"It’s been more than ten years since we originally wrote this book. A lot has changed since then. When we first began writing this book back in 2012, we were on a mission to teach our (then much younger) sons about finance and balancing life. We really wanted this book to be a more holistic approach to finance; an overall financial wellness guide that ranged from controlling your money more effectively to creating financial stability and security for the future.

But there was a very important reason that we wanted to write this book. A reason that goes over and above just sharing sound financial advice. And that reason was the thyroid cancer diagnosis that we got hit with in 2012. We were worried about the boys not having their father around and wanted to leave them with something, should treatment fail. So, these lessons and stories were important to capture and important enough for us to want to impart on our sons.

With inflation causing significant strain on families affecting everything from mortgage payments to the cost of goods, food, hydro, gas, and more, now is the time to take action on your finances and take stock of your life to find out where you can improve. The pandemic and inflation created a sense of urgency for us to want to get this book out there. We knew it was more important now to finally publish and share this book with the world, since it can help so many. The factors have not changed since we first wrote the book more than a decade ago."

Gina & Joe