How do you define the good life? For many, success is measured not by health and happiness but by financial wealth. But such a worldview overlooks the important things in life: personal contentment, family time, spirituality, and the health of the planet and those living on it. A preoccupation with money and possessions is not only unhealthy, it can also drain the true joy from life. In recent years, millions have watched their American Dreams go...

Describes the various forms which money can take, including coins, paper money, and personal checks, and how it can be used to make purchases, pay off loans, or build interest in the bank.

In this fascinating exploration of the delicate relationship between money and the human mind, clinical psychologist Richards explains that discovering our sense of self is the key to determining our relationship with money. He contends that credit or debt can be useful tools for building personal growth--"if applied properly."

After enjoying their mother's lemonade, Brother, Sister and Honey Bear decide to start up a lemonade stand to sell it to the neighborhood.

A guide to spending and saving for kids, providing information about different denominations of money, showing how to add and subtract money through the experiences of a boy spending money on entertainment, and discussing the concept of value

The ups and downs of the economy prove Rabbi Daniel Lapin's famous principle that the more things change, the more we need to depend upon those things that never change. There's no better source for both practical and spiritual financial wisdom than the time-tested knowledge found in the ancient Jewish faith and its culture. In "Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money", Rabbi Daniel Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth...

More than 12 million people can only make the minimum monthly payments on their credit cards. If no one ever taught you how to handle money, your're not alone. Survey's prove 90% of our population has not been taught basic financial skills. There's nothing wrong with you! Creditors profit from you remaining financially ignorant and in debt.

Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.

Lists 101 ways to be money smart, looking at inventive ways to save and spend, and including tips on avoiding scams and pitfalls.

In this "chilling, in-depth examination of a rapidly emerging global crisis" (In These Times), Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, two of the most active opponents to the privatization of water show how, contrary to received wisdom, water mainly flows uphill to the wealthy. Our most basic resource may one day be limited: our consumption doubles every twenty years-twice the rate of population increase. At the same time, increasingly transnational corporations...