Download or read book From Ignorance to Literacy written by David A. Wood and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you in or coming out of financial trouble and want to start over the right way, with a proper biblical understanding of money? Are you looking for a clear understanding of how to manage your finances? Need some critical analysis and practical advice about getting back on track? If so, this book is for you. It tackles questions and topics such as: Stewardship What is biblical stewardship and why is it important in financial literacy? Character traits of a good steward? Earning Professions that are Godly and God given. How do I find my life's work? Spending Mindsets of a dysfunctional spender. Tools and techniques of a value shopper. Borrowing Debt and dysfunctional behavior. Getting debt problems under control and becoming debt free. Giving The power of giving. Three components of giving and cultivating a giving heart. Investing How do I invest and where to begin? Get rich quick schemes and why they don't work? How to recognize schemes? Protecting Planning for worst-case scenarios and for the unexpected. The four areas of life that require disaster planning. David Wood is a banking executive with a leading financial institution. He is passionate about financial literacy and believes the road to financial health must come from combining sound biblical principles with practical financial tools and strategies. He began his career 32 years ago, received training on Wall Street and rose through the ranks of banking and commercial real estate finance. Along the way, he also started and ran a small business, and endured his own journey from financial ruin to financial restoration and health. He shares how he started over and what principals and behaviors helped him achieve complete recovery. For more information about the author and this book, contact: David A. Wood DL Wood Group 213-375-3661 dlwoodgroup.com fromignorancetoliteracy.com