Because Money Matters

Your guide to achieving personal financial success from the beginning! $1 from every book sold goes directly to benefitting a children's education charity.CONGRATULATIONS! Please take a moment to pause and celebrate yourself. You are taking a massive leap forward in your life and, after you finish this book, you will have all the tools you need to make outstanding financial decisions every single day for the rest of your life!This book is for you if: You feel like you could have a better understanding of how to manage your money that's congruent with your goals.You're like the average kid in America and you never learned how to manage your money.You're a parent who wants to help educate your kids, so that they can excel in every area of their lives, including their finances.You're a recent college graduate and you want to get started on the right track - financially.You're graduating high school and want to know how to build a solid financial foundation.You're working on getting your financial house in order.You want to learn more about finances and integrate healthier financial habits into your life.I run into so many people these days that are just confused about everything going on with their finances. Many of these people happen to be close friends and family, and I'm determined to help. Let's all be honest here: Between bankers, planners, brokers, attorneys, accountant, and 17 other professionals - you could easily spend more money than you probably have in your bank just trying to find the right advice. We don't learn personal finance in school and the world just serves to confuse us more the longer we spend in it. The other unspoken thing is that everyone thinks their method, or their plan, is the best way or the only way. The truth about finance is that there's a lot of gray area. There are multiple solutions to one problem. There are multiple pathways to every outcome. I'm here to clear everything up. My personal mission is to help young professionals take control of their financial lives - creating a pay yourself first system, avoiding unnecessary costs, asking better questions, and becoming empowered through knowledge. In my head, by reading this book, you will learn so much about all aspects of personal finance, that you will become a resource among your group of friends for all things finance, regardless of what you do for a living. It's a lofty goal.

No matter what you earn or where you live, no matter if you work for yourself or for someone else, and no matter your marital status or gender, you will discover that it is possible to walk the path to your solid financial life. Imagine living your life: Free of worry and stress about money Free of anxiety about the market or the economy Free of other people's speculations or predictions about your future.Take control of your financial life by mastering these eight practical, realistic, and attainable principles. You will not ever have to live paycheque by paycheque, get stuck in debt forever, and worry about not having enough money to do the things you want for your life. You'll be able to: Find opportunities to increase your income and your savingsControl spending habits and save thousands by using the PANEL testAvoid making costly choices and decisionsDesign a plan for paying off all debt fasterGet better value for your money through effective negotiationMaximize your money by using the invest MODELFollow a 3-step plan to build your wealth. Get your copy today to start your journey to prosperity!

No matter what you earn or where you live, no matter if you work for yourself or for someone else, and no matter your marital status or gender, you will discover that it is possible to walk the path to your solid financial life. Imagine living your life: -Free of worry and stress about money -Free of anxiety about the market or the economy -Free of other people's speculations or predictions about your future. Take control of your financial life by mastering these eight practical, realistic, and attainable principles. You will not ever have to live paycheque by paycheque, get stuck in debt forever, and worry about not having enough money to do the things you want for your life. You'll be able to: -Find opportunities to increase your income and your savings -Control spending habits and save thousands by using the PANEL test -Avoid making costly choices and decisions -Design a plan for paying off all debt faster -Get better value for your money through effective negotiation -Maximize your money by using the invest MODEL -Follow a 3-step plan to build your wealth. Get your copy today to start your journey to prosperity!

African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding. This book deals with everyday life in Africa, showing the underlying logic of African economic systems and behavior. Two new chapters in this second edition emphasize personal relationships, making the book even more relevant to the thoughtful reader. Maranz introduces these principles, as well as the very different goals of African and Western economic systems, plus ninety specific observations of money-related African behaviors. Personal anecdotes bring this book to life. The result is that the reader can make sense of customs that at first seem incomprehensible. This popular book has captured the interest of Westerners living in or visiting Sub-Saharan Africa: business, diplomatic, and NGO personnel; religious workers, journalists, and tourists. The readership includes professors and students of African Studies. African readers will also be interested for what it reveals about Western culture and ways Westerners often react to Africa. David E. Maranz (Ph.D., International Development) has worked with SIL International in several African countries since 1975 in community development, administration, and anthropology consulting. His earlier book, Peace is Everything (SIL International), examines the worldview and religious context of the Senegambia region.

Money Matters in Church helps leaders to discover a one-stop, comprehensive model for managing finances and fundraising. It guides leaders of any size church or ministry to create a culture of giving that supports savvy, faithful, and legal financing. The authors present a biblical theology of stewardship that supports ways to develop donors and maximize contributions, enact a strategic budget and effective audit process, project income and expenses, work with banks, compensate staff, and address debt. The book's practical step-by-step approach makes finance issues understandable for leaders without a business background.

In Money Matters for Teens, young writers discuss their financial fears and the strategies they've learned to help them spend their money wisely, save for the future, and pay for college. The gap between the richest and the poorest Americans has been growing for decades, and experts predict it will continue to widen. Young people bear the brunt of this inequality because it makes it harder to get a job and to pay for the college education you need to move up the ladder. Political changes could help close the gap, but in the meantime, teens can help prepare themselves for financial independence. In this book, teens write about learning to handle money wisely, to manage their own income, to pay for college, and how our larger economic system determines their financial standing. Essays include: Equal Work, Unequal Pay The Rags to Riches Myth Job-Hopping to a Career I Took a Scam Job Job-Hunting Tips A Guide to Drama-Free Banking My Credit Card Gave Me False Security We Don't Save It for a Rainy Day How Am I Supposed to Pay for College? Countdown to Independence and more! Through these essays, teen readers—as well as their parents, teachers, and caregivers—will pick up new tricks to managing their money but will also be provided a much-needed glimpse into how the world looks to our younger generations.

Provides a basic understanding of the purpose of money and explains stewardship, money, attitude, planning, banking, spending, careers, and more by using the Bible as the plan.

Thomas Jefferson said, "Knowledge is power." You've probably heard that quote before, but have you taken its principles to all areas of your life? Veronica Karas, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM), takes her wealth (yes, pun intended) of knowledge and experience in the financial industry and brings it to all seasons of your life. Following her first book in the Money Matters series, Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School, but Didn't, she systematically takes you in her second book, Money Matters: Merging Lives, Merging Finances- Get it Right so You Don't Fight, through the season of joining your life and finances with a partner. She masterfully lays out, step-by-step, the progressive nature of merging your partnership financially, in all its logical and emotional aspects, while blending your lives with your love. As you take that "next step" in the season of your romantic relationship, this must-read book walks couples through the seemingly continuous minefields of discussion of blending finances, while discovering that gaining knowledge does matter, because Money Matters.