On Thursday, October 30, Sharon appeared on ABC 15’s Sonoran Living to speak about turning fear to focus in this tough economic time. Below is the post from ABC 15 reporter Jennifer Harrington.
You can’t turn on the television these days without hearing about the economy. The stock market is fluctuating more each day with the [...]
Scores of young girls in 10 different cities across the nation took the first step towards tackling their financial futures under the direction of millionaire women CEOs and entrepreneurs. The second annual “On the Way to Pay Day” event hosted by Sam’s Club and sponsored by the Women Presidents’ Organization and YOUTHpreneur, brought Girl Scout [...]
Read more...On Tuesday, September 2, Sharon participated in a Financial Services Roundtable during the Republican National Convention as a representative of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. This is one of several events Sharon is participating in on behalf of the advisory council while in Minneapolis.
In the picture to the left, Sharon speaks with Kathy [...]
ARE YOU WORKING “IN” YOUR BUSINESS, or are you working “on” your business? Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series, says you need to focus on the future. “As an entrepreneur, you are the driving force for your company, so if you spend your time on current or past [...]
Read more...Addressing a room of women at the first ever YMCA Money Smart graduation, Sharon Lechter congratulated graduates and encouraged them to take the next step in their education.
“Go out and help others learn what you have learned here,” said Lechter to the four graduates of different socioeconomic conditions and generations.
The graduation ceremony was the culmination [...]
IT’S TAX SEASON.
Some of us put if off, waiting until midnight April 15 to file our income-tax returns. Others file early, expecting to receive refunds.
No matter what your style, it’s time you take control of your finances.
To those of you receiving funds, pay attention.
You have allowed the government to be your banker. And worse, you [...]
Many parents ask me (in private), “How can I teach my children about money when my own finances are so messed up? I don’t want me kids to know how much financial trouble I am in.”
As parents we all want to be perfect in the eyes of our children. But I am here to tell [...]
Most of my articles are specifically about teaching our children about money, but this article is about the broader subject of “parenting” in general. Are you a helping parent, or an enabling parent?
Just last year I threw away a colonial building project that my son, Phillip had made for a social studies class project in [...]
Your children are quick studies when it comes to spending money. They see you spending money all the time just in the course of daily living. They spend time with their friends at the mall and learn what the latest trends are and want to appear “cool” to their friends. (I know the word “cool” [...]
Read more...I am often asked when you should start teaching your children about money. My answer is to ask another question.
At what age do you think a child knows the difference between a one dollar bill and a twenty dollar bill?
The answers usually range from the age of 4 to the age of 6.
THAT is the [...]
