Our Financial Conditioning

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It all begins in our earliest memory growing up.

"Go to school, get good grades, so we can get a good… job." -- as though there was such a thing out there that would take care of our financial needs for the rest of our lives. That may have been true in our grandparent's generation, but even prior to the carnage we've seen in the job market since 2008, people could expect to change their employment a minimum of eight times during a lifetime. Now more than ever before, it's not a matter of "if" that job will be gone, but "when."

We've also been conditioned from birth to "Shop at Wal-Mart with everyday low prices." The message imprinted there is cheaper is better. And so we go through life dutifully clipping coupons and considering it quite a find to discover yet another "going out of business" sale. Marketers continue to earn their living by persuading us of the necessity to buy a new (not used) car every two years, and the importance of always owning the latest and greatest item – what Robert Kiyosaki terms "doodads." Ever wonder how banks and merchants can get away with automatically charging fees for routine services? It's because they know from our financial conditioning we will pay, if simply told to do so.

For too long this herd mentality that financially benefits others instead of ourselves has dominated society, and it will continue to do so until we decide to make our own decisions.

In this session of Developing Your Financial IQ, we will explore the myths and shibboleths (if you're neither Jewish nor a history buff, look the word up) perpetuated generation to generation for keeping people in bondage. Does anyone remember the movie The Matrix? Importantly, we will also discuss simple and practical ways to understand and break our programming, to take the Red Pill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6qG4yn-Ps), and just say "No!" Learning to do so is the first step towards regaining control of our own destiny, financial and otherwise.

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LOGISTICAL CONCERNS:

This Meetup will begin at 6:30 pm with 30 minutes for review of the previous session topic, discussion of individual needs, and general socializing. It also gives everyone adequate time to arrive before formal class starts promptly at 7:00 pm. Class will end precisely at 9:00 pm. To receive maximum benefit, plz remember to print and bring with you the class notes that will be made available to all registered attendees the day before this meeting.

REGISTRATION FEE: A charge of $10.00 per person will be assessed through PayPal for both members and guests.

REFUND POLICY: While the Meetup Policy indicates "No Refunds" that is not exactly true. Members who have paid and discover - up to 48 hours prior to the class - that it will be impossible to attend will be credited for registration at the next scheduled meeting. This applies to members only, not guests.

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PLEASE NOTE: This Meetup is for educational purposes only and is NOT intended for promotion of specific products or services.

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