learning about money

Financial Literacy: The Missing Pieces

January 5, 2012

A Financially Literate Society – The Five Critical Missing Pieces If it’s one thing most of us adults are painfully aware of, it’s that we weren’t taught how to manage or invest our money when we were young so that we could live independent, financially free lives as adults. We went to school ‘assuming’ we [...]

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Teachable Money Moments with Kids

November 17, 2011

When it comes to money, my son knows all about swiping debit and credit cards. He’s really good at spending money, both his and mine! When it comes to the finer points of saving, banking, and managing, however, he’s got some room to grow. (Having a financial education advocate for a mom is no guarantee, [...]

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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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What Kids Think About Money

July 11, 2011

(Guest Blog – by Jan Ruskin) What Kids Believe You might be surprised to know that, by the time kids graduate high school, they will probably have adopted the two following limiting beliefs: Money can cause a lot of problems. It’s better to give than to receive. You might NOT be surprised, though, if either [...]

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Austin Webster for President! You gotta love this young man.

May 2, 2011

A great friend of mine emailed me a link to this amazing speech on Capitalism and it was so inspiring, I had to post it for you to see. If this doesn’t inspire YOU to be YOUR best…Go Austin!  

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Financial Education: Right or Privilege?

May 27, 2010

Financial Education: Fact or Fiction In 2001, a young woman started questioning her lack of financial education as she looked around and saw so many WITH money but even more WITHOUT. She didn’t understand how she’d gotten mostly A’s in high school and college, knew how to grow freezers and pantries full of food, take [...]

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GET REAL RIGHT NOW!

April 29, 2010

Positive thinking, powerful prayer, and raising your vibration. Is this how you’re going to create financial security? Without getting real with your money, none of this will make a difference. No zero’s will be added to your bank balance. Until you acknowledge and accept where you are and where your money is, all of the [...]

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Earn to Learn: Paying Your Teen to Learn About Money

January 28, 2010

Sometimes you have to pay your kids to learn about money. If you do, consider it one of the best investment decisions you ever make!

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Financial Freedom Takes Knowing Your Why

December 29, 2009

We want this and we want that…all while knowing to be grateful for what we have. Yet, there are so many questions we spend our lives answering… Is it OK to want more than you have? Is is OK to want when you have ‘enough’ and others don’t? Is there a right way and a [...]

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Financial Awareness is the first step to Financial Freedom

December 14, 2009

OK, so there’s are hundreds of financial words out there floating around and many of them can be a little intimidating at first. But here’s the thing…when you want to get really good at something, do you usually let a few letters get in your way? Think about the last time you decided you wanted [...]

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