Young Money (magazine)

YOUNG MONEY magazine is a bi-monthly publication that specializes in financial information for young adults. [ [http://www.banking.state.ny.us/fec/clymm.htm NY state banking department web site] .] It seeks to "change the way young adults earn, manage, invest and spend money." [http://www.youngmoney.com/aboutus About Young Money magazine] ] Young Money was launched in 1999 and "specifically focuses on money management, entrepreneurship, careers, investing, technology, travel, entertainment and automotive topics."

Financial Advice

YOUNG MONEY magazine offers financial advice for young adults. USA Today noted that YOUNG MONEY "shifted its focus to the college-aged market" in 2002 [Citation
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url = http://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/education/articles/20041107.htm] The Washington Post described YOUNG MONEY as " a personal finance magazine for adolescents." Todd Romer, the publisher of YOUNG Money was quoted in the Post article stating "More teens today are becoming aware of the significant advantage of starting to manage their money now while they're young" [Salmon, Jaqueline, "First Flush of Youth; Teenagers Cash in on Hot Economy," The Washington Post, 05/17/1999]

Featuring young entrepreneurs

YOUNG MONEY magazine often profiles the business experiences of young entrepreneurs. For example in 2005 it profiled the founders of theplacefinder.com, a website that provides detailed information about housing for college students [Citation
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url = http://www.youngmoney.com/entrepreneur/student_entrepreneurs/263] . Additionally in 2005 it featured the founders of workscited4u.com, a website that automatically generates works cited pages. The article reported on the experiences of the site's founders in setting up the website and maintaining it. [Citation| last = Shaffer| first = Stefanie| author-link = | last2 = | first2 =
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Reviews

A number of other periodicals have reviewed Young Money Magzine, including the Washington Post, [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-593491.html First Flush Of Youth; Teenagers Cash In On Hot Economy | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research ] ] Orlando Sentinel [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8911282_ITM The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Media Column. | The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) (December, 2002) ] ] , USA Today [ [http://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/education/articles/20041107.htm Young people are spending big – and investing, too - USATODAY.com ] ] and The Gazette. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F34B92AC3766949&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources ] ]

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