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"Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal...
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"Life looks good, but hidden beneath that glossy exterior are credit card bills, student loans, car payments, and an out-of-control mortgage. Their money situation is a mess, and they're trying to live a life they simply can't afford. So why exactly do we try so hard to keep up with the Joneses? Are we really living the lives we want, or are we chasing someone else's dream, just trying to keep up appearances on social media, at church, and in our...
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If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else. Build up your money muscles with America's favorite finance coach. Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There's one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that's with The Total Money Makeover:...
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Money and its worth as concepts are an important part of the elementary math curriculum, and a perfect way to review both numbers and addition. This accessible volume examines the value of coins as the narrator wonders if there's enough money to buy an ice cream treat. Colorful photographs support the narrative, while the story succeeds in making math fun for the reader.
10) One Proud Penny
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Who knew the life of a penny could be so exciting?
Born in 1983, our copper (well, zinc and copper as we find out) narrator travels everywhere from New York City to Portland, Oregon, to Puerto Rico describing in colorful detail his many adventures along the way.
Randy Siegel's quirky, informative text mixed with Serge Bloch's spare but exuberant illustrations (which make use of real pennies) make this book a must-have for lovers of American...
12) Double Fudge
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Fudge books volume 5
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I love money, money, money" is Fudge's new theme song. HE's drawing dollar signs for breakfast, thumbing through catalogs at bedtime and making enough "Fudge Bucks" so he can buy the whole world. But life really spins out of control when Peter and his family meet thier long-lost relatives.
14) A penny
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How much is a penny worth? Whose face is on the front? Four curious kids are here to investigate Money Values. Have fun singing along as you learn all about A Dime! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.
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Stink Moody volume 7
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Stink and his friends try to earn money to buy the latest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and go to the book release party.
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"Young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they'll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does"--
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Discworld volume 32
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"Moist von Lipwig, condemned prisoner turned postal worker extraordinaire is now in charge of a different branch of the government: overseeing the printing of Ankh-Morpork's first paper currency. A dream come true for a former arch-swindler-- or is it?"--Cover p. [4].
18) Money matters
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This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of why Money Matters and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, topics range from scarcity, budgets, unemployment, and taxes to the history of money, how money is created, and credit & debt. By examining money and its value, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library...
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Princess Persephone was cold in her castle on freezing Ganymede. So, when Aluminum Jim came calling to sell her tin sheets to nail onto the exterior walls to keep out the cold, Persephone was only to happy to agree to a loan, and sign the contract without reading it. What could she do when the tin sheets didn't work, she couldn't repay the loan, and Jim claimed the castle?