First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom


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Change the way you look at money before you turn twenty... and become a FI Freak! Most teenagers are only told about one financial path: Work until you're old and then retire. But what if you want to spend your adult life traveling, creating, or bettering the world instead of working all day, every day? Financial independence (FI) is the only way to win the resource you can't rewind: TIME. Time for yourself, time for your family and friends, and time for your dreams. Build the freedom to define your own future by building a strong financial base--which means saving more, spending less, and starting to invest as soon as possible. First to a Million explores the many advantages of FI while explaining the secrets of investing, living frugally, and maintaining an entrepreneurship mindset. Treating your finances differently than the average teenager will put you miles ahead of your peers, and with time (and compound interest) on your side, you can win the game before it even starts! Be different with money. Be bold about your future. Be a FI Freak! Inside the Book, You'll Learn: Why the typical "American Dream" pathway is not for everyone How a FI Freak can take control of their financial future The four mechanisms of early FI (Spoiler: they're ridiculously simple!) How to make more money as a teen with creative jobs and side hustles How to be frugal and live richly with a life full of happiness and flexibility The difference between income and wealth, real and false assets, and good and bad debt Personal finance basics--like tracking income and expenses, building a credit score from the ground up, and calculating your net worth Investing basics--like earning passive income, understanding the power of compound interest, and how index funds and real estate can build your wealth




The 21-Day Financial Fast


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Whether you're living paycheck to paycheck or just trying to make smarter financial choices, let award-winning writer and Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary show you the practical steps you need to take for the financial peace you long for. In The 21-Day Financial Fast, Michelle proposes a field-tested financial challenge: for twenty-one days, put away your credit cards and buy only the barest essentials. What happens next will forever change the way you think about wealth. With Michelle's guidance, you'll discover how to: Break bad spending habits Plot a course to become debt-free with the Debt Dash Plan Avoid the temptation of overspending for college Learn how to prepare elderly relatives and yourself for future long-term care expenses Be prepared for any contingency with a Life Happens Fund Stop worrying about money and find the priceless power of financial peace Join the thousands of others who have already discovered practical ways to achieve financial freedom and experience what it truly means to live a life of financial peace and prosperity.




How to Get Rich Before 30


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Discover the proven path to wealth that anyone can follow... no matter how young you are. When you first start earning your own income, money is often tight and barely enough to cover the necessities. You worry about making rent, affording emergency repairs, or making your debt payments on time. Investing is probably the least of your concerns when you're struggling to meet your day-to-day needs. Why put your money into stocks and bonds that you don't get to use now when there are urgent things you need to take care of? But if you want to become rich and financially secure, investments are the only way to get there. Investing helps you continue to earn money -- even when you're not actively working for it. Eventually, when your investments become large enough, they can generate enough money to cover your living expenses -- no job required. If you want to reach this point by the time you're 30, you will have to take action while you're still in your 20s... the earlier, the better. In How to Get Rich Before 30, you'll learn what it takes to start building and growing wealth, regardless of where you're starting from. Inside, you will discover: How to start investing money now, even if you only have a few dollars to spare How your erroneous beliefs about money are limiting your potential for wealth How to stay motivated and focused on building your nest egg (even when the temptation to splurge strikes) Why you're losing money by keeping it in a savings account The biggest advantage you have as a young adult -- and how to capitalize on it to grow your wealth Small lifestyle changes you can make today to increase the amount you can set aside for investing Beginner-friendly investing methods -- no need to be a finance expert! The #1 investment you need to make that is guaranteed to make a worthwhile return, no matter what happens to the stock market And much more. No matter how much or how little you're earning, setting money aside for investments should be part of your financial habits. Unlike money spent on material things, the money you put into your investments will keep working for you, even when you're no longer working. So don't make your income an excuse for not investing. Instead, make it your best resource to build your wealth on. By taking the small steps towards investing today, your finances will enjoy big leaps in the future. If you want to make the most of your hard-earned money so you won't have to keep working for it forever, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.




The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke


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From one of the worlds most trusted experts on personal finance comes a "route planner," identifying easy moves to get young people on the road to financial recovery and within reach of their dreams.




Christian Finance for Teens


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Many parents aren’t sure where to begin when it comes to teaching their teens and young adults about finances. Christian Finance for Teens will help, giving important information in a way teens can understand about job searching, budgeting, debt, banking, investing, insurance, taxes, and other areas of finance. Author Cindy Kersey has taught a high school finance class (Christian Finance) for tenth- and twelfth-grade students for several years, “road-testing” her material on real-world teens to amazing results. Inspired to help other young people, she turned her course curriculum into book format so teens and young adults everywhere can easily understand concepts of personal finance. This material will be useful as they begin their lives as adults.




Financial Peace


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Dave Ramsey explains those scriptural guidelines for handling money.




The Modern Guide to Stock Market Investing for Teens


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Investing is the best thing teenagers can do to build long-term wealth and become financially free. Learning the art of trading stock is very important, and the younger the better! This book covers everything a teen will need to know to have success in the stock market as well as provides an intro to personal budgeting, saving, and making money.




Feeding the Mouth That Bites You


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"There are times when parenting seems nothing more than feeding the mouth that bites you." - Peter De VriesParenting teenagers can be hard. Maybe you already know that. The question is, does adolescence really need to be a frustrating time for parents and teenagers? If your child isn't a teenager yet, can you make preparations now to avoid many of the pitfalls parents of adolescents go through? With so much information and differing viewpoints, how can a parent really know that they are "doing it right?"In Feeding The Mouth That Bites You, Dr. Ken Wilgus outlines a clear and practical path through the confusion of parenting adolescents in today's world. Engaging, accessible, and funny, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You summarizes Dr. Wilgus's best teachings on how to parent teenagers, collected over twenty-five years of work with adolescents and their families as well as two decades of teaching on parenting.Though trends and technology will always change, the adolescent need for autonomy remains the one foundational issue that is the largest obstacle to a healthy parent/teenager relationship. Feeding The Mouth That Bites You explains this need and the effect it has on a wide range of teenage behavior. Dr. Wilgus clearly outlines his method for safely and effectively meeting this need: Planned Emancipation. Once parents clearly understand adolescents' needs and know how to respond, parenting a teenager becomes much less frustrating. Even their teenagers join in to help out!Knowing what your teenager needs and being able to provide for that need is truly the art of Feeding The Mouth That Bites You.




Intentional Children


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You CAN Raise Money-Smart Kids! Personal finance simply isn't taught in school, but you are more than capable of raising money-smart kids. In Intentional Children, you'll learn how to raise money-smart, debt-free kids. You will be able to instill a sense of gratitude, a love for giving, and a proper view of wealth, while avoiding the consumerism trap and the entitlement mentality. What if you could raise kids who aren't materialistic? What do your kids need to know about money? What if your kids could be debt-free forever? How should you pay your kids for chores? Get ready to have practical conversations on things like purchasing your children's first car and paying for college. In Intentional Children, Kalen Bruce simplifies complex topics like budgeting and investing, bringing it all to a level kids can grasp and you can teach.In a conversational tone, Kalen not only covers how to raise money-smart kids, he also covers things you won't find in other books... The Things That Slip Through the Cracks in Parenting Books Intentional Children relates to where you are. Having five kids of his own, Kalen understands how advice must be practical, actionable, and most importantly, realistic. He shows you how to raise intentional children who know why they are on this earth. Find the answers to questions beyond finance, such as: How can we fit everything into our day with such a busy schedule? How does fewer toys lead to happier children? How does advertising affect your children? How should we approach smartphones? Why are child-centered homes toxic? It's everything you need to know about relating to your children on money and mindset.