18 Books As Great Graduation Gifts Under $20 - Earning and Saving with Sarah

With graduation season approaching again, now is a great time to scope out budget-friendly gifts to honor the new graduates. Make your life easy and your gift recipients happy with these 18 Books That Make Great Graduation Gifts Under $20.

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Better Homes and Gardens: New Cook Book, 16th Edition-The cookbook that generations of people have trusted to guide them in the kitchen.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen-For the athletic and/or adventurous graduate, this book contains an inspiring true story of the lengths that one human would go to find the answer to a serious problem that had stumped him. In the process, he tested and expanded both his physical and mental limits.

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time-One of those books that we can all learn something from, no matter what our age.

Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book–Just goes to show that these classic books can provide valuable life lessons throughout our lives.

How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food-Easy-to-follow instructions to grow kitchen skills and make tasty, simple recipes.

How to Win Friends & Influence People-One of the greatest books ever written on how to network with other people and get to know them.

I Just Graduated … Now What?: Honest Answers from Those Who Have Been There-Guidance and words of wisdom from 30 highly successful people working in career fields such as business, media, fashion, technology, sports, and philanthropy.

Little Black Book for Graduates-Written by a youth minster, this book covers topics that range from “3 Keys To Sound Career Decisions” to “3 Things To Do When You Fail”.

Outliers: The Story of Success-What is it about someone’s life journey that helps lead to success?

Seuss-isms! A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out…and Those Already on Their Way-Because we all can use a little Dr. Seuss in our lives.

Stuff Every Graduate Should Know: A Handbook for the Real World-A handy book with quick, easy tips for handling new life and work situations that come with graduating.

The Art of Fixing Things, Principles of Machines, and How to Repair Them: 150 Tips and Tricks to Make Things Last Longer, and Save You Money-The title pretty much says it all.

New American Standard Bible-A great guide for all aspects of life.

The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less-A powerful road map for time management and getting the important things done.

The Last Lecture-An inspiring book about “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”.

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2020: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers-One of the best books available for career planning and job search.

Where’s Mom Now That I Need Her?: Surviving Away from Home-This book helped me survive college and the first few years of living on my own. I just about wore it out constantly flipping through it and looking up advice.

Why Didn’t They Teach Me This in School?: 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By-Start them out with solid knowledge about how to handle finances and they will be light years ahead of their peers.