Stuff Every Adult Should Know A Pocket-Sized Guide to Grown-Up Know-How, from Taxes to Small Talk

By: Alyssa Favreau, Alanna Kalb, Brett Cohen

Published by Quirk Books, 2025-04-01

A pocket guide to all the adult stuff you’re expected to know (but that nobody ever explains).

Do you ever feel like you missed the day in school when they taught you . . . literally everything you were going to need for a successful adulthood? How do you iron clothes? Where do friends come from? Why are there so many types of insurance? Does everyone else already know this stuff, and where did they learn it?

Here’s the handbook for that day we all missed—and it fits right into your pocket! Get the background knowledge you deserve for life skills like:

• How to Write a Cover Letter
• How to Change a Tire
• How to Make a Budget
• How to Host a Dinner Party
• How to Deal with Taxes
• And more!

Featuring handy tips, tricks, and techniques collected from the best-selling Stuff You Should Know series, Stuff Every Adult Should Know is the adulthood 101 you’ve been waiting for!