It was a bright, cheery sunny morning at Sunny Meadow Farm, and the barn was bustling with barn-type activity. Lily and Ben, both 10 years old, were brushing Champ, Lily’s golden-brown Quarter...
Guess what time it is? It’s financial education for your kids time! It’s time to do whatever you can to ensure that your children have enough financial smarts when they finally leave your house that...
Note: This post was written the week of the Thomas Fire in Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties in California. This week I have been forced to discover what I value in life, aside from life itself and the...
Why we buy…it’s an interesting question, especially in our America the Great Consummerland. There is a simple answer and a detailed answer. The simple answer is “because we like to feel.” The...
Imagine living in a house with electricity and plumbing but no one every showed you how to plug something in or turn on the faucet. You are living in the dark, have no running water to drink, cook...
Santa Barbara, California - Creative Wealth Intl., LLC announces their exciting new women’s financial workshop, Celebrating Women & Wealth, to be held in Santa Barbara, CA, March 12-13, 2016 at...
This year we are excited to announce the newest member of our Creative Wealth Coach Team, Kasey Hill from the beautiful state of Washington. Kasey, and her sister, are hosting two Camp Millionaire...
Have you ever spent hours tearing your house apart trying to find a receipt, form, or slip of paper? Chances are you need that piece of paper to do your taxes, to submit a health claim, or for a...
It's that time of year again when you start thinking about what your kids really need to be learning outside of school (aside from everything?) as well as what they'd like to be experiencing during...
December 18, 2013 Happy Holidays! I'm currently in the Caribbean, about to be the matron of honor for the lady I stayed with a few years ago. She's experiencing a lot of stress before the wedding...
Because I am the proud owner of many financial education websites and several financial literacy blogs, I receive, almost weekly, requests from other website owners requesting that I post a link for...
By Jim Garnett, a/k/a Ask Mr.G, a member of the ICFE's Board of Educational Advisors. As a veteran financial counselor I have counseled multiple hundreds of smart people with serious financial...
Back by popular demand, parents this summer have the rare opportunity let someone else make sure their teens know exactly what it’s going to take to move out and live on their own. Most parents...
Believe it or not, there's a great place on your child's book shelf for financial education books for kids. Financial literacy in the US and most other countries is hugely lacking so it's important...
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” - Benjamin Franklin The great Benjamin Franklin was a wise man, indeed. If he were alive today, he might very well say that an online savings account is the...
I get emails all of the time from what appear to be stressed, tired human beings asking some very simple, yet serious, questions about money and financial freedom. This morning I got the following...
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...
Plastic...it's everywhere. We have come to accept its insidious use in our lives...but should we? If you think I'm talking about plastic bags or plastic food containers or the plastic used in...
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...
Every so often, I get an email that warms my heart...financial literacy wise. It's usually from one of our Camp Millionaire instructors or Money Game instructors around the globe and often it's from...
Watch Those Words – Part 1 Have you ever wondered if there’s a secret to how the top 1% perform? It’s really not as much a secret as a formula for getting results. I’ve used this simple formula for years to conjure a winning attitude for tough tasks and to...
If you think that you can’t succeed in their world and you’ll never have the money or life that you might wish for yourself, think again. Here’s some great information for you to ponder… The USA has been ranked the top place in the world for female entrepreneurs.(1)...
Witticisms from the Old Folk that Still Ring True Today, I was sitting on my decking enjoying the bright Santa Barbara sunshine, sipping a cold glass of one of my favorite herbal teas, and thinking about Camp Millionaire and how we try to make it a fun experience for...
The Adventure of Lilly, Ben, and the Mystery of the Map: A Financial Journey On a bright morning at Sunny Meadow Farm, Lilly and Ben were busy in the barn brushing Champ, their golden-brown Quarter Horse, when something shiny caught Ben’s eye. “What’s that?” he asked,...
It was a bright, cheery sunny morning at Sunny Meadow Farm, and the barn was bustling with barn-type activity. Lily and Ben, both 10 years old, were brushing Champ, Lily’s golden-brown Quarter horse. Champ loved their attention, snorting happily as they worked through...
5 Steps to Getting Started On Anything One of the most pervasive questions I see written in Facebook groups and educational programs I invest in, or hear people say when they commit to taking on a new habit, project or goal, is, “Where do I start?” I find it...
It was a bright, cheery sunny morning at Sunny Meadow Farm, and the barn was bustling with...
Guess what time it is? It’s financial education for your kids time! It’s time to do whatever you...
Note: This post was written the week of the Thomas Fire in Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties in...
