Resources

Books on Financial Fitness

Energy of Money: A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment by Maria Nemeth

This book is a must have in every household.  Maria helps you understand why you do the things you do with money and uncover unproductive beliefs, patterns and behaviors as well as tools to work through any fears you might have of deprivation and scarcity.  You’ll see why your greatest power is to be willing, how driven behavior wastes money energy and how being grateful brings abundance.
  Excuses Begone! How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits by Wayne W. Dyer

If you’re making excuses as to why you can’t make money work for you, buy this book.  Dr. Wayne Dyer’s principles will help you change lifelong, self-defeating thinking habits so that you can get on the path to success in all areas of your life and get rid of excuses for good!
  Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breathe Easier in a Fast-Paced World by Amy Wood Psy.D.

This book is a great read and is dynamically written. In this era, “Life Your Way” is truly refreshing.  It’s all about helping you understand how to hone in on your intuition so that you can live life exactly how you want to live it-your way!  It’s clearly and concisely written and Amy’s “Apply the Wisdom” section at the end of each chapter helps the reader to apply her advice to their own personal situation.

 

 

 Money Management Software

 

iBank4   (Mac only)
This personal finance software is designed for the Mac user.  In this software you can setup all your checking and savings accounts, reconcile those accounts, setup a budget and print spending reports.  This software is best for those people who like the envelope system of budgeting.  It keeps track of what you’ve spent each month in all of your expense categories and carries over the unspent amount at month end.
  Quicken Deluxe 2011  With this personal finance software you’ll be able to stay on track with your financial goals.  This software allows you to setup all checking, savings and investment accounts and track your balances in each, reconcile accounts, include a budget and print budgeted versus actual spending reports for any time period.  This software is beneficial to both the PC and Mac user.