August 2010

Where’s the Fire and What’s the Rush?

August 26, 2010

Let’s say that you’re reading a book one day and you begin to deeply ponder the information presented in that book. Let’s say THAT book leads you to ANOTHER book on the same subject and pretty soon, your entire life is surrounded by books on that particular subject, all you notice around you is people [...]

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Tidbits about wealth sayings from history

August 21, 2010

Where did Piss Poor come from? They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery…….if you had to do this to survive you were “Piss Poor”. But worse than that were the really [...]

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The Truth is in the Consequence

August 19, 2010

Yesterday, I had lunch with my BFF, Peggy, at our favorite little hole-in-the-wall Mexican food joint that we’ve frequented for decades (literally) and I made a choice that affected the remaining part of my day and virtually the entire night. The choice? Having a diet Coke with lunch. You see…we both LOVE diet coke with [...]

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Passing on Sir Abraham Lincoln’s Knowledge

August 18, 2010

First, thank you ALL for your kind words of wisdom and appreciation and more. I had no idea I would spend the entire day in tears off and on! Wisdom for Wednesday I read this this morning (do two thises make a that?:-) and thought it wise to pass along to you… “You cannot help [...]

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6 Impossible Things Before Breakfast

August 17, 2010

Thanks Alice…(in Wonderland, that is), Have you ever gotten up in the morning and had 6 impossible thoughts before breakfast, or before getting up, but they weren’t the kinds of thoughts Alice in Wonderland was speaking of? They were 6 things you thought impossible to fix or 6 situations you thought impossible to get out [...]

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The Money Game is a big hit!

August 16, 2010

You know how one person can make your day? Well, this morning at Creative Wealth we got a great letter from Steve. Steve purchased The Money Game® a while back and just used it to teach 21 kids and teens this past weekend and he took the time to send us this great email on [...]

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Teach Math Through Sound Financial Education Program

August 12, 2010

When it comes right down to basics, life at it’s core it simply about survival. Oh, we want it to mean so much more, but it really isn’t any more complicated that eating, drinking, breathing and staying alive. So, why is it that the basic life skills we need to survive, and I might add [...]

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8 Financial Tips for Your Soon-to-be College Student!

August 8, 2010

It  always strikes me as funny (in a sad sort of way:-) that parents wait until their children graduate from high school before thinking about how to teach them to manage the money they’re about to go off to college with. Someone asked me recently for some pointers about how to prepare their son who [...]

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The Right Age to Teach Kids About Money

August 5, 2010

Question: What is the right age to start teaching kids about money? Answer: If they are breathing, they should be learning about money! OK, that may seem a little over zealous, but here’s the thing… Just like our need for oxygen from the moment we pop out into the planet, most of us don’t survive [...]

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Financial Surrender…Breathing Deeply Into What Is

August 3, 2010

Inquiry of Stuff I know, I know. The idea of surrendering to life for a lot of people puts them in a state of fear, or panic, or worse. However, the idea, and practice, of surrendering to ‘what is’ can be quite freeing, especially when it comes to money and the stuff money buys. After [...]

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