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Joline Godfrey

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Joline Godfrey is the CEO of Independent Means and an innovator in financial education for children and families. Originator of a unique developmental, experiential approach to financial education, her work gives families new tools for developing their human capital and raising children growing up in the midst of abundance.

Godfrey is also the author of Raising Financially Fit Kids, Our Wildest Dreams: Women Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good; No More Frogs To Kiss: 99 Ways to Give Economic Power to Girls; Twenty $ecrets to Money and Independence: The DollarDiva’s Guide to Life.

Godfrey is a graduate of the University of Maine and Boston University (where she received an MSW) and was awarded an Honorary Degree in Business from Bentley Colle ...more

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Parents, Kids and Cash…

Every now and then Heidi Stevens, a reporter with the Chicago Tribune asks me to comment on something related to Kids and Money. Last week she wanted to talk about a survey that indicates how much cash parents hand out to their kids. Our conversation can be read here…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ct-0707-parents-cash-balancing-20140707,0,1340613.column

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	Raising Financially Fit Kids by Joline Godfrey (Goodreads Author), Kit Hinrichs (Design) 3.91 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepreneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No More Frogs to Kiss: 99 Ways to Give Economic Power to Girls – Essential Knowledge and Action Plans for Financial Independence 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20 Secrets to Money and Independence: A Guide to Independence, Economic Empowerment, and Self-Awareness really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die neuen Unternehmerinnen. Geld verdienen, Spass haben, Gutes tun 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(Raising Financially Fit Kids, Revised) [By: Joline Godfrey] [Jul, 2013] by Joline Godfrey (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepeneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good by Joline Godfrey (1993-05-12) by Joline Godfrey (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Occupational Social Work by Bradley K. Googins, Joline Godfrey (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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