Financial Literacy Principles

Paypal’s BillMeLater Program – DON’T DO IT!

January 14, 2013

Everywhere you look, companies are still offering people the opportunity to be irresponsible with their money. Even PayPal has gotten into the ‘credit’ game recently with their new BillMeLater service…but don’t do it and here’s why. Painful Credit Lessons Don’t Last Long The past several years has brought a huge percentage of Americans to their [...]

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Only Borrow Money to Make You Money

October 11, 2012

Only Borrow Money to Make You Money   Of all of the financial principles we teach in Camp Millionaire and The Money Game, this principle alone would have kept Americans from getting into debt they couldn’t get themselves out of. Making Money Borrowing Money If you don’t understand the world of money, then you can’t [...]

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Financial Education in Schools – The Missing Piece

September 30, 2012

Most parents agree with the idea that financial education should be taught in schools…in addition to being taught at home. There are, however, several challenges with financial education in schools: Schools are gears toward getting students to be proficient in subjects they are tested in: math, reading, writing, science, etc., NOT subjects that are classified [...]

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How to Talk to Your Teen about Money

May 24, 2012

Guest Post By Jill Suskind Talking to teens about money is an art form! Remember the parents’ voices in the Charlie Brown movies?  Ever feel like your teen hears “wah wah wah wah” like Charlie Brown and his crew do when you bring up the subject?  So, how do we talk to our teens about [...]

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What lifestyle do you want (to support)?

April 12, 2012

Everywhere we turn these days, we hear and read about others who have figured out, and want to share, the secrets to creating our dream lifestyles, live the way we want to live and so on. There are books and seminars galore promising to share these secrets with you, for a nice fee that is. [...]

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Good Advice About Your Wallet

November 11, 2011

Author: Mr. or Ms. Anonymous Attorney I got this in an email today and it’s good information from an attorney. Even If you dislike attorneys, you will love them for these tips. Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some [...]

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Stop, Read and Clarify…How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

October 7, 2011

Have you ever made a mistake that cost you money? Lots of money? And when you thought back over how it happened, you realized it was simply a lack of attention to detail on your part? Of course you have. We all have. I know I have, and recently I might add. It started out [...]

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“Make it cash for me!” in the Cash versus Credit Question

September 30, 2011

by Paul Richard – ICFE PresidentSan Diego, CA – A growing number of merchants won’t accept cash anymore, including many airlines, which insist you pay by credit card if you want to buy a drink or a sandwich on board. There are also news reports that the U.S. Treasury is printing fewer dollars, as American [...]

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Financial Gardening: Learning to Thin

May 6, 2011

I have the opportunity quite often to teach or talk to teens and one of the things I love talking to them about is the idea of designing their lives. Now I know that sometimes things just happen that don’t seem to be part of our design at first, yet if you really look deeper [...]

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Get Your Own Chicken! A Story About Financial Responsibility.

March 31, 2011

Today’s blog was written for you by one of our very first Camp Millionaire Coaches, Patricia Davis. Enjoy… As I travel the country teaching financial seminars, I often am reminded of my Mother, Mimi, who was the very first person who taught me the rules of the game of money and how to play it [...]

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