Current Economy Requires Tough Talk

No matter what your current financial situation Dr.Nancy Lottridge Anderson says it’s time to get serious about managing money and controlling debt. Dr. Anderson, co-host of MPB radio call- in show Money Talks will speak at Bay Books at 10 am on Saturday, April 17th on the fundamentals of money management from credit cards, mortgages, and spending plans to investments, retirement accounts and insurance. She will later sign copies of her book, Tough Talk for Tough Times: Real Conversations for Real People about Money and Finance.

“I wanted to take the fear and mystery out of finance because that is what keeps people from educating themselves and making smart decisions,”said Anderson. “My book explains the world of finance, including how Wall Street works in language that Main Street understands.”

Anderson begins Tough Talk for Tough Times by stressing the importance of having an open and ongoing dialogue about money issues with spouses and children from an early age.” These discussions are essential for achieving family goals and for raising children who can handle money responsibly. Our relationship with money affects every other relationship we have,” states Anderson. “When writing Tough Talk I thought particularly of women who are widowed, divorced or never married, who are solely responsible for their own well-being” .  Anderson was widowed at age 32 with a nine-year-old daughter to support. “Today everyone needs a basic understanding of money management.”