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Plant and Grow Your Money offers the information you need to avoid today's top financial problems. When you apply the principles shared in this guide, you won't have to go into debt or wonder why you have no money at the end of the month. This easy-to-follow money management guide helps you understand where you currently stand financially and lays the groundwork to help you achieve your future financial and lifestyle goals. From discussions of income, expenses and savings to budgeting, cash flow and net worth, Plant and Grow Your Money simplifies critical financial concepts without diluting the content. In addition, the guide, written specifically for young adults age 15-25, addresses how to avoid or reduce student loan debt and features: - customizable worksheets - illustrations - glossary of financial terms - inspiring financial quotes Written by Dr. Richard G. Morrison, a retired corporate executive and business professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Plant and Grow Your Money is a resource that young adults will appreciate now...and in the future.

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Improving the financial literacy of young adults in this country is extremely important to their future success. Dr. Morrison does a great job of taking complex topics and making them easy to understand. More importantly, he gives real-life examples and actionable ideas that can be implemented right away. Plant and Grow Your Money is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their financial IQ and take their financial success to another level. -- Steven B. Starnes, CPFA, CRPC, CFP, Senior Resident Director and Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch In his book, Dick Morrison offers a valuable resource to us all, especially to young adults. Plant and Grow Your Money is a sound, common-sense guide to stewardship of personal resources. It is a very worthwhile contribution to the body of knowledge related to financial literacy. -- Dr. Mike Ward, Ed.D., Former North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction Read it all. It looks great. Simple, but it packs in a lot of useful advice for anyone starting a new life or rebuilding a new one. -- Chancellor Dr. Jose V. Sartarelli, University of North Carolina Wilmington Plant and Grow Your Money will show you how to save money so you can enjoy life...and not go broke. This step-by-step guide will provide you with valuable insights into how to make the right decisions and develop the right habits when it comes to making money and managing your expenses. -- Dr. Stephen C. Harper, Professor Emeritus, UNCW In less than one year, I will be attending college and will have to learn how to manage money on my own. Through its easy-to-follow steps and relevant analogies, this guide has given me a great understanding of how to do so. -- Josh Wallen, Student It's never too late to start. Trust me on this. Regardless of your age or earning success, one thing is certain: You will wish you had read and applied this financial guide years ago. Dr. Morrison should next write such a guidebook especially about retirement finances - for my generation! -- Jim Martin, Ph.D., Davidson College chemistry professor, former Governor of North Carolina

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Richard Morrison was born and raised in Iowa, and learned the value of hard work early on (farming). He joined the Navy at 17, and spent time in Japan and on a U.S. Naval destroyer. He received his B.S from Stephen F. Austin University, and his Masters and Ph.D degrees from LSU. Richard's primary career consisted of 30 years as a senior executive with Eli Lilly and Co., with varying levels of management responsibility for operations in over 70 countries. Rather than retire, he then spent the next 18 years in academia, teaching upper level business courses at a major university. Richard's areas of expertise include management, marketing, and international business based on current macroeconomics. He continues to serve on both public and private corporate boards for six corporations, and serves as a consultant for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Dalene Bickel is the founder of Lasting Legacies, a full-service writing, editing and self-publishing company for nonfiction writers. She has ghostwritten and coauthored numerous books and her writing has also appeared in blogs, magazines and the Chicken Soup for the Soul book, The Multitasking Mom's Survival Guide. She has served as a panelist at the Biographers International Conference and regularly speaks on the topics of legacy and life story writing. Learn more at her website, www.lasting-legacies.net

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