by Jason Vitug (Author)
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your finances? Do you wish there was a clear path towards financial well-being? Look no further than Make Your Money Smile, the groundbreaking new book by bestselling author Jason Vitug, winner of the prestigious 2023 Plutus Award.
Make Your Money Smile covers every essential aspect of personal finance with precision and compassion. Jason acts as your guide, sharing lessons and steps, and giving you knowledge and tools to conquer your financial challenges once and for all. In this book, you'll learn to:
- Manage Money: Elevating your banking relationships and going beyond budgeting to cash flow mastery.
- Earn Money: Optimizing your paycheck and discovering the many ways to multiply and diversify your income streams.
- Grow Money: Making money work for you, contributing to retirement accounts, and investing for financial independence.
- Borrow Money: Using credit to build wealth, enhancing your credit report and score, and eliminating debt once and for all.
- Protect Money: Safeguarding your identity, insuring your most valuable assets, and protecting your wealth through tax strategy and estate planning.
Don't let financial uncertainty hold you back any longer. Take a step toward a happier future. With insightful commentary and practical exercises, Make Your Money Smile is your indispensable companion on your journey to financial success. This book will empower you to take control of your finances and chart your course to your dream lifestyle.
Front Jacket
Written by Jason Vitug, 2023 Plutus Award Winner for Best New Personal Finance Book, Make Your Money Smile is a tactical and practical how-to guide on mastering your money to achieve financial well-being. From budgeting to investing for independence to improving your credit score, all the way to creating estate plans and beyond, this book provides all of the step-by-step personal insight you need for success while also incorporating Vitug's signature foundational philosophy of experiential and purposeful living.
In this book, you'll learn a key component of the Smile Money System, which places an emphasis on financial knowledge to achieve your life goals. To begin, you're encouraged to complete a financial wellness checkup to better understand your financial starting point.
With the foundation set, Vitug then shares the five Smile Money Pillars-Managing, Earning, Growing, Borrowing, and Protecting Money-to help you identify the specific areas of personal finance that are challenging you and then give you the steps to solve them, such as optimizing your paycheck, contributing to retirement, and eliminating debt.
The book has 15 lessons giving you answers to many of the common money questions you might have and offers expert guidance to the financial challenges ahead.
With a wealth of exercises included throughout and a number of resources for further learning available on a companion website, Make Your Money Smile earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all individuals looking to improve their personal finances and create healthy relationships between money and other aspects of their life.
Back Jacket
From the Bestselling Author of You Only Live Once and Happy Money Happy Life, a step-by-step guide to achieving financial well-being and harmonizing finances with happiness.
"Money isn't everything, but it impacts most things. It's time to explore every aspect of personal finances in a relatable, easily digestible, no-guilt, and personalized way." -- Jason Vitug
6 Weeks. 5 Pillars. Simple Steps.
In Make Your Money Smile, renowned speaker, entrepreneur, and creator Jason Vitug reveals his pillar approach to money, allowing him to grow wealth, support his health, and truly live financially free.
Written with a purposeful flow, the book walks you through every aspect of personal finances while allowing you to skip around and focus on an area of greater need.
- Manage Money-your cash flow strategy to direct your money to what's most important.
- Earn Money-your income strategy to optimize your earnings and diversify your income.
- Grow Money-your investing strategy to prioritize your savings for retirement and independence.
- Borrow Money-your credit strategy to shift your mindset to build wealth using leverage.
- Protect Money-your legacy strategy to secure your most valuable assets.
Unlike many other personal finance books that deal purely with the quantitative, Vitug invites readers to use money as a tool for wellness and happiness.
A practical how-to guide with insightful commentary to help you on your financial wellness journey.
Author Biography
JASON VITUG is a former corporate climber turned creative storyteller with a mission to empower others to transform their lives through experiential and purposeful living. He is the founder of phroogal.com, a financial marketplace, and thesmilemoney.com, a financial wellness education platform. Jason works with Fortune 1000 companies, universities, startups, community banks, and credit unions as a speaker, strategist, and consultant.