DEBT-PROOF YOUR KIDS, by Mary Hunt. DPL Press. 210 pages. $14.99

There are undoubtedly plenty of American parents who would like their children to avoid the financial mistakes they made.

Once Mary Hunt recognized her own disastrous situation -- financial ignorance mixed with an attitude of entitlement and availability of easy credit -- she and her husband set out to help their own kids take charge of their money.

Hunt, the editor of "Debt-Proof Living" newsletter (www.debtproofliving.com), offers advice that was practical when it was published two years ago, and is even more appropriate now.

-- Sheri Poore is a copy editor for The Roanoke Times