Embark on a magical journey into financial literacy! In this captivating book, fairy tales come alive to teach essential money skills in a fun way. From Fairy Godmother to Cinderella, each character shares valuable lessons in budgeting, saving, and entrepreneurship. This imaginative blend of storytelling and practical wisdom empowers readers of all ages to take charge of their financial futures. So, come along and dive into this delightful adventure today!
Discover how financial freedom – and not fairy tales – is at the heart of your very own Happy Ever After Did you know you can become a millionaire by saving just $7 a day and investing for 7% returns? Probably not, because financial literacy is a subject that’s overlooked by the vast majority of schools and universities, despite its importance to every single person on the planet. Written initially for a teenage daughter and then turned into a course to train migrant workers, Happy Ever After: Financial Freedom Isn’t a Fairy Tale focuses on the fundamentals of understanding money, saving and investing, showing how the "magic" of compound investing can transform tiny initial amounts into genuine wealth. Finally, it shows readers how to achieve the "Freedom Formula" of 25x your annual spending – that can set you free. Perfect for anyone who hopes to make their future financially brighter than their present, or help their own children avoid mistakes they made, Happy Ever After has a playful tone, featuring a spoiled princess and talking frog, hand-illustrated to help explain some of the trickier ideas that can help change your life.
The Financial Fairy Tales Activity Book. Helping your children learn about money has never been so much fun! The Activity book is packed with games, puzzles and exercises to gain essential ideas, values and skills around money. A perfect compliment to the award winning Financial Fairy Tales series of story books by author and Financial Education expert, Daniel Britton. This special North American edition is designed for children aged 5 - 11 Each activity is rated according to it's level of challenge. With over 40 different puzzles, games and quizzes. Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout. With many of the familiar characters and stories from The Financial Fairy Tales, along with some new friends and situations. Key lessons include. Saving and Borrowing Risk vs Reward Where to locate a business Honesty Practical Math Skills Financial Literacy Enterprise Awareness The Financial Fairy Tales Activity book is a fun and educational way to introduce your kids to money and help create a brighter financial future.
′This meticulous book submits research and the research process to deep scrutiny. It debunks the unhelpful dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative research and highlights the great value of multi-method and interactive research, approaches that have greatly deepened our thinking.′ – Professor Adrian Payne, University of New South Wales, Australia / Professor Pennie Frow, University of Sydney Setting out to dispel the argument that case study research lacks the science, theory and therefore validity of other forms of research, Evert Gummesson combines many decades of experience as both a renowned scholar and a reflective practitioner to effectively bridge the divide between case theory and how it is applied in practice. Bringing the fundamental strengths of cases to the fore, Gummesson introduces the ′Case Theory′ concept as an expanded version of case study research which includes both methodology and the types of results that emerge by: Guiding the reader in the theoretical and philosophical underpinning Demonstrating how to translate theory to pertinent research practice that address the real and consequential issues in business and management today. This book will appeal to students, academics and researchers who are interested in the science and philosophy behind case study research as well as the methodology and a thought-provoking read for anyone who wants to be challenged about their belief of case study theory.
Mysteries of Wealth and Power Uncovered Step into the labyrinthine world of financial intrigue with "Money Mysteries: Unveiling Hidden Agendas". This riveting exposé takes you on a journey through the unseen forces that shape our global economy, pulling back the curtain on the shadowy machinations of money and power. Have you ever wondered how ancient trade evolved into today's complex financial systems? The book kicks off by taking you through time, from rudimentary barter systems to the sophisticated currencies that underpin modern economies. As you delve deeper, you'll uncover the clandestine origins and the creation of central banks, including the enigmatic Federal Reserve, whose influence permeates contemporary economic practices. Ever speculated about the true power players behind the scenes? Learn about the secret societies like the Illuminati and the Freemasons who have left their indelible marks on the banking world. Chapter by chapter, you'll uncover how global institutions like the IMF and the World Bank have hidden agendas that affect nations worldwide. So, why does gold hold such enduring charm, and how have its prices been manipulated over centuries? Dig into the gold conspiracy and discover the transition from gold-backed currency to fiat money, and its catastrophic consequences on global debt. Also, explore the dark alleys of market manipulation, where stock market crashes and pump-and-dump schemes wreak havoc. Political enthusiasts and skeptics alike will be captivated by the chapter on dark money's insidious influence on politics, lobbying, and legislation. And just when you think you've seen it all, venture into the uncharted waters of cryptocurrency and offshore accounts–the 21st century's Wild West. Concluding with a glimpse into the digital transformation and the possible emergence of a cashless society, this book is a definitive guide that prepares you for what lies ahead. "Money Mysteries: Unveiling Hidden Agendas" is not just a book; it's a revelation.
