Bedtime buyers: Tablet, smartphone users curl up and shop at night
The Courier-Journal
Jere Downs – April 28, 2013
It’s as if the televised Home Shopping Network craze of a decade ago can now take place anytime, anywhere, on your mobile device, said Syble Solomon, a personal finance consultant and author of “Money Habitudes,” a game that helps consumers explore how and why they spend.
New Book Helps Therapists and Counselors Talk About Money
Press Release
January 28, 2013
“Bringing Money Into the Conversation” serves as a how-to guide for professionals working with clients with issues related to money.
The Why Behind Our Money Decisions
University of Illinois Extension
Paul McNamara and Kathy Sweedler – December 10, 2012
Money Habitudes are not necessarily bad or good. However, when they affect our decisions without us being aware of them, they may be holding us back from reaching our goals. This time of year is a good time to think about what influences how we use money.
Financial Tips: How to Stop the Arguing About Money
LifeGoesStrong
Susan Crandell - December 3, 2012
As I flipped through the cards, making my choices, it triggered all kinds of memories of money decisions I’ve made, for better or worse – call them the ghosts of finance past.
New and Improved Version of Money Habitudes Released
Press release
Nov 29, 2012
Award-winning money personality tool and conversation starter features improved readability for low-literacy audiences.
Money and Marriage: Couples Help at Midlife
LifeGoesStrong
Susan Crandell – November 26, 2012
The issues couples face about money are very rarely about money. Usually it’s a conflict of values or perspectives, or a reflection of our fears about money,” says Syble Solomon, a popular speaker on the psychology of money.
Mind your money
Winnipeg Free Press
Joel Schlesinger – Nov 24, 2012
In her award-winning guide Money Habitudes: A Guide for Professionals Working with Money Related Issues, Syble Solomon writes six Money Habitudes — habits and attitudes about finances — describe just about every facet of our relationship with the dollar.
Why we spend the way we do
Courier-Journal
Jere Downs – November 8, 2012
I run away from money, and money seems to run away from me. In the past, I have spent spontaneously and had trouble containing that impulse. Yesterday, author Syble Solomon helped me understand why.
An Ounce Of Financial Prevention
Public News Service – WV
Dan Heyman – October 22, 2012
According to financial educator Syble Solomon, the key findings confirm that people make mistakes when under stress. She says this helps explain why people make the same errors over and over again – because each problem makes the next one harder to deal with.
Scary Money Matters With Stepchildren on Stepmoms Toolbox
Remarriage
Paula Bisacre – October 2, 2012
To help make it easier and to add a little fun to your talks about money in your remarriage and with your blended family members, I personally recommend using Syble Solomon’s Money Habitudes cards to help you tackle the serious business of talking about money in your life.
Journal of Extension
The Financial Education Tool Kit: Helping Teachers Meet State-Mandated Personal Finance Requirements
Eileen St. Pierre, Charlotte Richert, Susan Routh, Rachel Lockwood, Mickey Simpson – June 2012 (Volume 50, Number 3)
The Financial Education Tool Kit was originally designed by a group of OCES Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) educators on the Family Economic Well-Being Impact Team. Before receiving a kit for their county, Extension educators need to undergo training on its contents … The Financial Education Tool Kit includes: The Nail Game, Money Habitudes for Teens Cards, The Spending Game, Building Wealth CD-ROM, Paycheck Power BOOSTER calculator, Dollar Decisions Spending Cards, Copies of the National 4-H Curriculum, Financial Champions.
News and Tribune
Making sense out of finances
Amanda Arnold – April 27, 2012
During the game, the participants sorted through cards that represented six areas of financial mindsets, such as spontaneous, secure and goal orientated. The idea was to find a commonality in the cards, and some people were surprised with what they learned.
Press Release
Money Habitudes: How To Be Rich in Life & Love Wins Excellence in Financial Literacy Education Award
April 19, 2012
Engaging and innovative financial education curriculum with a focus on the psychology of money and behavioral economics helps teens with personal finances and relationships.
Student Financial Literacy: Campus-Based Program Development
Dorothy B. Durband (Editor), Sonya L. Britt (Editor)
April 4, 2012
This card-style, game-like tool aids people in understanding their habits and attitudes towards money. It also highlights the how, when, and why people use money, especially concerning saving and spending.
AFCPE – The Standard
Parting Ways: 10 Tips for Counseling Clients Through Divorce
Lee Gimpel, 2nd Quarter 2012
If you’re working around finances, the chances are good that your work and advising will touch on divorce. Here are some tips to think about it the right way.
