Why Money Matters offers compelling fresh evidence and new insights on the relationship between family income, poverty and children's lives. Written by leading experts in the field, it brings together up-to-date and accessible information and analysis from a variety of sectors, including education, health and welfare. Issues explored include the impact of debt on family life, the psychological effects of the struggle to make ends meet, and new evidence of the direct consequences of poverty on children's achievement and life chances. Why Money Matters presents a powerful case for putting family income at the heart of the poverty debate. It will be of particular interest to policy-makers, researchers, students and academics.

This book is specially designed to empower all kids, from preschoolers up to primary schoolers and beyond with essential financial skills. It also extends a warm welcome to parents, who are seeking effective tools to teach financial literacy to their little ones. The book aims to provide kids with the essentials of financial literacy through a simple, easy-to-understand language style, storytelling, and practical activities. The author is an experienced business and finance professional and a parent who is well aware of the need for early financial education for a child's growth and success in the future. This desire inspired her to combine her financial knowledge with her love of educating kids, which led to the publishing of "Money Matters for Little Learners: The ABCs of Financial Literacy". This book also includes a short poem to get our little learners into the rhythm. Here is an outline of how this book will support parent and their children in understanding money matters. Age-Appropriate Concepts Engaging Activities Inclusive Approach Parental Guidance Niche focus Useful Resources

Presenting the findings of the largest and most incisive study of factors influencing church giving in America ever done, this book details information from 625 churches and their members and offers surprising conclusions about member contributions. Also provided is an in-depth exploration, with relevant case studies, of 12 successfully funded churches.

This book explores the nature of money and banking throughout their history, and applies this to the study of financial crises. The first part of the book covers the evolution of monetary arrangements, money creation and the business of banking since their earliest manifestations to the present day, showing how changes in the business of banking led to a transformation in the money we use. The second part of the book applies the understanding acquired during the first part to the study of financial crises, showing that money is taken out of circulation when bank loans are paid back. This key insight is at the core of the mechanism that explains financial crises, since an economy that sees its money supply diminish is also an economy that cannot generate enough demand for its own goods and services. Financial crises result when bank lending slows down or comes to a halt – while outstanding bank loans are still due for repayment. The mechanism is discussed in detail, and the crucial role of banks highlighted. Adequate policy measures to prevent crises, or to mitigate their effects, are then put forward in light of this mechanism. The book will be of interest to researchers and students of economic and financial history, as well as those working in finance, banking and economics more widely.

Everyone likes money. Most of the adult decisions and options in life center on money. In these uncertain economic times, its more important than ever for teenagers to get a head start and gain an early understanding of what money is and how it works. In Money Matters: Its Either Working for You or Someone Else, authors John Keuffer, Richard Carey, and Kathy Garrison offer a new way of looking at money, and they show how it can work for you. Often, young people believe the only way to become financially free is to win the lottery or become a professional athlete, or rock star. But Money Matters addresses the reality. It describes what money is, how money is earned, and provides easy-to-understand tips and strategies for saving wisely and spending frugally. Filled with numerous examples, exercises, and real-life stories, Money Matters demonstrates how you can become financially free by making small sacrifices now to enjoy the benefits later.

This teachers handbook is a comprehensive collection of practical ideas and resources for introducing and developing money concepts with students in a classroom and school environment. It provides teachers with the opportunity to differentiate their student's level of ability and experience with money concepts. The book integrates the mathematical ideas associated with money with societal issues, rather than performing calculations with money.

This book can help everyone to learn the basics of starting a business, to purchasing or selling Real Estate, looking at retirement, make a budget, live without debt, plan for the future, make your dreams come true, and becoming a millionaire.

One of America's foremost authorities on financial stewardship, Larry Burkett presents a comprehensive resource in Money Matters. Indexed for easy use, Burkett offers concise answers to the most frequently asked questions from his national radio show. Drawing from over thirty years of Bible and finance study, Burkett provides principles for managing your money in a number of categories, including: housing and automobiles, retirement, budgeting, taxes, business issues and insurance, debt and credit, giving, investments, family and money issues. Money Matters isn't just for those in need of financial Rx. It's an ideal resource for anyone desiring to align finances with Biblical principles.

As a tribute to the exceptional contributions of Alan Walters to monetary theory and policy, this book draws together a distinguished cast of international contributors to write about money. In a series of essays they review controversies in monetary economics and debate current policy issues. Combining theoretical analysis with policy evaluation, this book touches on a whole spectrum of issues ranging from monetary union and exchange rate regimes, to credit rationing and policy games. The book focuses on the problems of modeling the effects of monetary and fiscal policy, and setting optimal policies for the future. It concludes with two stimulating panel discussions, one questioning whether the UK should join the Euro and the other discussing the appropriate targets of monetary policy.