I recently received an email from Danny Kofke, author of How To Survive (and perhaps thrive) On A Teacher’s Salary, about some of the ways he helps teach his 5-year-old daughter about money.
Kofke has set up three jars for his daughter labeled GIVE AWAY, SAVING and SPENDING. This is what every parent should be doing [...]
Teen and pre-teen girls from 11 different Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation partnered up with the Women Presidents’ Organization, Sam’s Club and Sharon Lechter to learn life-long financial lessons by playing the ThriveTime board game on September 17.
The annual financial education event, this time with the newly released ThriveTime for Teens board game, [...]
Save the date: On Wednesday, October 14, Sharon Lechter will partner up with the Women’s Financial Group at the National Bank of Arizona for their 2009 Inside Cover Author Series.
Sharon will discuss with attendees the release of her new book on October 6, Three Feet from Gold, and many of the principles in it that [...]
Financial literacy is so important, which is why I have committed my life and work to it. Education goes hand-in-hand with becoming financially literate and, from time-to-time, I like to highlight groups or states that are doing their part in educating the public about finances. There is a free series of financial literacy sessions given [...]
Read more...Here’s a great market read on commercial real estate from the CoStar Group and by Randyl Drummer of Jones Lang LaSalle.
CRE Sales Will Pick Up, But Values Expected to Stay Flat Through ‘12
Jones Lang LaSalle Study Finds Banks Will Eventually Be Forced to Stop Delaying REO Foreclosures and Begin Taking Back the Keys of Distressed [...]
Parents often make simple money mistakes and blunders without even knowing it! It can happen to the best of us, but especially when you have no formal financial education or training. Sharon spoke with Communication 360 radio last week to discuss some simple mistakes parents make, and how to solve them. She also spoke about [...]
Read more...The Women Presidents’ Organization, IBM
and Bank of America Merrill Lynch
are proud to present:
Three Feet from Gold
A Regional Seminar in Chicago with Author
Sharon Lechter
Tuesday, September 22
11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Are you ready to succeed?
Do you have the right people around you?
Do you know how to turn obstacles into
opportunities?
Do you know your
Personal Success Equation?
Join Sharon Lechter as [...]
Other nations around the globe, particularly on the African continent, are waking up to the financial messes in the U.S. and Europe, and beginning to implement ways to stave off future circumstances for themselves.
It’s the perfect time for these nations, like Ghana, to ensure financial literacy is in place in their school systems as their [...]
My good friend and fellow member on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant, has a new book out that is an inspiring read. Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World is something you must have in your collection! You can find it on Amazon.
From Amazon:
A dynamic young [...]
The launch of Think and Grow Rich: Three Feet from Gold is just five weeks away now. Greg and I are very excited for the launch of our new book, and know it will be a new chapter in the way individuals view their personal development and financial well-being.
We hope you are as excited as [...]