VoiceAmerica Radio
The Money Answers Show with Jordan Goodman
January 30, 2012
Jordan Goodman is “America’s Money Answers Man” and a nationally-recognized expert on personal finance. He is a regular guest on numerous radio and television call-in shows across the country, answering questions on personal financial topics. He appears frequently on NBC’s The Today Show, Fox News Network, Fox Business Network, CNN, CNBC and CBS evening news.
Washington Post
Color of Money Live web chat with Michelle Singletary
January 12, 2012
Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions. My guest will be Syble Solomon, creator of the card game, Money Habitudes, and my December Color of Money Book Club pick.
LearnVest
Why We Fight: The Top 8 Reasons Parents Fight Over Money
Amy Hatch, 1/5/12
I turned to experts Syble Solomon, financial expert and creator of the interactive tools “Money Habitudes” and Dr. Taffy Wagner, author of “Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ.” They shared the top eight situations that couples fight about when it comes to money.
Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
Book Review - Mind Over Money: Overcoming the Money Disorders That Threaten Our Financial Health by Brad Klontz, Psy.D. and Ted Klontz, Ph.D.
Syble Solomon, December 2011
Even though the book is chock full of references to research in fields such as psychotherapy, the social sciences, neurobiology, finance and economics, their style of sharing information feels more like listening to and learning from an engaging, non-judgmental friend than reading a book about serious financial behavior.
Washington Post
Card Game Draws Out Your Attitudes About Money
Michelle Singletary, December 3, 2011
We don’t talk about money enough … This simple but extraordinarily insightful game is the Color of Money Book Club selection for December.
National Council on Family Relations
Reliability of Money Habitudes
Lucy Delgadillo, Alena Johnson and Samantha Nelson, November 16, 2011
The purpose of the Money Habitudes activity is to get people talking about their habits and attitudes when it comes to money. This can be especially helpful when working with couples. This study will present evidence for the reliability analysis of the Money Habitudes statements used in the activity.
Proceedings of the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
Looking for Change in All the Right Places: Partnerships that really work!
Syble Solomon, Dena Wise and Ann A. Berry, November 15, 2011
Money is such an emotionally charged topic that people want to avoid it. The challenge is getting people to voluntarily attend programs to discover their own emotional triggers and learn money management and communication skills so they can react differently.
Delaware Moms
Money Talks and So Should You: 5 Common Mistakes Parents Make About Finances
Janel Atlas, 11/1/11
“Too often, people set goals around money that are too vague, such as, ‘This year I want to save more’ or ‘I want to buy a car when I’m 17,’ ” says Syble Solomon, an expert on how people interact with money.
Between The Sheets Blog
Expert Interviews: Money Habitudes
Jay and Laura Laffoon, 7/7/11
Tri City Tribune
Money: A cause of stress in many relationships
Ron Price, 6/9/2011
Playing Money Habitudes gives a couple a safe environment where each can share freely how and why they view money and finances in a particular way.
Tri City Tribune
Money: Topic can cause turmoil in relationships
Ron Price, 6/17/2011
By playing the Money Habitudes card game each person will discover, or more clearly understand, their own and the other’s typical money behaviors associated with their dominant “Habitudes.”
Knoxville News Sentinel
What is your money ‘habitude’?
Susan Alexander, 5/9/11
The point of the workshop session was that these habitudes are important to understand when one is in a financial crisis or attempting to help someone who is. I’d suggest they’re useful, crisis or not.
News & Observer
Tips for learning about money
Sue Stock, 5/1/11
The funny thing about a recession is that it forces people to get real about their money – something that many avoid at all costs when times are good.
CBS MoneyWatch.com
Best Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund
Loren Mooney, 4/7/11
When trying to change a habit like this, it’s essential to understand why you do it in the first place, says Syble Solomon, a financial behavior expert and founder of Money Habitudes, a card game designed to help identify money attitudes and habits.
MarketWatch
10 Things Your Spouse Won’t Tell You
Catey Hill, 2/24/11
“When I was growing up, my mom would always tell me after we went shopping: ‘don’t tell your father.’ Without realizing it, I got the message and here I was 40 years later still ‘not telling’”
Hilton Head Magazine
Love & Money
Emily Johnson, CFP, CDFA
Financial planning is certainly about money, but more importantly, it is about people and their relationship with money.
MSN Money
Committing ‘capital’ crimes? CSI ‘em
Donna Freedman 12/21/10
Motive doesn’t always make sense. If you’re barely making bank, adding to the bills is just stupid. But overspending provides “some kind of payoff,” according to financial behaviorist Syble Solomon.
