Books and ideas to start a journey to Financial Independence for you and your children

Start your road to financial independence at any age! It is our belief that financial education should start when children are young and continue throughout life. “Financial independence for children, teens, and adults” is a series of short books focused on a specific age group or life event. Topics include teaching your child or teen about money, raising children to be money smart, what you need to know when living independently for the first time, blending financial priorities and spending habits as a couple, preparing for retirement and more. You will become educated in creating financial plans, how to budget, managing credit, setting up accounts, and planning for retirement and investing.

 

Raising Financially Independent Children

• Aimed at parents

• Strategies for each stage of your child’s development

• Broad age-range from two through twenty

• Incorporates finances into child’s everyday life

• Story-based and full of examples

• Our most comprehensive offering

• Empowers your child to make smart money decisions

• Discusses value driven allowance

• Shows how children can learn to budget

• Great gift for new parents

 

Financially Independent Teens

• Aimed at parents and teens.

• College, vocational school, and career options

• Decision-making based on comparisons of college costs

• Preparation for living independently

• Detailed student loan section

• Information on how to pay for college

• Investing for teens

• Story-based and full of examples

• Helps your child prepare for college by learning budgeting methods

 

Financial Independence Essentials

• Aimed at adults 

• Concise overview of sound financial practices

• Includes basics of everyday personal finances

• Discusses legal documents such as powers-of-attorney, Wills and Trusts

• How to maintain good credit

• Differences between stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs

• Just the essentials

 

Financial Essentials for Couples

• Aimed at couples

• Create shared financial goals and values

• Budgets for couples

• Build your shared and independent credit score

• Determine your investment risk tolerance

• Understand joint and separate property

• Decide whether to sign a prenuptial or cohabitation agreement

• Set up retirement, joint and individual accounts

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Financial Essentials for Women by Women

• Recognize the need for financial independence

• Overcome subtle and overt barriers to financial competence

• Identify financial goals and values

• Create a budget

• Build your credit score

• Determine your investment risk tolerance

• Prepare for retirement

• Understand the value of home ownership

• Become a financial role model for your daughters