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The Real Science Behind Money

11/5/2019

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Numbers govern the world that we live in.  They are not just used for picking the winning lotto numbers, counting how much we have in our bank account, ordering things, and doing math.  They are significant in all aspects of our lives from our birth dates to our date of death.  Numbers have a place in all areas of our life.  Dates are numbers, time is a number, measurements are numbers, money is a number, math is numbers, and doing math is key to properly handling money.  The real science behind money is numbers.

If  a simple exercise is performed by looking at how your day is spent you will see how important numbers are in all of our lives.
  1.  First you either wake up at a certain time based on your physical or internal alarm clock.  When you make your breakfast you determine how long to brew your coffee, or how long to cook your food.  Ohh! You say I don’t drink coffee and I eat uncooked cereal for breakfast.  Alright a number is there too.  How do you determine how much milk to put in your cereal, or how much cereal to put in your bowl?  You may not actually break out with a measuring cup to determine the exact amount of milk to use, but over time you have determined the equivalent for the perfect ratio of milk to cereal that suits your taste buds.
  2. How about the time spent at work.  The time spent at work is determined by a number that is governed by law, and a similar law determines the specified length of time you take for lunch and/or rest breaks.
  3. After leaving work you get home at a certain time and go through one or several routines to wind down the day which all involve numbers.  Cooking, taking a shower, spending time with loved ones, watching television programs that are timed to meet guidelines of television stations and broadcasting agencies. 

You’re probably wondering what your daily routine has to do with money.  The underlying premise behind money is numbers.  Have you ever asked yourself why certain denominations are used for currency?  In the United States there is the penny or one cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents, a quarter 25 cents, dollar coins, dollar bills, a 5 dollar bill, ten dollar bill, 20 dollar bill, and 100 dollar bill.  The why is for a class, but how many times have you told yourself I am not good at math or I don’t like math.  Subconsciously you are telling your brain that you don’t know how to deal with money.  Not knowing how much you have is at the root of overspending, and overspending is at the root of not accurately calculating how much you have.  Overindulgence and overspending are two needles on the same continuum. 

​It’s one thing to create a budget, reconcile a bank account, and start a savings jar or account.  The real work comes in overcoming the programming that you’re not good with math.  Last year the U.S. Department of Education released the results of a study which indicated that only 33% of eigth graders were proficient at math.  A U.S. News report article sites that this is because of how math is taught in the U.S. , but how we think about math may be underlying our poor math skills compared to other countries.  This poor math performance may also be tied to how Americans deal with credit, money, and how money is valued.  No matter how you do the math nothing plus nothing is always going to equal nothing.

Written by Lakisha Lynette Bealer, MBA

The Keys to Money Mastery

$90.00

Discover All You Need to Know About Money!


Money! Money! Money! How do you get it when you need it How do you manage it properly when you have it How do you determine the worth that it has in your life without allowing your worth to be determined by it? These are all questions that this course will explore and answer. This course provides the information, resources, and methods that anyone can put into practice in their personal and/or business finances to master money and bring financial stability. It will be studied as a means of exchange to obtain the things that are both needs and wants.


In order to live a stress free, stable, productive life money is necessary. Some believe that it is the root of everything evil, but truth be told even those that use that language most likely use it for their necessities. Before today's current money system was created things like shells, cattle, and even barter were used as as a medium of exchange. Interaction between people, businesses, and places require that there be a means of exchange that the various individuals and entities involved give equal weight to. Without this common agreement it would be difficult to obtain goods and services without the devaluing of services and/or goods in the marketplace.


Money is studied from various angles, philosophies, and perspectives, but the bottom line is most if not all people need it to survive. Even those who take vows of poverty most likely use it in one form or another since it is still the most widely accepted form of exchange in the world. Whether that be the dollar, euro, yen, etc..


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Four Ways that Money Has Mastered You

10/24/2019

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Mastered.  “To conquer or overcome”, “To rule or direct as master”.  Don’t shoot the messenger that is the definition of Mastered on www.dictionary.com.  Don’t believe me?  Google it yourself.  So now that we got that out of the way.  Let's move on.  No one likes to be mastered by anyone or anything.  When we think of masters all kinds of negative connotations come up like slave masters in the antebellum south, or biblical accounts of Jewish slaves, or Slavish slaves in the 10th century.  No one likes to be mastered by anyone or by anything so to think that an inanimate object like a dollar or a coin mastering a person is outrageous right?  Before you discard this notion as mere poppy cock look at these four areas and see if any one of them apply to you are at least half of the people that you know.  This is not about judging.  It’s about understanding the beliefs, attitudes, and actions caused by money.   

The first step in any deliberate attempt at change starts in the mind.  Belief and perception are reality.  Whether that belief is founded in truth or not the experience that follows that belief will not and cannot deviate from the belief held about it.  That is how humans stay sane.  To go against a belief causes cognitive dissonance.  Huh? Cognitive What?  Cognitive Who?  I know what you're thinking.  I don’t know him.  Well maybe I do know him.  There was that one night back in college when I went to this party and had one too many drinks and someone introduced himself.  It could have been this Cognitive Dissonance you're speaking of.  Lol!  Cognitive dissonance is like holding two opposite beliefs about something in one’s mind about the same thing.  Talk about crazy making.  It is like the placebo effect.  If someone is thought to have been given a cure for an ailment studies indicate that their body begins to line up with the thought of healing.  The opposite is also true when someone believes that they are sick and the symptoms of sickness begin to manifest in the body.  This is how money works in many of our psyche’s.  Especially here in the United States.  It takes form into what we do and think about ourselves and others. 

