Monday, September 10, 2007

Main Topics

Hey Dave,

Your intro sounds cool. I like the "real" tone. You actually said FUCK!. You know we got to put out a "Clean" version. MO Money, MO Money.

This boook should read like your talking to your best friend, or your conscience nagging at you. Here are some topics that I really want to cover. They are linked to people's lifestyle and various life stages. We can imbedd the financial terms and knowledge in the prose. We will need to keep thetone light, so the book flows quickly. Yet full of powerful ideas.

Theme: Where Did I Go Wrong?
  • High School
  • College
  • The Graduate
  • Living La Vida Loca (Big Willie Lifestyle with no Assets)
  • The Blame Game

Theme: What You're Doing Right

  • You need that JOB
  • Look your best
  • Networking (for Business, not Pleasure)

Theme: Whose Money Is This?

  • Teach Your Money to Work for You
  • How Real Money Works
  • Death Traps that Rob You Blind
  • - Lay A Way
  • - Credit Card Fraud
  • - FICO Uh-Oh
  • - Fake Jewelry
  • - When your Rims cost more than you
  • How to count your money. (Passive income and time are the true measures of wealth)

Theme: The Truth - Real Life Scenarios

  • Young, Single and Broke (but I look good!)
  • Not So Young, Single and Still Broke (How'd this Happen?)
  • Baby Mama Drama
  • Baby Daddy Blues
  • Grandma's Raising the Kids (again)
  • Full House (2Parents, 2Jobs, 2Stressed)
  • The high rise achiever: The Professional
  • The Hustle
  • Jail Bird

Theme: Dream Big (Success Stories)

  • She got it going on (single female / mother success story)
  • Making good in the USA
  • Esta Mi Casa

Appendix:

  • Financial Vocabulary
  • Resources to help you make money
  • Resources to build your career

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