10 CDs for a Penny Growing Up Gen X with Bruises Burnt Pop-Tarts and Zero Therapy

<p><strong>10 CDs for a Penny: Growing Up Gen X with Bruises Burnt Pop-Tarts and Zero Therapy</strong> is a no-holds-barred time capsule of the last truly untethered generation. Through wild stories raw humor and unfiltered truth Sergio Serna takes you on a ride through the chaotic hilarious and often unsafe world of Gen X childhood.</p><p></p><p>Raised on hose water sarcasm and MTV Gen X grew up without helmets emotional regulation or the internet-and somehow made it out alive. This book isn't nostalgia wrapped in comfort. It's a survival guide from the kids who knew how to reset a Nintendo with two breaths and a slam who ate candy that doubled as a choking hazard and who rode in the back of pickup trucks with no seatbelts while blasting Guns N' Roses.</p><p></p><p>Each chapter dives deep into the cultural chaos-from latchkey life and mall culture to grunge angst killer toys and the sugar-loaded snack aisle. It revisits every odd dangerous and oddly freeing element of the era: battle-scarred playgrounds terrifying PSAs absurd fashion trends and our first internet crashes. It's about learning life lessons from <em>90210</em> and <em>Saved by the Bell</em> fighting over Pop-Tarts worshiping at the altar of Blockbuster and surviving childhood without a single safe space in sight.</p><p></p><p>At its core <em>10 CDs for a Penny</em> is both love letter and roast session. It celebrates the grit dysfunction and accidental genius of a generation raised by TV trauma and trial by fire. It explains why Gen X is so weird so resilient and so damn funny.</p><p></p><p>Uncensored unfiltered and unapologetic-this book isn't just for Gen Xers. It's a warning label for everyone else. Welcome to the ride. Hope you brought PB&J and some hose water. Let's go.</p>