Money has mastered many people.  It dictates how strangers are treated, spouses, relatives, and close associates.  It determines how one perceives them self, and ultimately it dictates the life that we all live.  Now back to our little test.  Look at these four areas and see if any of them apply to you or at least half of the people that you know: 
  1.  Money dictates how we think about ourselves.  How we think about ourselves is like the foundation of a house.  Everything else is built upon it.  Low self-esteem is the root of many issues.  The belief that we hold about ourselves ultimately determines how others treat us and how we treat them.  The lack of money causes some people to believe that they can’t get an education, can’t live a good life, can’t have a loving mate, and don’t deserve to have their financial needs met.   
  2. Money dictates how we think about others.  For example, if a man or woman  is thought to be or is poor will cause people to treat the person as unimportant.  There have been news stories of homeless people being brutally treated.  Why? Because they were perceived as unimportant and therefore undeserving of humane treatment.  Most of us may not go as far as bullying or physically mistreating someone who is poor, but if we reflect on the thoughts that we hold many people treat someone who is believed to be or is rich differently than someone who is poor.  This mentality often results in our cult like following of celebrities regardless of their horrible behavior and attitudes. 
  3. Money determines how we live our lives.  Fast food is not only purchased because it is fast, but usually it is thought to be less expensive than the healthy stuff.  When people think of eating healthy one of the main arguments against it is that it is too expensive.  The belief that it is too expensive to be healthy causes eating habits that cause heart disease, strokes, weakened immune systems, and mental fatigue just to name a few.  In this situation money has caused an unhealthy lifestyle resulting in debilitating diseases. 
  4. Money determines how we spend our days.  It’s Monday morning and at 6:30 a.m. instead of you being greeted by the sound of that sexy model you’ve been dreaming about all night your greeted by Siri or Alexa.  “Larry it’s time to wake up!”  Do you get up because you want to or because your job which is paying your bills starts at 8:30?  You need time to snooze Alexa at least two more times, get coffee, watch the news, grab some leftover pizza for breakfast, take a shower, and whatever morning ritual you faithfully go through every Monday through Friday?  Exactly!  That all mighty dollar’s power has cut your drool session dream short and caused you to come back to reality to get to the office on time. 

Are you a victim of money?  Claim your life back today!  No Risk!  Our firm takes cases from Money’s victims everyday.   Join our class action against Money.  Take the 90 Days to Money Mastery.   

​Written by:  Lakisha Lynette Bealer, MBA

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Discover All You Need to Know About Money!


Money! Money! Money! How do you get it when you need it How do you manage it properly when you have it How do you determine the worth that it has in your life without allowing your worth to be determined by it? These are all questions that this course will explore and answer. This course provides the information, resources, and methods that anyone can put into practice in their personal and/or business finances to master money and bring financial stability. It will be studied as a means of exchange to obtain the things that are both needs and wants.


In order to live a stress free, stable, productive life money is necessary. Some believe that it is the root of everything evil, but truth be told even those that use that language most likely use it for their necessities. Before today's current money system was created things like shells, cattle, and even barter were used as as a medium of exchange. Interaction between people, businesses, and places require that there be a means of exchange that the various individuals and entities involved give equal weight to. Without this common agreement it would be difficult to obtain goods and services without the devaluing of services and/or goods in the marketplace.


Money is studied from various angles, philosophies, and perspectives, but the bottom line is most if not all people need it to survive. Even those who take vows of poverty most likely use it in one form or another since it is still the most widely accepted form of exchange in the world. Whether that be the dollar, euro, yen, etc..


Are you ready to take this ride? Let's Go!


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90 Days to Money Mastery for College Students

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Now that you're out on your own how you handle your finances is extremely important. You can finish school with a degree in hand, but saddled with so much credit card and student loan debt that you have to take a job you don't want just to make ends meet. At this point you may start questioning why you even went to college. A college education is supposed to provide a path to a stable career. The saying that knowledge is power applies to the knowledge of finances too. If you learn how to master money while you are in college when you graduate you will be light years ahead of your peers. You will also ensure that you are able to make a career decision based on your passions, skills, and education not on money alone.


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90 Days to Money Mastery for Divorcees

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This on-line seminar focuses on the money challenges specific to people who are currently or have gone through a divorce. The money concerns that you have now are totally different from what they were when you were married. There are certain issues that you deal with as you are going through the divorce and a separate set of issues after the divorce is finalized. This seminar aims to assist you with navigating through this rough terrain.


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90 Days to Money Mastery for Single Mothers

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You love and adore your children and you want what's best for them, but money challenges has become your norm and it is taking its toll on you. Being a single mother is a challenge to say the least. It's a challenge that women tend to struggle with more than men. Although there are single fathers the majority of single parents are women. Financial challenges cause emotional, psychological, employment, and relational issues. Dealing with money for a single mother is complex. Choosing whether to pay the light bill, purchase groceries, or buy gas to get to work is a decision that no one should ever have to make. This course will address the financial challenges that single mothers deal with in order to bring empowerment so that money issues will be a thing of the past.


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90 Days to Money Mastery for Seniors

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Now that you have retired and are living on your retirement income, social security, and or your savings you may find it difficult to make ends meet. The topics that will be covered in this session aim to provide you with the tools to be financially independent. The following topics will be covered:



This course will assist with ensuring that you have enough money to not only make ends meet but to treat yourself. You deserve it. You have worked, raised children, and/or contributed to society now it's your turn to enjoy your life.


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