Richmond Bride
In the Cards
December, 2010
When couples get engaged, they often talk about how many children they want, or whether they want to live in the country, the suburbs or the city. But the topic of finances is sometimes not broached, even though money is the source of many marital disputes.
Inside 919 (North Carolina)
Top 3 Reasons You Must Understand Your Money Habitudes
Paige Armstrong, MSW, LCSW – October 27, 2010
In all my years as a therapist and Life/Relationship Coach, money is the last thing that my clients will discuss (if they ever talk about it at all). People will reveal their childhood sexual abuse and trauma before they ever share with me about their money. We are usually taught from a young age, that it is taboo to talk about money.
Reston Patch
Giving Kids ‘Pathways 2 Independence’
Robin Lundgren 10/18/10
Breakout sessions offered information about buying a car, budgeting, making the most of credit cards, avoiding identity theft and evaluating personal money habits and attitudes.
Bankrate.com
When is taking on debt wise? Is there a cost of not borrowing?
Nancy Mann Jackson, 9/13/10
“Saving on debt upfront may cost you big later in maintenance bills or missed work because the car breaks down. That’s not to say, though, that you need to go into debt to buy a Rolls,” Solomon says.
Reader’s Digest
7 Tips to Raise Financially Savvy Kids
July 2010
Teach your kids how to be money smart with tips from Syble Solomon, creator of Money Habitudes.
The Tool Box
Money Conflict in Marriage / Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT 5/24/2010
There are a number of common issues that come up for people in their relationships / marriages – and a big one is money. Attitudes and meanings attached to “money” differ and typically originate from family of origin experiences as it’s likely many of your ideas around spending, saving and other dealings with financial matters are echos from one or both of your parents and conditioning.
Utah State University - Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Financial Management Practices and Conflict Management Styles of Couples in Great Marriages
Amanda Marie Horrocks, May 1, 2010
The verbiage couples in great marriages used to describe how they disagreed over financial issues suggests that educators could teach more about money habitudes, habits and attitudes surrounding money, rather than specific financial practices (see moneyhabitudes.com).
Crosswalk.com
When a Spender Marries a Saver
Syble Solomon 4/15/10
When it comes to couples and money, opposites do attract. In fact, researchers found that while people hope to marry someone with a money style similar to their own, they more often than not marry their financial opposite.
Mainstreet (TheStreet.com)
5 Risky Products Marketed to Kids
Seth Fiegerman 4/15/10
Syble Solomon, an expert on family finances, also recommends that you teach your child the value of making choices, rather than sacrifices.
ConsumerAffairs.com
Boomer Love: How is the ‘Free Love’ Generation Doing Now?
Jan Yager 3/29/10
Syble Solomon, an expert in the psychology of money, has developed a deck of cards called “Money Habitudes”. The cards help individuals or couples to discover their own points of view and behavior patterns regarding money.
Crosswalk.com
The Importance of Being Able to Talk About Money
Syble Solomon 3/12/10
While there are many steps you can take to improve your marriage or keep it strong, one of the best is to figure out how to talk about money with your spouse. Unfortunately, doing so is not easy because discussing money makes people uncomfortable. After all, as we’re growing up, most people learn not to talk about money instead of how to talk about it.
Fidelity.com
6 Wealth-Building Mistakes – And How to Avoid Them
Sarah Max 1/29/10
For some people, it’s the little things that eat up their income. Other people live frugally most of the time then go on spending binges. Look for patterns in your spending. Do the floodgates open when you’re with certain friends? Does your mood affect your spending? You may not be able to radically change your behavior, says Solomon, but you can at least plan for it.
Institute of Consumer Financial Education eNEWS
Understanding Why We Spend What We Spend: Habits and Attitudes Behind Spending
Syble Solomon 1/25/10
Once people understand their own money habits and attitudes, they begin to see why they spend the way they do. Perhaps it is to feel secure, to present a positive image, or to feel good by giving to others.
Press Release
Money Habitudes Encourages Constructive Discussions About Money for the New Year
1/2/10
Talking about money–one of the most daunting conversations–helps people get help, support and personal understanding in order to achieve their financial goals for New Year’s.
Washington Times
Marriage, Money Go Hand in Hand
Cheryl Wetzstein 12/27/09
There are literally thousands of ways to assist couples in getting their finances in order – the winner of Smart Marriages’ Impact Award this year is Syble Solomon’s “Money Habitudes” program.
