Dear friends,
I am so excited to share with you that our friend, DC Cordova,
a Global Entrepreneur, and CEO of Excellerated Business Schools®
and the Money & You® Program, and I recorded a Tele-class where we shared
about the powerful tools that have been used by some of the most successful
mentors and business leaders worldwide which can support [...]
Below is an excerpt for an article written by Stephen Gandel for Time.com.
The job market is tough for everyone. But this recession has become a jobs disaster for 16-to-19-year-olds. “The numbers are incredible,” says Andrew Sum, head of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University and a nationally recognized expert on teen employment. “Proportionally, [...]
In cooperation with Secretary Geithner and Secretary Duncan, the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy is spreading the word and helping to enroll teachers and students in the National Financial Capability Challenge.
The National Financial Capability Challenge is a non-monetary awards program designed to increase the
financial knowledge and capability of high-school aged youth across the United [...]
Join Nouveau Riche and The Frank Edward Piccolo Foundation as they welcome best-selling author Sharon Lechter for an exciting book-signing event on Tuesday, December 15th from 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Phoenix Convention Center.
For those of you who purchased Three Feet from Gold between October 5-7, 2009 AND who have copies of your receipt from either The [...]
What the Stuff Toy Review, a popular review site for all manner of toys for babies through teens, has given Thrive Time for Teens its highest rating of 5 stars.
The review states, “There may be no more important skill a parent can instill in their child than teaching them how to manage their money properly [...]
Watch the video here: ThriveTime on TV
Read more...Visit thrivetimegame.com for more information.
Read more...Pay Your Family First, Sharon’s youth and family company that empowers financial literacy through innovative and easy-to-understand programs that are applicable to real-world situations, will be featured on an upcoming episode of the Hallmark Channel.
The program will air on the Hallmark Channel on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:30am (6:30am CST), with support airings running on the [...]
More schools and state’s are taking the initiative in offering or requiring financial education courses for their students. At Cape Girardeau High School in Missouri, one teacher has been requiring her students to learn about a budget, credit card interest rates and more.
You can read the great story in the Southeast Missourian.
Even still, more needs [...]
Slowly, more high schools, universities and colleges are adding personal finance courses to their available curriculum. It’s taking time to get through many of the university approval processes, but dedicated groups like the GW Women in Business are working hard to ensure that students at their schools have the necessary information to not only survive, but [...]
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