Money is the system of trade we use in modern society. We trade value for money.

This value may be an hour of our labor or it may be a “valued result” the person or company receives in exchange for compensation that is agreed upon.

Since others provide most of our necessities as well as our desired ‘stuff’, we need money to live in modernized culture. Hat we really need is to have enough financial resources for food, shelter, and safety. Everything after that is an amenity. Not having enough or not knowing that we will have enough in the future can cause stress and pain in many other areas of life. The thoughts and beliefs about money and finances is a great source of stress in our culture as well, no matter how much of the resource one has.

Some topics addressed in this area of life involve the “psychology” of money and finances as well as strategies for making, properly spending, saving, growing, and protecting ones financial resources.

Topics may include:

• The psychology of wealth
• Beliefs about money and wealth
• What is money?
• What is wealth?
• Defining what it means to us
• Emotions that create or limit handling investments
• Investment strategies
• Understanding large and small economic cycles
• The real reasons we want money- security, adventure, freedom
• Principles of financial stability
• Plans for financial stability
• Income: employee- entrepreneur- business owner
• Budgeting / saving