The Financial Wisdom of Ebeneezer Scrooge: 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money

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--The Wall Street Journal Ebenezer Scrooge would seem an unlikely source from which to glean financial wisdom. However, Dickens' classic tale of how Scrooge left behind his miserly ways and transformed into a joyful, compassionate and generous man is a powerful model we all can benefit from today. Unlike other financial planning books that focus narrowly on the 'dollar and cents' of money, The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge is an easy read. Written for the layperson, this book provides advice that is simple, transformational and timeless. Through the process they've used successfully with their clients, the authors will show you how to recognize ways unconscious Money Scripts may keep you trapped; how to deal with the relationship between your net worth and your self-worth; how to discover your authentic goals and values; how to permanently change self-destructive money behaviors; and, through five principles of financial prosperity, how to leave a family legacy of financial wellness.

Ted Klontz, Ph.D., is the President of Klontz Coaching & Consulting (www.klontzcoaching.com) and a noted pioneer in bending the fields of psychotherapy and financial planning. He is a speaker, workshop leader, and has an active private coaching/consulting practice. Ted has been a contributor and coauthor of a number of books, including Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul and Facilitating Financial Health. His work has been featured in Wynonna Judd's best-selling book Coming Home To Myself, and he has been a guest on Today and Naomi's New Morning on the Hallmark Channel. Brad Klontz, Psy.D., is the 2008 President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, researcher, consultant, columnist, and personal coach. The CEO of Klontz Coaching & Consulting (www.klontzcoaching.com), Brad has been published in numerous professional journals. He is a leading expert in the psychology of money whose work has been featured on NPR and in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He is the coauthor of Facilitating Financial Health and the creator of the Financial Health Scale. Rick Kahler, CFP(R), MS, ChFC, CCIM, launched his professional career in real estate at age eighteen and went on to earn a master's degree in personal financial planning. He founded Kahler Financial Group in 1981 and became South Dakota's first fee-only financial planner in 1983. Between 1998 and 2003, he served as a member and then chairman of the South Dakota Investment Council. He oversaw a six-billion-dollar portfolio and was widely recognized for making exemplary strides in a time of unprecedented market volatility.

An innovative effort that combines experiential therapy with nuts-and-bolts financial planning. The Wall Street Journal--The Wall Street Journal This book provides several weeks of therapy in 188 pages. The Washington Post--The Washington Post This rather unique book deals not only with net worth but self-worth. It will help many people learn how to see and live with money not just for money's sake but as a way to free their inner-selves with a guiltless freedom borne of financial security. --;nbsp; President, Money Management International Financial Education Foundation and syndicated "Debt Adviser" columnist--Steve Bucci ""Dept Adviser" columnist " The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge packs a powerful punch. I found it to be one of the most entertaining 'money psychology' books I've read. ----Gerri Detweiler "host, Everyday Wealth Radio "