Personal finance is one of the most important aspects of our life, though regrettably, it isn’t taught in most schools. Many people are financially illiterate; they don’t know how to relate with money. Although not exciting to most, personal finance directly relates to our life everyday.
We have seen an ordinary level teacher becoming wealthy through her meager salary and we have witnessed a top executive earning a six digit salary being sacked for financial mismanagement.
Money affects the quality of our life, if we don’t have money, we can’t do many of the things we want in life. Money is simply a tool that gives us choice along the way. This, however, doesn’t mean they will be the correct choices. The ability to prioritize and examine our lifestyles is necessary in order to reduce our stress levels associated with financial instability.
Most of us despise ‘humble beginnings’ as far as our finances are concerned and fail to realize that ‘that which you do not favor or appreciate doesn’t grow’
Prosper is a one day program that helps people to see money as a seed with the potential to become a forest if properly nurtured. It emphasizes money as a byproduct of service.