This time of year and in these economic conditions, money can be a very delicate topic. But it is definitely a subject that is on nearly everyone’s mind.
That’s why this column is focusing on a gift that you can give for free. In what follows you will read information about a nine-step program that may just change the way you look at money forever. If you find it helpful, pass it on to someone else in need—thus continuing the concept of a growing phenomenon that emerged in the late 1970s to spread free financial education through the non-profit organization, New Road Map Foundation (NRM).
The website Financial Integrity aims to offer free financial information in hope of changing people’s lives with a nine-step program called Financial Integrity. The program was designed by the late Joe Dominguez who co-authored a bestseller book with Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence in 1992.
Dominguez’ personal story is somewhat of a rags-to-riches tale. He was born in Spanish Harlem, New York City in 1938. Education was his escape out of the slums. He learned about money, how it worked, and how to accumulate it while he worked his way into a successful career as a Wall Street financial analyst. Dominguez retired at the age of 31. Dominguez’ wealth was not made from a “killing on the stock market, but merely from his own salary and a diligent method he created that combined classic financial principles with practical daily actions,” according to NRM (which Dominguez, Robin, and others formed to help people transform their relationship with money and align their financial choices with their values).
When Dominguez retired, he no longer needed to accept money for his work so he dedicated his life to voluntary service and began informally teaching people how they could free themselves from jobs in order to pursue their true calling.
The nine steps that Dominguez created in his program are as follows:
1. Lifetime income and personal balance sheet
2. Real hourly wage and tracking
3. Monthly tabulation
4. Three questions
5. Wall Chart
6. Minimizing spending
7. Maximizing income
8. Capital and crossover
9. Managing investments
There is a considerable amount of information on the Financial Integrity website, but the basic message is about making your spending and investing mirror your life values and purpose. Through the use of the program you will discover how you think and feel about money. You will explore f your relationship with money is healthy or if it is becoming the cause or excuse for not living the life you dream of. Finally, it will “coach you in how to act with intelligence, integrity, and independence in relation to money and the economic pressures we all face.” That’s something all of us can benefit from regardless of how much money we have in this moment.
 Phoebe Chongchua | |
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Phoebe Chongchua is an award-winning journalist who appears on TV, in print, and on the Internet. She's a former ABC affiliate News Reporter/Newscaster who founded Live Fit Magazine in 2004, recognizing how the journalism industry is rapidly moving online. The magazine has evolved frrom producing content only for LFM to producing much-needed video feature news stories and documentaries for companies and associations. Phoebe discovered an unfulfilled niche market and expanded LFM in order to meet the needs of a growing marektplace. Her clients are happy she did! Live Fit Magazine produces video news stories that entice viewing audiences to watch the video, spread the message, buy the product or visit the establishment. It's a creative, credible approach to marketing companies, products, and services. Few companies offer what Live Fit Magazine can do for your company in a single feature video story. Phoebe works with clients to seamlessly integrate their newly produced video into their current marketing materials. She offers expert advice on new marketing strategies and call-to-action campaigns. Her innovative efforts keep companies positioned for success and their customers regularly watching new and informative videos.
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