What My Mom Taught Me About Money
Introducing Good Money Habits to Teens and Preteens
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Even though my parents were college graduates making $70,000 per year, they were always broke. Too broke to buy me new clothes. Too broke to go on a vacation. Too broke to buy me one of those electric Fisher Price cars that I always wanted. My mom says it’s too bad there’s no high school class to really teach you about money because she really failed at spending it wisely, and I know many other adults that are doing the same. Some of my friends’ parents have already lost their homes. Now we have a nice house and I attend the most prestigious and one of the largest public schools in North Florida. It’s all about knowing how to use money. I want to continue to live well and enjoy money. So I am heeding my mother’s advice about money, and throughout this book I would like to share her advice on my favorite subject.
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About the Book
Author Teneshia LaFaye guides you through her journey from being considered a rich kid to being a broke award-winning sports writer to being a financially secure insurance professional.
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By exposing her financial struggles and triumphs, Teneshia and her oldest son Darian teach teens and preteens how to start out on the right financial track.
What My Mom Taught Me About Money is for teens, preteens, parents of teens and teachers of teens. Topics discussed are How to pick the right part-time job, Saving for a rainy day, How to use a checking account responsibly, Establishing god credit, plus more money tips about going to college for free, how to treat yourself and loaning money.
About the Author
Teneshia LaFaye, a mother of two and a native of Florida, almost went to jail three times and once had a car repossessed because her finances were so bad. While she was a locally famous sportswriter for her hometown's daily newspaper, she was embarrased by a reader who spotted her borrowing $1,000 at a pawn shop in order to pay her out-of-control bills.
She went through financial struggles and learned her lessons, so you don't have to. She rose from poor credit to excellent credit to build her first home on the biggest lot in a new neighborhood on an upper middle class side of her hometown, Jacksonville, FL. Now, she writes and creates videos regularly about mastering your finances on her site, www.mytensense.com. Her book What My Mom Taught Me About Money is just what you need to get set on your way to a comfortable, secure life.