Women in their 20s, standing before many opportunities and possibilities,
Let's make smart, practical, and confident choices for ourselves!

A message that has been further verified and refined over the past 20 years.
A must-read for women in their 20s who want to stop wandering between ideals and reality and dream of a better tomorrow!

The '20th Anniversary Revised Edition (4th Edition)' of the bestseller 'A Woman's Whole Life is Determined in Her 20s', which sold over 3.8 million copies thanks to the explosive response from Asian readers, is being published.
This book, first published in 2004, is a book in which author Nam In-sook, who met women living diverse lives while working as a broadcaster and screenwriter, discovered special commonalities in women who "live happily on their own" and extracted universal methodologies from them so that readers can apply them to their own lives.


This book, which caused a huge stir immediately after its publication with its provocative message and bold advice of course being "Become a vulgar person," was later translated and published in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, and other countries, leading the Korean Wave in publishing and has been with readers through numerous revisions.
After the first revision in 2009, the third edition in 2015 added values ​​and behavior in the digital environment for readers in their 20s. In this 20th anniversary edition, some content has been revised to reflect the rapidly changing social changes.


The core keyword for happiness discovered by the author, who was in his early 30s at the time of the first publication, can be summarized as 'vulgarity.'
This refers to the tendency to choose the path that benefits oneself and leaves one with fewer regrets in important and complex choices in life, such as work, relationships, and love.


To this end, she advises women to become "selfish people who are not hated," and provides various examples of ways to wisely change their 20s.
The author is persuasive by presenting guidelines that can be implemented in daily life, richly demonstrating 'realistic thinking' and 'wise self-love.'
This will help you equip yourself with a more realistic and wise mindset in your 20s, a time when you have the most time and opportunities to make choices, but also the most confusion, so that you can welcome your 30s with happiness and leisure.

This book, consisting of nine chapters, is filled with vivid advice on how to become a materialist in your 20s, let go of the illusion of happiness, realize that you create your own good fortune, determine the direction of your life in your 20s, learn to control your surroundings, start investing to change your given destiny, realize the power of positive thinking, establish your value for money, and make choices and focus on marriage.

The author said of the 20th anniversary revised edition, “I have re-examined this book and it seems almost like a book of prophecy.
“The things I had so strongly hoped for at that time have now become a given,” he says.
Of course, the reality surrounding women in their 20s today is very different from when the book was published, and values ​​and structural situations have also changed significantly.


However, the 20s are still a time of conflict between reality and ideals, my desires and the gaze of others, amidst vague dreams and goals.
Especially in today's competitive and fast-paced world, it's more important than ever to establish your own core.
In that sense, the message of this book, which is like advice from a wise and astute senior, remains valid, and will serve as an excellent guide for female readers in their 20s who are having trouble finding their way through life.

Women in their 20s, face reality!

My life changed as I began to realize and practice how to live a happy and wonderful life.
I am happier, richer, and healthier than before.
But on the other hand, I also felt regretful that if I had realized these principles in my 20s, many more aspects of my life would have changed dramatically.
(…) I wrote this book with the sincere hope that my younger sisters, who are in their 20s, and all women in their 20s of the same generation as them, will not spend their 20s as foolishly as I did.
I believe it will definitely be helpful to women who want a better life.
--- From the "Prologue"

Being a practical philistine doesn't mean giving up on your dreams.
The only difference is that the person who has become wisely materialistic does not seek his dreams 'over the rainbow', but begins to look for them within his reach.

Let's not disagree that it is a hundred times wiser to take control of reality early and make life completely our own, rather than being dragged around by reality and becoming miserable by becoming a vulgar person.
Above all, it's exciting to be a snobbery person in your 20s.
Because opening your eyes to reality also means becoming indifferent to the pressures of reality and being able to make reality work for you.
How can you not be excited about living as the master of the world?

--- From "If you become a vulgar person in your 20s, you won't have a hard time in your 30s"

The choice is his.
Therefore, in order to reprogram myself, I need to practice thinking, "Will this decision make me happy?" before thinking, "What do I want?" when faced with a choice.
It's easy to equate these two criteria for choice, but surprisingly, there are many cases where what I'm drawn to and what's good for me don't align.
There are more women than you might think who make unfortunate choices, like moths to a flame, even though they know full well that it will make them unhappy.
Therefore, no matter what choice you are faced with, don't do what your heart tells you right now.
The decision may not be what you really want, but rather what the program in your head dictates.
Whenever that happens, seek advice from someone who is richer, more capable, and more capable of making themselves happy.
Draw a picture of the life you want and draw your own blueprint of the perceptions you need to get there.

--- From "Fate is Injected"

The vessel called a person is bound to be filled to its width and depth.
Therefore, let us not be bound by the advice to ‘live within our means’ or ‘live simply.’
Why do we desire a life of wealth and fame, yet think of it as greed?
This duality plagues the lives of women in their 20s.
If you have the life you want, don't think of it as belonging to some other woman with an easy life, think of it as your own.
Don't just think about your current situation and confine your future life to it.
Fate can change at any time.
You are still in your 20s.
There is plenty of time to transform your life into that of a nobleman.

--- From "Treat Yourself as Noble"

If you are in your 20s and want to live with a good fortune, you must clearly define what it means to live 'hard'.
Living a hard life is not about working hard with your hands, but about working hard with your feet.
You may keep your hands as delicate as a princess, but you should move your feet as diligently as an eagle.
'Working with your hands' is a passive attitude of doing the work given to you in your place, while 'working with your feet' means actively moving forward, constantly adapting to change and finding your own path.
Women who are too lazy to think outside the box and explore new paths are destined to have a difficult life.
Because we don't turn our eyes to the possibility of living a less difficult life.
He complains, asking why the world doesn't reward him for working so hard.
They often mistake 'living hard' for 'living diligently'.
--- From "Take the Princess' Hand and the Eagle's Foot"

Smart women, rather than relishing the fact that they stand out among the ugly crowd, are ashamed of their situation as one of the ugly crowd.
And they strive to associate with people who are richer, more educated, and smarter than they are.
It's not just about benefiting from those people or making connections.
They know full well that everyone tends to resemble the group they belong to, so they simply want to meet them as people they want to be like.
To practice this virtue, I hope you will first put aside your jealousy and hostility toward those who have more than you.
They have something for you to learn.
--- From "You have to play in good water to catch good fish"

Although the expressions are different, there is a common saying that is used in financial management books.
If you don't study because you don't have money to invest right now, you won't be able to invest later when you have money and the opportunity comes.
So, no matter how much you say, studying money is not something that can be done quickly.
Just as there is no one in the world who can live without spending money, there is no one who is 'not suited to studying money.'
Even now, when I see people in their 20s who seem to have no concept of money, I tell them, "Get a grip."

--- From "The earlier you start studying money, the easier life becomes"