Do I Look Like an ATM?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African American Children

by Sabrina Lamb

Overview

Nominated for:
45th NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Literary Work—Instructional
 
With step-by-step advice and exercises for African American parents and their children, this guide to fiscal responsibility sets out to establish new financial behavior so young people will avoid the personal economic problems that have plagued the culture. This book guides parents through a self-examination of their financial habits, and by performing the exercises included in this book and having candid discussions with their children, parents can become engaged citizens in the world of money. With new financial traditions and a better understanding of money and its meaning, the next generation will realize the true power of wealth and use their money wisely.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613744055
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,055,149
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Sabrina Lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of the WorldofMoney.org, a leading provider of financial education for underserved youth in the New York City tri-state area. She has written for Ebony, Essence, Heart and Soul, and Black Elegance. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Wake-Up Call 1

1 Assessing the Situation 11

2 Origins of Resistance 23

3 The ATM Generation 33

4 The Financial Bamboozle 41

5 The Problem with the Joneses 49

6 The Road to Travel 69

7 Remaking the Mold 87

8 Growing the Family Estate 141

9 Seizing Control 149

10 The Family as a Business 173

11 Invaded Nesters 183

Closing Bell 193

Acknowledgments 195

Financial Words Every Young Person Must Know and Understand 197

Recommended Resources 201

Index 207