Family Finance

Is it possible to raise financially responsible kids of any age in a society filled with consumerism and entitlement? New York Times best-selling authors Steve and Annette Economides raised their five kids while spending 77 percent less than the USDA predicted. And the money they did spend was also used to train their children to become financially independent.

A roadmap to authentic connection and healing for young women experiencing anxiety, loneliness, and shame, from the founder of the immensely popular Me Too, Sister online community. Do you ever secretly wonder if you’re the only one deep in the mess of life, facing circumstances and struggles...

How do families build and maintain their wealth? This question has challenged families for generations. In business, any wise entrepreneur would develop a plan to guide the venture. Though most people don't have a strategy in mind for their families, it is precisely what they need. This book applies business concepts to invest in our families with as much focus and discipline as we do our financial assets.

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.

With the rising costs of living, stretching your paycheck seems to be getting harder and harder. Living a Rich Life As a Stay-at-Home Mom outlines clear, simple, and effective strategies that make financial management easier. Implementing principles from this audiobook will help you build a secure financial foundation for you and your children.

This is a no-nonsense guide that will give you everything you need to know about how to pay for long-term care for yourself, Mom, or Dad without going broke. Naked in the Nursing Home adroitly weaves together both humor and hard-hitting facts to equip you and your elderly parents for the future.

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.

This groundbreaking study of agriculture's role in the war defies long-held notions that Northern industrialization and urbanization led to clashes between North and South. Huston argues that the ideological chasm between plantation owners in the South and family farmers in the North led to the political eruption of 1854-1856 and the birth of a sectionalized party system.

These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their financial futures just to get a fancy name on a diploma. But Zac Bissonnette is walking proof that the assumption is not only false, but dangerous.

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.

Every parent wants their children and grandchildren to be better off than them. When people consider their legacy, they usually think about the finances they will pass on. But what if what you leave behind goes deeper than money? A growing trend has the potential to reunite and strengthen the family unit, making your legacy more meaningful—multi-generational living.

Maybe you are sick and tired of living in debt, relying on credit and loans, or living from paycheck to paycheck. Life does not have to be this way. Inside Building Wealth, Financial Freedom, and Debt-Free Living for Families, you will discover how to change your financial situation for the better, setting your family and future generations up for a better start in life.

Drawing from the experiences of real-life giving circles, philanthropy leader Hali Lee challenges our traditional understanding of giving, showing how everyday people can take back philanthropy from the billionaires and make the world a better place. When you think of philanthropy, what do you...

This comprehensive guide will help you navigate the complex process of end-of-life planning. You will learn what documents you need to keep handy, what important information you need to have written down, and anything you may still have left to do.

Whether you realize it or not, you are on a mission. How well are you managing it? This book will help craft your mission, establish priorities, and achieve success in each area: Faith, Family, Fitness, Field, Friends, Fun, and Finances. With a bit of thought, you can change the trajectory of your life and position yourself for successful and abundant living today and in light of eternity.

In this sizzling Victorian historical romance, a fake courtship leads to true romance—perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore, Amalie Howard, and Manda Collins! Alexandra Atkinson prides herself on being in control. It’s why she’s such an asset to her father’s investment firm—along with her...

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.

Feeding the Family: Coping with Rising Food Prices is a timely and practical guide for households navigating the growing challenge of putting nutritious meals on the table amid economic uncertainty. As inflation and global supply chain disruptions continue to drive up the cost of groceries, families are forced to rethink how they shop, cook, and plan. Drawing on expert insights, real-life stories, and budget-friendly strategies, this book offers readers tools to stretch their food dollars without compromising on health or taste.

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.

An intimate cross-country look at the new debate over religion in the public schools A suburban Boston school unwittingly started a firestorm of controversy over a sixth-grade field trip. The class was visiting a mosque to learn about world religions when a handful of boys, unnoticed by their...