Family Finance

In this book, Friedman addresses how views about work and family have changed; why men and women have different reasons for opting out of parenthood; how family has been redefined; what choices we face in our social and educational policy; and how organizations and individuals—especially men—can spur cultural change.

Teaching your kids to understand and appreciate the value of money can be difficult. This recording's simple step-by-step approach can help.

Auf der Suche nach Erfolg wird oft vernachlässigt, was uns wirklich den Weg zu einem erfolgreichen Leben ebnet: Das Leben zu Hause. Denn echter Erfolg beginnt genau dort – in den eigenen vier Wänden. Die Familienweisheit des Mönchs, der seinen Ferrari verkaufte, verhilft den Menschen dazu, ein glückliches, gesundes und außergewöhnlich lohnendes Leben zu Hause zu führen und dabei bemerkenswerte Kinder aufzuziehen.

For decades, John D. Spooner has been one of America's leading financial advisers. Now, as his own grandchildren are on the frightening cusp of adulthood, Spooner has chosen to impart his wisdom to them - and to listeners everywhere - in the form of old-fashioned letters. This is the audiobook that every grandparent (or parent) has always meant to write for their children, but has never found the time to do so.

Not so long ago, wine was an exclusively European product. Now it is thoroughly American; emblematic of Napa Valley, an area idealized as the epicenter of great wines and foods and a cultural tourist destination. But the romanticized accounts you find about it and its denizens is not what you'll encounter in James Conaway's candid book. Napa at Last Light exposes the often shadowy side of the latter days of Napa Valley - marked by complex personal relationships, immense profits, passionate beliefs, and sometimes desperate struggles to prevail. In the balance hang fortunes.

Are you a Christian parent looking for biblical answers on prayer and family finances? Parenting is never an easy job but with this book, you will learn to parent, pray, and manage your finances biblically. Get the information you need to faithfully follow the will of god and live free.

In Will College Pay Off?, Peter Cappelli, an acclaimed expert in employment trends, the workforce, and education, provides hard evidence that counters conventional wisdom and helps us make cost-effective choices. Insightful and informative, Will College Pay Off? helps students and parents make smart financial decisions and provides the foundation for students to succeed in the real world.

At a time when kids have more debt and temptation than ever comes a completely revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times best seller on teaching children aged three to twenty about money. Money Doesn't Grow on Trees is the audiobook that parents turn to when it comes to teaching their children about money.

This audiobook, developed from extensive feedback from students, parents, and education professionals, shows you how to educate your children to appreciate the value and uses of money. Starting with finances for the unborn, Anita works us through the expenses of pre-school, primary, secondary, and tertiary education expenses. And yes, the vexatious question of pocket money: how much, when do you start, and how to stop paying are all covered.

For many women in their 20s and 30s, the greatest professional hurdle they'll need to overcome has little to do with their work life. The most focused, confident, and ambitious women can find themselves derailed by a tiny little thing: a new baby. While more workplaces are espousing family-friendly cultures, women are still subject to a "parenting penalty", and high-profile conflicts between parenting and the workplace are all over the news, from the controversy over companies covering the costs of egg freezing to the debate over parental leave and child care inspired by Mark Zuckerberg's two-month paternity leave.

Letters from Home lays out a bold, no-nonsense approach to raising grateful kids who aspire to something higher than behaving badly on a reality show, actually talk to you in person instead of texting your phone, and understand that the world revolves around something other than them.

Values-Driven Allowance presents a path for families to follow, starting with developing a set of shared values and then creating an allowance structure for children that aligns to those values. To make the information more tangible, every section ends with the story of three families implementing the guidance offered.

"Entschuldige, das ist mein erster Ruhestand. Ich übe noch.“ So scherzte schon Loriot. In der Tat ist das Ende des Arbeitslebens ein einschneidendes Ereignis, das viele Herausforderungen mit sich bringt und die meisten von uns zunächst überfordert. Oft wissen frisch gebackene Ruheständler einfach nicht, was sie mit sich und den neuen Umständen anfangen sollen.

Whether you are uncertain or even downright scared of what impact an inheritance might have on those you leave behind, deep down you know that just hoping it all works out is not a winning plan. So find a quiet spot to listen and take in a new mindset with better tools, strategies, and insight to turn fear into hope and hope into greater confidence regarding wealth within your family than you probably thought possible.

What if God calls us to be a Tightwad? Finally, a book that makes money management fun, while helping you break free from debt and savings! Call Me a Tightwad offers a lighthearted, honest approach to money management that will give you a little kick in the pants and encourage you to reach your financial goals. It weaves humor and spirituality with budgeting into a much-needed message of stewardship and contentment. In our can't-get-enough culture, listeners will find a refreshing perspective on the meaning of true wealth in the sweet spot.

In this informative and entertaining book, Dr. John E. Whitcomb shares his proven strategies for teaching teenagers to manage their own money. By empowering teens to control their own finances, parents can avoid ever getting involved in another argument about expenses. Based on the author’s experiences as a youth in boarding school, this approach is sure to help teens learn the important money-management skills they aren’t taught elsewhere.

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.

From Italian, English and Mexican proverbs to Arabian or Chinese parables the curse of family business is always the same. Namely, that the first generation makes it, the second generation enjoys it and the third generation destroys it! Rags to riches and back again in three generations.

Transform your life with this essential guide and empathetic companion. It makes your parenting journey easy and enjoyable while enabling your tween to thrive in middle school and life.

Your wealth should not live and die with the downturns and upticks of the stock market. But if your advisor stuck you with a prehistoric investment model of stocks and bonds, your heart drops—along with your portfolio value—any time the market takes a tumble. You’re ready to escape the volatility and mitigate the risk in your portfolio, but you’re not sure where to turn. Everywhere you look, it’s the same approach packaged differently.