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Raising Financially Fit Kids, Revised

By Joline Godfrey

By Joline Godfrey

By Joline Godfrey

By Joline Godfrey

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    About Raising Financially Fit Kids, Revised

    This combination parenting and personal finance book helps parents teach their children key money skills–such as saving, spending, budgeting, investing, building credit, and donating–that they’ll need to become financially secure adults.

    In this updated edition of Raising Financially Fit Kids, Joline Godfrey shares knowledge gleaned from two decades of preparing children and families for financial independence and stewardship, philanthropic effectiveness, and meaningful economic lives. At the heart of the book are three big ideas:

    • Financial education is not just about the money; it’s 
    about building great families and raising self-confident kids who have the tools to realize their dreams.
    • Financial sustainability means living within one’s means and acquiring skills to create and manage human and financial capital.
    • Giving wisely is a global citizen’s responsibility.

    Designed for parents, grandparents, mentors, advisors, and educators, Raising Financially Fit Kids uses ten core money skills applied across five developmental life stages: children, tweens, middle schoolers, high schoolers, and twenty-somethings. Each stage includes age-appropriate activities that make financial fitness fun, from mall scavenger hunts to financial film festivals. 
     
    In this global economic landscape, we all need financial fluency. Whether your child is five, fifteen, or twenty-five years old, it’s never too late to teach financial literacy. Raising Financially Fit Kids prepares your children for the complexities of living in a global economy and helps your family up your game from good to great.

    About Raising Financially Fit Kids, Revised

    This combination parenting and personal finance book helps parents teach their children key money skills–such as saving, spending, budgeting, investing, building credit, and donating–that they’ll need to become financially secure adults.

    In this updated edition of Raising Financially Fit Kids, Joline Godfrey shares knowledge gleaned from two decades of preparing children and families for financial independence and stewardship, philanthropic effectiveness, and meaningful economic lives. At the heart of the book are three big ideas:

    • Financial education is not just about the money; it’s 
    about building great families and raising self-confident kids who have the tools to realize their dreams.
    • Financial sustainability means living within one’s means and acquiring skills to create and manage human and financial capital.
    • Giving wisely is a global citizen’s responsibility.

    Designed for parents, grandparents, mentors, advisors, and educators, Raising Financially Fit Kids uses ten core money skills applied across five developmental life stages: children, tweens, middle schoolers, high schoolers, and twenty-somethings. Each stage includes age-appropriate activities that make financial fitness fun, from mall scavenger hunts to financial film festivals. 
     
    In this global economic landscape, we all need financial fluency. Whether your child is five, fifteen, or twenty-five years old, it’s never too late to teach financial literacy. Raising Financially Fit Kids prepares your children for the complexities of living in a global economy and helps your family up your game from good to great.

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    About Joline Godfrey

    Joline Godfrey has been a pioneer in the field of financial education since 1990. Today she is one of the country’s foremost experts on kids, families, and money. Godfrey is founder and CEO of Independent Means, Inc., a leading provider… More about Joline Godfrey

    About Joline Godfrey

    Joline Godfrey has been a pioneer in the field of financial education since 1990. Today she is one of the country’s foremost experts on kids, families, and money. Godfrey is founder and CEO of Independent Means, Inc., a leading provider… More about Joline Godfrey

    Product Details

    Category: Parenting | Business | Personal Finance

    Paperback | $19.99
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Jun 04, 2013 | 224 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781607744085

    Category: Parenting | Business | Personal Finance

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Jun 04, 2013 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781607744092

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    Praise

     
    “If we could, we’d bring Joline Godfrey into our home for weekly lessons teaching our kids how to manage money. This book is the next best thing. Joline’s ability to help parents and kids align their financial actions with their values is truly unparalleled.”
    -Joan King, head of Atlanta Girls’ School, and Kevin Salwen, author of The Power of Half

    “Few parents had the benefit of the kind of financial education that kids require to be economically independent and safe in our dynamic world. Godfrey’s book provides straightforward advice about how to prepare children to make financial decisions aligned with your family’s means, values, and aspirations—while giving parents a hand in building their own level of financial fluency. No one is better suited than Godfrey to advise parents about how to raise children able to make financial decisions and build productive fulfilling lives.”
    -Linda A. Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration and Faculty Chair, Leadership Initiative, Harvard Business School

    “Invest in your family’s future today! Use Godfrey’s wisdom to help your children develop the social and financial skills to responsibly manage the fruits of their success.”
    – Stuart E. Lucas, chairman of Wealth Strategist Partners and author of Wealth: Grow It and Protect It

    Table Of Contents

    Grace   
    Foreword by Jack Polsky   

    Preface to the Second Edition  

    Introduction

    Financial Literacy Is Economic Self-Defense   

    Part One
    Getting Started   
    Chapter 1: From Safety Nets to Self-Sufficiency   
    Chapter 2: Outwitting the Money Monsters 
      
    Part Two
    The Financial Apprenticeship   
    Chapter 3: Stage One: Ages 5–8: I’m Just a Kid   
    Chapter 4: Stage Two: Ages 9–12: Encouraging Passions   
    Chapter 5: Stage Three: Ages 13–15: Breaking Away   
    Chapter 6: Stage Four: Ages 16–18: Standing Tall   
    Chapter 7: Stage Five: Ages 19+: Never Too Late 
      
    Part Three
    Side Trips   
    Chapter 8: Raising Young Philanthropists   
    Chapter 9: It’s Not Just About the Kids   
    Chapter 10: Frequently Asked Questions   

    About the Author 
      
    Index

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