Sharon Lechter

Now that you have read all 30 Tips to Ensure Your Financial Fitness, it is time to control your financial future! I hope you have learned some valuable lessons and taken the steps to apply them and make them a part of your life. With each dollar you receive you can decide to drive yourself [...]

Take a moment to review where you started and where you are. You may not have made great leaps and bounds yet, but note down any progress you have made. Each step is an important part in ensuring your financial fitness. Stretch those muscles, even if they are a little sore already. Has your attitude [...]

Part of bolstering your success is sharing how you got there with others. By helping others not only are you boosting the financial IQ of those around you, but you are building up your own brand. Some day you might be able to leverage that and create opportunities. Post what you are doing on a [...]

Sharon was at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan on Monday, April 27, in celebration of Financial Literacy Month.
The President’s Council was recognized by NYSE Euronext, for having made tremendous progress at laying groundwork toward improving financial literacy in the United States. The Council, in its 2008 Annual Report to the President, recommended financial [...]

Take the time to consider and look into new investments. They don’t have to be massive ones to be successful. Little investments of passive income that build upon each other can collect into a great deal of money as long as you pay attention and stay current. And you don’t have to do it alone. [...]

The Arizona Republic highlighted the work Sharon is doing with YOUTHpreneur in a great article published today in the Valley & State section. The article details Sharon’s work with the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix and how she is helping instill the entrepreneurial spirit in them. Here is a great excerpt. Please check [...]

Developing a plan to get out of debt and pay it down was one of the first tips, and it is also one of the last. That is because it is one of the most important. Struggling with bad debt can really strangle your progress towards financial fitness. What have you done so far [...]

Encourage your kids to be entrepreneurs and to tap into their creative potential. They might just have a gem of an idea waiting to be polished and displayed. Lots of parents don’t know where to start here, because they are not entrepreneurs themselves. But that doesn’t mean you can’t show your kids how to be! [...]

Giving back to your community is its own reward. Helping others should be an important part of your life, but it doesn’t have to be an expensive one. If you don’t have money to donate to a local charity, there are plenty of other ways to give back and participate in your community. You can [...]

Involving your children in your financial lives at a younger age will help put them on the path to financial freedom. You don’t have to share every nitty gritty detail of your finances with them, but if you can begin teaching them lessons they will be much more prepared to deal with the world of [...]