Financial Sense to White Picket Fence: Budgeting, Borrowing, Buying, Beyond. This 140-page, illustrated guide provides consumer protection, personal finance, and residential real estate assistance for all Californians. Use it as a companion to your community college financial literacy curriculum or as an individual study tool. Chris Sorensen s approachable, personal style simplifies daunting personal housing decisions. Anyone desiring to purchase or rent a home, recovering from a foreclosure, or wishing to move out on one s own for the first time can benefit from today s affordable housing market. Expert tips, self-assessment tools, and website references provided throughout. Appropriate for secondary education level and above. Learn more at http: //www.CaliforniaFinancialLiteracy.org. "