If you're looking for straightforward and easy to understand financial guidance, you've picked up the right book. Over the past two decades, as the world of personal financial planning has become more complicated than ever, Mac Gardner has consistently managed to synthesize the most complex financial strategies into a coherent, easily understood message to his clients. This ability to relate to them and set realistic expectations for them is what has moved many of his clients to consider Mac an integral financial resource in their lives. Mac believes that life is a collection of experiences and stories shared by those we encounter on our lifelong journey. He has spent his career collecting and sharing stories about finance and personal financial planning-stories covering retail banking, trust administration, commercial lending, investment management, private banking, and comprehensive wealth management. Mac has hosted financial planning seminars across the country, representing some of the nation's largest financial services firms. Over his career he has interacted with thousands of financial advisors and clients about the importance of financial planning and practicing healthy financial habits. His journey across the various lines of finance has given him the unique ability to help his clients face the continuously complex challenges of personal financial planning. This book serves as a compilation of some of Mac's most influential interactions and thought-provoking experiences. In the book you will find beneficial financial planning strategies including: - Financial planning basics - Budget Planning - Savings strategies - Investment management - Insurance planning - Retirement planning - Tax management - Estate planning All of this information is laid out in a straightforward and easy to understand manner. There are no confusing charts, no financial jargon, and no complex time consuming strategies. There's just the right amount of information you can use to manage your personal finances on a daily basis and Motivate Your Money