LaKesha Womack

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Book Release: My Money Matters 52 Week Money Management Workbooks for Kids, Teens and Adults

The average American has less than $25,000 in savings, including their retirement account.  The majority of Americans don’t have enough cash reserves to handle a $1,000 emergency.

When I read these statistics on creditscore.net, I wasn’t surprised.  As Americans, many of us fail to plan for our financial future and have not created good money management habits that we can pass along to our children.

“My Money Matters” is a collection of money management workbooks based on the Basic Money Management Principle, “I will not spend more than I earn.”  There are three workbooks created for kids (young people receiving an allowance), teens/young adults (young people working part-time or living away from home) and adults.  Each workbook features a weekly money management lesson as well as weekly budget sheets that allow the user to track the money coming in and going out.

Visit http://LaKeshaWomack.com/MyMoneyMatters to get a sneak peek of each workbook

While Author LaKesha Womack worked as a financial advisor for a reputable financial services firm, she realized that most people don’t know a fraction of what they should about money management.  Although most books aimed at promoting financial literacy are filled with a wealth of information, they often leave the reader wondering, “What should I do first/next?  How can I take this information and apply it to my situation?”

“My Money Matters” is divided into four quarters, 13 weeks each.  The first quarter focuses on creating and maintaining a management budget while the second quarter discusses saving strategies and goal setting for their financial future.  During the third quarter, the reader develops a basic understanding of financial management.  Finally, the user will learn basic investing principles and the role that investments could play in their overall financial plan.

Who do you know that needs help with their money matters?  Order ten workbooks and get your copy for FREE!

“My Money Matters” is perfect for families.  Each weekly lesson focuses on the same general lesson although the information is tailored to the age group it is written for.  The workbooks are also perfect for groups wishing to promote financial literacy.  Groups can hold each other accountable by meeting quarterly to review the upcoming lessons and their progress from the previous quarter.

Order twenty-five workbooks for your group for $200.  The workbooks retail for $10 each so that’s a savings of $50 or 5 free workbooks, which can be passed along to your members or sale them at retail and use the $2 per workbook as a fundraiser.  This offer includes free shipping.

About the author…

LaKesha Womack has over ten years of business consulting experience including owning and operating Womack Consulting Group, a firm specializing in helping entrepreneurs start and grow small businesses.  She has worked within a variety of industries including retail, financial services, publishing, technology and many more.  She is also the author of “Building a Brand without Spending a Bundle”, “Success Secrets for the Young & Fabulous” and “Is She The ONE?”  In addition, she is the Executive Producer and Host of “The LaKesha Womack Show” as well as a young adult minister within the AME Zion Church.

Host a “My Money Matters” Workshop!

Each workshop includes twenty-five workbooks and you can choose between

  • The two-hour session where we define the Basic Money Management Principle and discuss budgeting strategies
  • The four-hour/ half day session to explore the Basic Money Management Principle, discuss budgeting and saving strategies and create a SMART money goal
  • The six-hour/ full day session to explore the Basic Money Management Principle, to discuss budgeting and saving strategies, to create a SMART money goal and to discuss the role that investing should play in their financial plan

For media appearances, email LaKesha at contact(at)LaKeshaWomack(dot)com

The power of your words…

Recently, I was conducting a workshop for a group of youth and the conversation turned to bullying and talking about people.  We began discussing how they felt when they were picked on and reasons they picked on other people.  Most of them said that it didn’t bother them but as we dug deeper, they began to acknowledge their true feelings about the things that their peers said about them.  They even began to understand how their words might affect those around them.

I reached a realization, as well… Not many of us understand the power of our words.  We use words so carelessly sometimes without realizing that those words are often replayed in the mind of the person they were spoken to, regardless of how many times you may apologize, you cannot take those words back.

You’re ugly.

You’re stupid.

You’re never going to be anything.

You’re clothes are ragged.

The kids admitted to saying some of these things in jest to their friends without realizing the power of their words.  It is even more heart breaking to hear a parent say negative things to their children.  Can you imagine your parent telling you that you won’t ever amount to anything?  That is a reality that many children are living with.

Many people who have this negative playlist in their head are able to overcome… Overcome… overcoming anything is hard.  When I think of overcoming, I think of a struggle, almost a battle within myself like the ultimate fight between good and evil.  Who will prevail… the good thoughts that I want to have about myself or all of the negative things that people say about me?

Let us for a second imagine that our words have the power to heal…

Do you believe that your words having healing power?

No, I’m not talking about the ability to heal a physical ailment or to speak cancer out of someone’s body but you have the power to heal someone spiritually or emotionally.  Imagine each day that you see a child, you tell that kid how great they are.  Imagine every time you talk to your friend, you tell him/her that you know they are going to do something great in their life.  Your positive words have the power to drown out some of the negative self-talk that many people hear as well as to take out of rotation some of the negative things that others have said.

You look beautiful.

You are amazing.

You are destined for greatness.

Thank you.

I see so many people posting affirmations on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest… a part of me wonders if they are posting to affirm others or if it’s an attempt to drown out some of the negative thoughts that are prevailing within their minds because sometimes you have to speak encouragement to yourself.  You cannot always rely on someone else to do it for you.  Sometimes you have to give your own words more power in your life than the words of others.

Wordle: The power of words...

I left the kids with this challenge…

If your friends decided to clean house today and remove all of the people from their lives that were not lifting them up, being a blessing to them, encouraging them… Would you make the  list?

Some of us need to ask the same thing.  Are we being a blessing to those around us or are we bringing them down with our constant complaining, gossiping about others and negative comments about the world around us?

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