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Is Financial Literacy a Joke? The Ultimate Financial Education Question
This may be the shortest blog I've ever written. It consists of one very deep, very enlightened question, based on over 10 years of experience in the 'industry' of financial education. Riddle us this one, Bat Man... "Why do public and private schools, all across...
Financial Planning Musts for The Perfect Vacation
There you are, in unfamiliar territory (US or abroad), frustrated by the fact that the credit or debit card you had planned on using isn't going through at a local restaurant or hotel. Now what do you do? The one thing you do NOT want to have trouble with while...
Financial Literacy: The Missing Pieces
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...
Humans and Money…Then, Now and Always
I find it absolutely amusing that so many financial planners, financial newsletters writers and money magazines editors continue to tell people they just need to start saving more money, thinking this will actually have an affect on their behavior. As you probably...
Burning financial question: how to save (pay yourself first) when it seems you have nothing to save?
Somewhere on our website or in an email of ours we have the question, "What is the single biggest question when it comes to creating financial freedom for yourself or teaching your kids about money?" And on occasion, someone sends us their question. This one was so...
Financial Complications – Choose them wisely.
What I have noticed most in the past ten years of being entrenched in this financial literacy business (and it is a business even though there there's more passion than profit in it...more on that later), is that human beings tend to make their lives complicated. Most...
Teachable Money Moments with Kids
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...
The Ultimate Financial Education Activity
Almost 10 year journey I embarked on a journey into the fascination field of financial education and along the way, there have been people and processes added to our programs that enhanced their effectiveness by leaps and bounds. One of these activities was suggested...
Good Advice About Your Wallet
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...
Stop, Read and Clarify…How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
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...
“Make it cash for me!” in the Cash versus Credit Question
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...
Beating Your Own Financial Drum
"Learn how to be financially free today." "Be all that you can be now." "Learn to play a bigger game!" "Propel yourself to another level!" And on and on... Are you at all tired of being made to think that being who you are, where you are isn't enough? Quite frankly, I...
Burning Financial Education Question
We frequently get questions from our websites from visitors. Here are a few I answered in very unconventional ways. Here is his email to me... My single biggest question(s) when it comes to creating financial freedom for myself or teaching my kids about money...
Financial Freedom: Moving From ‘Have To’ to ‘Want To’!
Up until now, the majority of children in this country, and perhaps the world, have been raised with the belief that the way they will be financially successful in life is by getting a good education which will then (hopefully) lead to getting a good job where they...
Penny a Day vs. Millionaire Dollars Activity Lesson
Our Penny Vs. Million Dollars Activity has to do with compound growth and is a great way to get anyone to understand the power of money invested over time.
Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that “compound interest is the most powerful force in the Universe” and adults who don’t understand investing often say that compound interest is the most important thing for kids to learn.
Anatomy of a Financial Summer Camp
Every Camp Millionaire we hold has the same group of kids in it. We have marveled about this for years. We chuckle about it during and after camp as we notice how, over and over again, the same personalities show up. Since we just had one of our weekend Camp...
Financial Freedom – What you are doing, and NOT doing, to create it.
I once heard Harv Eker, the author of Secrets of The Millionaire Mind, say during his Millionaire Mind Intensive... "We have two kinds of habits...habits we DO and habits we DON'T do." Simply said, you're either in the habit of doing something or in the habit of NOT...
Financial Foursquare Activity Lesson
Two of the most important distinctions that Camp Millionaire and The Money Game help people (little and not so little) see is:
1) The difference between earning money and making money.
The Money Camp in Mexico in the news (in Spanish)
Our wonderful three licensees in Mexico were in the news last week too. Check it out (if you speak Spanish). http://www.livestream.com/sucesostv/video?clipId=pla_0553933e-55be-4291-9c77-61d7c71f90b4&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb
Camp Millionaire and The Money Game on Fox Business News!
Hi all, Well, last friday, the 15th of July, was fun here at Creative Wealth in the morning. I got a call from Megan at Fox Business News about the interview I 'thought' we were doing on the phone or something (what was I thinking). She said something about coming to...
Bean Counting…Another Garden Metaphor
So there we are, Jan and I this morning, picking beans in my garden. I planted three types: green, yellow and purple. Before you get all excited about the purple ones you need to know they turn green when you cook them. Imagine my disappointment because I love purple....
What Kids Think About Money
(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...
Questioning Everything is What Creates Leaders
Status quo. The idea that "this is just the way things are" has never sat well with me. Not when I was passionate about health, fitness and nutrition (still am...just don't do it for a living anymore) and certainly not while I've been passionate about teaching people...
Kids and Money: A Great Time To Practice!
It's summer and your kids are out of school, foot loose and fancy free. If you have teens, they are probably busy spending money hand over fist (whatever that means) and hopefully, many of them are making some or all of the money they are spending. If they aren't, and...
How To Pay Your Kids to Learn About Money
We often suggest to our inquiring parents that they pay their kids to read some of those great financial books out there. (Yes, pay!) Pay your kids $25 to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad; paying AFTER they give you a book report on each chapter and have a meaningful...
Money and Medical Madness: Another Reason to Save
You know that saying many speakers use when they're telling you about their success? That phrase you've heard plenty of times but not realized what they are doing in psychological terms...aka Speaker Speak? It's the phrase, "But it wasn't always this way." They use...
Earning vs. Making Money Activity Lesson
Most of our children are still being groomed for getting jobs when they get out of school…but there are so many other, more satisfying, ways to bring money into our lives in order to be financially responsible for ourselves and our families.
The Joys of Just Enough – Financial Freedom 101
Too much stuff Why does it seem that the older I get, the more simple I want my life? And why has it taken me years to figure that out? I think the answer lies in the fact that I've been teaching financial education for so many years, and had the privilege to talk to...
The Money Game (and How to Win it)
By John Buerger, Guest Note from Elisabeth: John is on the board of directors of Creative Wealth International and love The Money Game. Here's a great article he wrote on playing The Money Game to win. Right now, you are playing in the biggest, most important game of...
Book Review: Demystifying Headhunters
Veteran Recruiter & Career Coach, Judi Perkins, Reveals Secrets to Landing Perfect Job! Standing out in the job market is more difficult today than it’s ever been before! For one thing, recent downsizing has led to more candidates for fewer jobs. On top of that,...
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