Crowd Funding by business-funding expert and business angel Modwenna Rees-Mogg is the first book to get to the heart of this exciting and fast-moving new business phenomenon. Discover how to raise capital and investment for your business, project or idea in the way that works best for you. Modwenna has talked to scores of people at the cutting edge of this new way of doing business - investors, entrepreneurs, fundraisers and founders of crowdfunding sites, those who have got it spectacularly right as well as spectacularly wrong. Crowd Funding explores: The different types of crowdfunding What the crowd likes to fund How to persuade the crowd to invest in you What happens once you've got venture capital How to invest as part of the crowd The perils of using crowdfunding as a fundraiser and as an investor Crowd Funding includes inspiring stories of people who have abandoned banks as investment sources, profiles of global crowd funding sites such as Kickstarter, and real-life examples of how to get what you want. It's the only book on the subject to be crowd researched! Modwenna Rees-Mogg is the founder and CEO of www.angelnews.co.uk - the leading news web site for the private investor community. She is a private investor herself and has spent over ten years working closely with investors and entrepreneurs. She is also the author of Dragons or Angels? published by Crimson. She has over 1,800 followers on Twitter: @modwenna.
For over 2,000 years, banks have served to facilitate the exchange of money and to provide a variety of economic and financial services. During the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession, beginning in 2008, banks have been vilified as perpetrators of the crisis, the public distrust compounded by massive public bailouts. Nevertheless, another form of banking has also emerged, with a focus on promoting economic sustainability, investing in community, providing opportunity for the disadvantaged, and supporting social, environmental, and ethical agendas. Social Banking and Social Finance traces the emergence of the “bank with a conscience” and proposes a new approach to banking in the wake of the economic crisis. Featuring innovations and initiatives in banking from Europe, Canada, and the United States, Roland Benedikter presents an alternative to traditional banking practices that are focused exclusively on profit maximization. He argues that social banking is not about changing the system, but about improving some of its core features by putting into use the "triple bottom line" principle of profit-people-planet. Important lessons can be learned by the success of social banks that may be useful for the greater task of improving the global financial system and avoiding economic crises in the future.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s a wave of Ponzi schemes swept through Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the Solomon Islands. The most notorious scheme, U-Vistract, attracted many thousands of investors, enticing them with promises of 100 percent interest to be paid monthly. Its founder, Noah Musingku, was a charismatic leader who promoted the scheme as a form of Christian mission and as the basis for establishing an independent kingdom. Fast Money Schemes uses in-depth interviews with investors, newspaper accounts, and participant observation to understand the scheme's appeal from the point of view of those who invested and lost, showing that organizers and investors alike understood the scheme as a way of accessing and participating in a global economy. John Cox delivers a "post-village" ethnography that gives insight into the lives of urban, middle-class Papua New Guineans, a group that is not familiar to US readers and that has seldom been a focus of anthropological interest. The book's concern with understanding the interweaving of morality, finance, and aspirations shared by a global cosmopolitan middle class has wide resonance beyond studies of Papua New Guinea and anthropology.
Follows the evolution of the Orient as a positive literary device in German literature and demonstrates how it was used to explore subjectivity and the possibility of wholeness. For centuries, Europe's eastward gaze has been wary if not hostile. Medieval man envisaged grotesque beings at the world's edge and scanned the steppes and straits on the immediate horizon for the Asian or Arab hordes that might swarm across them. Through the Crusades, the early modern era, and the age of imperialism, Europeans regarded the Eastern subject as requiring both "discovery" and conquest. Conveniently, the "Oriental" came to represent fanaticism, terrorism, moral laxity, and inscrutability, among other stereotypes. The list of German literary works that reinforced negative clichés about the East is long, but Orienting the Self argues for the presence in the Germanliterary tradition of a powerful perception of the East as the scene of desire, fantasy, and fulfillment. It follows the evolution of the Orient as a literary device and demonstrates how it was used to explore subjectivity and the possibility of wholeness. The five works treated in this study - Parzival, Fortunatus, Effi Briest, Heinrich von Ofterdingen, and The Magic Mountain - are narratives of development in which the encounter with the East is central to the progression toward selfhood and the promise of fulfillment. Debra N. Prager is Associate Professor of German at Washington and Lee University.
A brand new collection of Saly A. Glassman’s powerful common-sense insights into personal financial security Transform “fairy tale” stories into real financial security: an extraordinary collection of insights and how-tos from award-winning financial advisor Saly A. Glassman! Now available as a collection, Saly A. Glassman’s Shorts teach no-nonsense financial lessons that everyone needs to learn. You’ll experience a quick, easy-to-read format that gets the point across fast! In Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Personal Reflection for Sound Investing and Self-Improvement, Saly A. Glassman helps you seek your “true reflection” and understand three crucial realities about money. Discover how to build a happier, wealthier, and more fulfilling life. The Princess and the Frog: Managing Your Word and Your Investments helps you fully understand the financial “deals” you’re making, comprehend their consequences, and proceed with clarity and integrity. In Three Wishes: Why Wishing Is No Substitute for Financial Planning, Glassman explains why financial planning is even more important than you realize. Three Wishes clearly illuminates the consequences of poor planning and foolish goals and shows how to keep it from happening to you. In The Emperor's New Clothes: Investment Strategies That Help Keep You Covered, Glassman shows how to recognize when you’re deceiving yourself. You’ll learn how to manage greed and fear, avoid getting enticed by “magic bullet” solutions like gold or real estate, implement safeguards that reduce your risks, gain courage to face the truth, and use that knowledge to build your potential for long-term financial security!
