The Girl's Guide: Getting the hang of your whole complicated, unpredictable, impossibly amazing life

“The first book to explain such critical subjects as a Roth IRA and a bikini wax with equal clarity. Funny, irreverent, wise, thorough, and empowering.”*

A colossal cheat sheet for your post-college years, answering all the needs of the modern woman―from mastering money to placating overly anxious parents, from social media etiquette to the pleasure and pain of dating (and why it’s not a cliché to love yourself first).

A perfect combination of tried-and-true advice and been-there tips, The Girl’s Guide is a one-stop resource that includes how to clean up your digital reputation, info on finding an apartment you can afford and actually want to live in, and why you should exercise the delicate art of defriending. Plus the fundamentals, from health (mental and physical) to spirituality to ethics to fashion, all delivered in Melissa Kirsch’s fresh, personal, funny voice―as if your best friend were giving you the best and smartest advice in the world.

“Women of any age will find this book incredibly helpful. It’s like having a guru girlfriend who won’t make you feel dumb for asking the questions you don’t want to admit you don’t know ... I laughed out loud. And couldn’t agree more.” ―*New York Times bestselling author Rosalind Wiseman 

“Everything you wish your big sister or best friend had told you about navigating the real world.” ―New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner

MELISSA KIRSCH has written for New York magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Nerve, and Good Housekeeping, and has been consulted as an expert for Glamour, Jezebel, and Cosmopolitan. She is an editor in New York City.