anything really need to be dry cleaned? And why does everyone else seem to know these things except you? (They don't, but this book will help.) Being An Adult is a practical and entertaining guide to all the aspects of life you don't get taught about at school, from when to ask for a discount or send a condolence card, to how to make sure you save money every month, and what you really need to know before your first day in the office. If you have ever wondered when you're going to become a 'real' grown-up, this book - put together with the help of 20- and 30-somethings who reveal their top tips so far, as well as proper knowledgeable adults including a plumber, a doctor, and a personal finance expert - will give you the answers you need.

'I can't believe nobody had published this when I was twenty ? it's so thorough so obviously orchestrated by somebody who has actually experienced and still remembers the little niggling details that can really pull your confidence down or stress you out, and they're the things that people assume that you know but you actually don't. I think everybody needs [this].'