The Financial Freedom Myth

Financial Freedom is a myth. At least in our current paradigm of life. We all know that ‘life takes money’ but the majority of the world’s populations don’t necessarily understand the money game very well. In our current financial...

Lack of Financial Literacy in Schools is Child Abuse!

I have been listening to people in my industry, the industry we politely refer to as Financial Literacy, for so long about our inability to get this invaluable information into our schools, where most adults feel it should be, that I’m quite sick of it. So sick...

Financial Literacy – Political Agenda Priority One

Federal spending and saving behaviors are always hot political topics. Public spending and saving habits also has such a tremendous influence on the economy that many political figures find themselves faced with the reality that the only viable solution to any of the...

Financial fears trickle down to kids

When her husband lost his job as a mortgage underwriter at failed IndyMac Bank this July, one of the hardest moments for Jill Hofknecht was telling her 5-year-old daughter she couldn’t have a pet hamster. All the accoutrements that the little rodent required —...

Talking to your kids about a financial crisis

We’ve been getting a lot of calls and inquiries from those of you with kids and grand kids about what’s going on in our world right now. People want to know how to talk to their kids about what is happening with our financial situation. I have some...