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INTRO We started theSkimm's adventure seven years ago. We had a lot of ambition, dwindling savings accounts, and two laptops that wouldn't hold a charge. As we grew the business through the years, we often found ourselves asking, "Did everyone else take a class on how to do life? Did I miss that day?" This book's journey really began four years ago. We didn't know what to read one Memorial Day weekend, and we decided that our Skimm'rs could probably relate. So we started a section in the Daily Skimm email newsletter called "Skimm Reads," where we recommended a book we thought our audience might want to have for the long weekend. Our audience liked it, so we recommended another one the next week. And it caught on. For a few years now, we've been approached about creating a print version of what theSkimm does every day. But start-up rule number one is focus, so we never felt like the timing was quite right. Now, we're focusing on the next chapter of theSkimm's story. See what we did there?  theSkimm is a membership for living smarter. Already a trusted resource for news, we're ready to take on more. We want to help you navigate the noteworthy moments in your lives, not just in your days. We want to take all of the daunting, cumbersome, and, frankly, unsexy parts of being an adult, and break them down the same way we break down a complicated news story. Meet How to Skimm Your Life. This book is the embodiment of our mission, and covers it all: personal finance, career, stress management, global politics, civic engagement, and more. We built How to Skimm Your Life for you. It is our sincere hope that when you close the back cover, you will feel empowered to make a decision or take an action you might not have before. That you feel like you don't need to second-guess yourself, call your parents, phone a friend, or put the decision off until tomorrow. We hope that you use it as a reference tool, and turn to it time and time again as you navigate the big moments in your life. We hope it becomes a fixture on your coffee table or on your desk (or even by your couch). We hope that you share it with a friend. You never know when you'll end up starting a business together . . . This book has been a dream of ours, and of our team's, for a long time. We can't thank you enough for your support, and we're so excited to share this with you. Excerpted from How to Skimm Your Life by The Skimm, Inc. All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.