MommyBlogExpert
2009 Best of Gift Showcase
Janis Brett Elspas 12/12/09
The game can be used in a family setting, in the classroom, or in discussion groups as a stand-alone activity or in conjunction with high school courses such as financial literacy and life skills.
NAPFA Advisor magazine
Helping Clients Talk About Money
Syble Solomon 12/1/09
Just sharing basic financial information with a planner can feel like giving up control and power. It requires really trusting someone whom you (typically) know only through a referral.
Press Release
Money Habitudes Encourages Constructive Discussions About Money for the Holiday Season
11/27/09
On the eve of the winter holidays, LifeWise releases its latest list of conversation starters to think about money in a constructive way.
Erickson Tribune
Financial resolutions for the New Year
Meghan Streit 11/24/09
As you consider your New Year’s resolutions, don’t forget about your finances. … Financial educator and executive coach Syble Solomon says deeply-rooted emotions about money can derail the best laid financial plans.
Bargain Babe
Holiday Gift Guide
Julia Scott 11/24/09
The Habitudes card game is great for anyone interested in money. Use the cards to spark discussions about your attutides and beliefs about money.
thinkmarriage.org
Could a Game Help With Your Money Attitudes?
Michele Olsen 11/9/09
As money gets tighter for just about everyone, money attitudes are really coming to the surface for many couples. Here’s a great “game” and program that can get you talking about your money “habitudes” … Rather than just thinking the other person is wrong or crazy, money habitudes points you towards goals and commonalities.
The Windsor Star (Ontario, canada.com)
Changing Money ‘Habitudes’
Ellen van Wageningen 10/26/09
I went to my first financial boot camp session armed with a notebook and a calculator. What I needed was a psychologist’s couch. Step one wasn’t about my bank account balance. It was all about my relationship with money.
My Healthy Beginning (Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN)
The Money Fight
Maureen Campion 09/09
People believe that money is the #1 cause of divorce, but people divorce when they run out of solutions. The inability to resolve money problems contributes to many problems, including the high divorce rate in our country.
Press Release
Money Habitudes Encourages Constructive Discussions About Money for Back-to-School
8/22/09
As opposed to other high-intensity spending periods, during back-to-school, children are very involved and exposed to their parents’ money decisions. As a result, these few weeks offer a great opportunity to model good money behavior.
Sturgis Journal (Michigan)
Marriage Matters: Copping a ‘Habitude’
James and Audora Burg, 8/15/09
We discovered a cool tool at the Smart Marriages conference for helping couples uncover what really drives money issues in a marriage: Money Habitudes cards … The conversation that started was, well, priceless.
Kansas City Star (kansascity.com)
Kids & Money: Get a Grip on Your Child’s Sports Costs
Steve Rosen, 8/15/09
I love that all three of my children have been into sports. But when it comes to getting a grip on the costs, it can be a slippery slope even if you’ve planned for the expenses as I’ve tried to do.
Press Release
Producer of Leading Conversation-Starter Card Game Promotes Regular, Proactive Money Discussions: Summer Vacation
8/9/09
Because money plays such a central role in our lives, people benefit by talking proactively about potential money issues instead of waiting until there is a critical need to discuss finances.
CreditCards.com
8 Credit Talks Couples Must Have
Erica Sandberg, 7/14/2009
Disclosing personal charging habits to a loved one can be tough, but it’s pivotal to a healthy relationship. Attitudes about using credit cards vary dramatically, and learning a partner’s outlook can avert all-too-common money disputes.
A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources for Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting, and Financial Education
U.S.Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families; Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives
July 2009
Press Release
Money Habitudes Wins Smart Marriages Impact Award
6/16/09
Money Habitudes, the popular deck of conversation-starter cards to help couples talk about money are recognized as an important and unique tool in combating divorce and fostering healthy marriages.
Stronger Families
Is Money the Root of All Upheaval?
Syble Solomon – 6/09
Money is identified as the number one cause of conflict in marriages whether it’s a good, solid relationship or a troubled one. What’s your style of dealing with money issues with your spouse?
The LAMFT Monitor – Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Recommended Resources for Marriage and Family Therapists
Kathy Steele, Ph.D. – Spring 2009
Although every LMFT has received excellent foundational training, there are always new developments and information coming out in the field of MFT … Money Habitudes. A deck of cards that help couples to talk about money, and discover their differing beliefs and attitudes in the area of money.
