Cheryl Bassitt
101 CREATIVE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY WORKBOOK How Families Can Turn Crisis Into Opportunity
We’ve seen the headlines. Unemployment. Hiring freezes. Layoffs. Even though individuals have little control over the decisions of companies or the economy as a whole, they do retain power over their attitude and their personal finances. Despite rising prices and stagnant incomes, well-prepared families who work together with creativity and resolve can actually transform the current economic crisis into an opportunity to grow as a family, teach children valuable money lessons, and take control of their financial lives.
As the title implies, the book is filled with over a 101 ways to save money (125 to be exact), however, it is far more than just a listing of innovative money-saving tactics. Weaved throughout, are health tips, websites, recommended reading, general insights and supportive short stories. Many of these practical suggestions are quantified to reveal a significant annual savings. Each idea is also evaluated as to whether it may provide a savings of time, family togetherness, or a health and safety benefit. Furthermore, each tip also has a check box column labeled “Great Idea!” This allows families to select the ideas they like and then transfer them onto action-planning worksheets. To get the most benefit from the book, families are encouraged to earmark pages, highlight ideas, make a mess and make it their own.
As an additional benefit, this workbook incorporates other strategies designed to arm families against difficult financial times. For example, worksheets for budgeting, daily health and money tracking, domino debt elimination and credit repair have also been provided. Children and adults alike learn simple yet effective steps towards creating a brighter future for both finances and family cohesiveness. In fact, the ultimate goal of this book is to increase communication and promote family togetherness!
Author, Cheryl Bassitt, is quick to impart that “101 Creative Ways to Save Money is not about creating a mindset of scarcity, but rather to instill hope in difficult times, as well as, create awareness and healthy discussions around money.” This workbook is truly a unique tool designed to help families develop a new attitude about money and turn the current economic crisis into an opportunity. In the end, families that pull together will receive a payoff far greater than just saving money. For more information visit www.101CreativeWays.com.
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