Category: Finances / Money Management

“A Handbook for Collaborative Leaders” by Don Broadwell

January 30, 2024

“A Handbook for Collaborative Leaders: Millennials Assess the Workplace of Today” by Don Broadwell is the perfect guide for solving leadership problems. Its focus is on collaborative leaders, specifically millennials, who have unique challenges in today’s workplace. To be a good leader means you need to know how to solve problems. This author brings 30 years of his experience as a tutor, setting forth the reasoning behind it with examples. … More “A Handbook for Collaborative Leaders” by Don Broadwell

“The US 2023 High Power-Bill Crisis Cut Your High Power-Bills in Half Today” by John Rubio

January 13, 2024

“THE U.S. 2023 HIGH POWER-BILL CRISIS CUT YOUR HIGH POWER-BILLS IN HALF TODAY: The Simple Art of Reducing Energy Consumption -The Definitive Guide” by John Rubio, is the perfect book to read if you are looking for answers on how to save money on your power bills. In today’s economy, homeowners live on tight budgets, but this book shows you things you can do today to put more money in your purse, wallet, pocket, or bank account. … More “The US 2023 High Power-Bill Crisis Cut Your High Power-Bills in Half Today” by John Rubio

“Financial Insight” by Jodi Carter

December 26, 2023

“Financial Insight: Be the Author of Your Life Story” by Jodi Carter is a personal guidebook to help you understand and live with money in a positive way. This insightful, practical guide deals with money issues in a way that is more about you as a person than it is about numbers. Everyone handles money differently, and this book addresses that in a wonderful way that most people can relate to. It doesn’t lump people’s spending habits or saving habits into one basket, which readers will appreciate. The book covers how we spend, why we spend, and perhaps most importantly, your relationship with money. What does it mean to you? How do you choose to spend it? … More “Financial Insight” by Jodi Carter

“Hard to Keep Happy” by Adam J. Thompson

December 18, 2023

One of life’s greatest quests is the pursuit of happiness. People go to great lengths daily to obtain it—get the big house, score the promotion, lose ten pounds, etc. It is widely treated as a tangible object or final destination rather than a state of mind. Let’s face it; if those things were our only way to measure happiness, then why are so many wealthy and successful people so unhappy? That was the question that sparked Adam’s curiosity. He had a successful career with the Air Force, a loving wife, a beautiful home, and two great kids. Yet, he found many reasons to lament over certain shortcomings. It took a friend pointing this out to him that propelled Adam J. Thompson to write “Hard to Keep Happy: How to Maintain Lasting Joy in Challenging Times.”  … More “Hard to Keep Happy” by Adam J. Thompson

“The College Admissions Blueprint” by A.Y. Shih, MD

December 1, 2023

There is almost nothing better than receiving an official college acceptance letter from the school of your dreams. In “The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance” author A.Y. Shih, MD concisely lays out the steps needed to achieve this life-changing moment. Throughout the book, the author fills each section with an abundance of information including methods of achieving classroom, extracurricular activity, and standardized test success. … More “The College Admissions Blueprint” by A.Y. Shih, MD

“Against All Odds” by Anthony Razzano

November 17, 2023

Once in a while, we stumble upon a book so clear-eyed and insightful, whose nuances leap out of the pages offering a beacon of hope for anyone dealing with adversities of their own. One man’s survival story is another’s life belt to harness struggles and challenges that we stumble upon in life. This is the case with Anthony Razzano’s searing memoir, “Against All Odds: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Never Giving Up.” The text is the author’s remarkable journey of resilience, faith, hope, and healing from an unimaginable tragedy. Caught in a disastrous fire that burned 87% of his body when he was in grade seven, Razzano’s life was upended leaving little chance for survival. He had to consequently endure grueling months of painful treatments, numerous surgeries, blood transfusions, and extensive physiotherapy exercises. … More “Against All Odds” by Anthony Razzano

“Moral Compass” by Susan Berger

November 16, 2023

“Moral Compass: A Memoir” by Ms. Susan Joan Berger is a powerful and moving life story about the transformative nature of a stock analyst who rose above her early challenging beginnings. Coming from a background where not much was expected of women growing up in the 1950s except following in their mother’s footsteps of being a wife, stay-at-home mom, and housekeeper, and then having to grow up in a home where her mother passed when she was ten, and her father was a severe alcoholic, it’s amazing the author not only survived but thrived. The descriptions of life with her mother before she passed are poignant, as well as how she was kept in the dark about the nature of her health, and you really feel for the author when she loses her. … More “Moral Compass” by Susan Berger

“Next Level Nonprofit” by Dr. Chris Lambert

November 13, 2023

Life Remodeled is Dr. Chris Lambert’s nonprofit organization founded in 2010 with the desire to help the Detroit community.  Life Remodeled began by offering projects similar to the hit TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  First building houses for low-income families and then seeking larger commitments impacting the school districts and larger community. After the success of his own nonprofit, Dr. Chris Lambert sought to spread his success with his book “Next Level Nonprofit: Build a Dream Team + Increase Lasting Impact.” … More “Next Level Nonprofit” by Dr. Chris Lambert

“Financially Capable” by Matt Paradise

October 30, 2023

“Financially Capable: A Friendly Guide to Building Whole-Health Wealth” by Matt Paradise is a comprehensive and practical guide to personal money management. The first part of the book explains our current worldwide financial environment including issues with social equity. The second part covers the behavioral and psychological aspects of money to give us a better understanding of how we handle our finances like we do. One of the huge issues I see is that stress tends to make us more impulsive with our spending. Things are stressful right now, so there is a lot of impulse buying going on. I am guilty of this as well. The third part provides fundamental information about financial literacy. This includes topics about budgeting, saving, investing, debt management, identity theft and scams, credit scores, life insurance, home buying, and estate planning. … More “Financially Capable” by Matt Paradise