Sharon Lechter

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Is your empty nest about to fill up again? Credit: Getty Images

You just unloaded the SUV, assembled the futon complete with zebra-print sheets and [...]

Thrive Time for Teens Review (family style)
A couple weeks ago we received a board game called Thrive Time for Teens to review. This was perfect since we have 2 teen daughters. Thrive Time for Teens is a game geared toward teaching teens about financial responsibility in a fun way. This game involves real-life [...]

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Your Parents’ Money Habits and You
by Sharon Lechter
Decisions you make today about how you spend and how you invest your money will affect you for years to come. Looking at how your [...]

Making a commitment and focusing your time will help you achieve your goals.

Taking action will help you gain financial control and put you back on track.

Expand your awareness and gain financial control. Knowledge acted upon can help you get out of debt and put you on a positive financial track.

Money doesn’t rule you. Perhaps, it’s your impulses and emotions that are ruling you causing you to blame money.
Our world persuades us to want what we don’t really need. We are encouraged to want instant financial gratification. The only way to gain control is to become educated and aware of how to quit reacting and [...]

Why don’t we learn about money ourselves? Why do we seem held hostage by money and financial issues? Why don’t we teach our children about money?  Could it be because we don’t know much about it?  Could it be that our habits rule our actions about money and we don’t even know how damaging this [...]

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Monday, March 29, 2010

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It’s a simple calculus, kids and money: From birth until college graduation, children consume dollars like they’re chicken nuggets.
For those of us who aren’t independently wealthy, that puts unrelenting pressure on the family pocketbook. The financial demands of raising a child require that money you otherwise might use [...]

No single job hunting skill outranks knowing how to interview successfully. When pilots fly, they step through a rigorous preparation checklist before each take off. Apply the same procedure in landing a job. The choice between a job interview being a picture-perfect three-point touch-down and a gruesome crash-and-burn is totally up to you.
Use Your Head [...]