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Finance Bookshelf:
Questions for Every Life Stage
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 12, 2010
Your Kids Are Your Own Fault:
A Guide for Raising Responsible, Productive Adults
AUTHOR: Larry Winget
PRICE: $26.00
SUMMARY: Straight-talking personal development and financial coach Larry Winget is back, with a book on raising kids. Winget uses his no-excuses approach to address what he sees as the central problem behind disrespectful, unproductive young people: their parents.
His premise is that most parents don't think about what kind of adult they want to raise. To counter that, he recommends methods to teach kids and the lessons he thinks they should learn.
High on the list is how to deal with money, and there's a full chapter on teaching kids the basic concepts of earning, spending and saving. Winget uses the same format as his earlier books, offering worksheets where readers can jot down thoughts on his viewpoints, and lists that make for easy references. The book isn't for everyone, but if you appreciate a no-nonsense approach, you'll get some food for thought and a few laughs along the way.
QUOTE: ''Too may times, parents with money don't take the time to teach their children how to earn money or use it wisely. They spoil their children and they think the are helping them by not allowing them to 'suffer' and do without any little thing their heart desires. What they are actually doing is crippling their children's future by teaching them to take wealth for granted.''
PUBLISHER: Gotham Books
-- Eileen AJ Connelly