Catholic Star Herald
How the financial downturn affects marriage
Mary Jo Pedersen – February 13, 2009
We took a serious look at our individual approaches to money because we couldn’t agree on anything. He’s a saver, I’m a spender. We found an easy-to-use tool, called MONEY HABITUDES, that helped us explore the strengths and weaknesses of our own attitudes and habits about money. HABITUDES helped us understand and respect each other more and it has spilled over into other aspects of our relationship
Fulfilling Relationships Newsletter
Discover Your Money Habitudes
Shirley Vollett, 12/08
No two couples deal with finances in exactly the same manner. But no matter HOW a couple chooses to share or separate their finances, there is no avoiding this potentially hot-button area.
NFL Players Association Newsletter
How Habitudes Affect Financial Decisions
NFLPA Financial Programs Department, 11/18/08
“If you’ve ever questioned why you feel conflicted, confused or overwhelmed about money, you aren’t alone. In fact, many people struggle with financial decisions daily.
Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education Conference Proceedings, John Grable, Editor
Finding Teens’ ‘Tudes
Nancy Reigelsperger and Syble Solomon, 11/08
CBS News reported (5/17/07) that U.S. companies are spending nearly eighteen billion advertising dollars annually to target teens and credit card companies are sending college students an average of 25-50 solicitations each semester. Those efforts are working.
University of Wisconsin-Extension - Department of Family Development
A Marriage Made to Last: Integrating Financial Education with Couples and Relationship Education
Nancy Brooks, November 2008
This resource provides a deck of cards for an easy, non-judgmental and non-threatening way to address financial issues and initiate conversations.
University of Utah
Evaluation of the General Financial Literacy Program in Utah High Schools: 2008
Tyrone Benjamin Frazier, October 2008
Beginning with the graduating class of 2008, Utah high school students are required to take 0.5 credits of General Financial Literacy (GFL). The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well the goals of this new core requirement are being met, and to evaluate the best options for advancing the burgeoning program. Three questions about the GFL program have directed this evaluation: What is being taught? How is it being taught? And how is it impacting students?
Chicago Tribune
Have a nice wedding and buy your first home, too
Ellen James Martin, 8/15/08
“They’re sweethearts in their late 20s. He works in a mid-level job for the Homeland Security Department; she’s a paralegal. Recently he surprised and delighted her by popping the question.
Smart Marriages Conference / iplayback CD/DVD
Tools of the Trade
Julie Baumgartner, 7/5/08
Julie Baumgartner’s keynote featured Money Habitudes as one of the recommended tools available for working with couples or for couples to use independently. This excellent presentation is loaded with great suggestions and is available as a DVD or CD. #006
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Proceedings – 2007
November, 2007
Money Habitudes cards can give couples a non-confrontational, common vocabulary to have productive, non-judgmental conversations and help them understand the hidden emotional needs influencing their financial behaviors.
Washington Woman
Today’s Actions Determine Tomorrow’s Options
Syble Solomon, 4/07
The way you manage money can tell a lot about who you are and how you achieve or sabotage your financial and life goals. If you can enjoy your money, are well-informed about it and manage it well to meet your short- and long-term needs, chances are you will feel secure, have balance in your life and achieve your goals.
Military.com
Let’s Talk About Different Perspectives
Syble Solomon, April 17, 2007
Let’s talk about getting what you want by looking at a situation through the eyes of the other person.
Military.com
Increase Your Earning Power
Syble Solomon, March 22, 2007
Let’s talk about increasing your earning power by making a strong, positive impression on others.
Military.com
Let’s Talk About Getting the Best Deal
Syble Solomon, February 16, 2007
Let’s talk about how you can take charge to get the best deal when you want a loan. You may assume that a Realtor™ has the connections and expertise to get you the best deal and that may be true, but not necessarily.
Military.com
Let’s Talk About Being Successful
Syble Solomon, January 17, 2007
Let’s talk about being successful. Now that most New Year’s resolutions have faded into a distant memory, choose one little thing that you know you can accomplish and do it. Small successes feel much better than frustration or guilt for not accomplishing an unattainable goal. Plus, small successes lead to big successes.
Military.com
Reviewing Your Holiday Shopping Skills
Syble Solomon, December 21, 2006
Let’s talk about how to look at holiday shopping as a learning experience so next year your holidays will be less stressful and less costly.
Military.com
Let’s Not Talk About Money
Syble Solomon, November 27, 2006
Let’s talk about messages from home. One day when I was eight years old, my mom sent me to the corner grocery store to buy a few things. On the way home I managed to lose $10. We retraced my steps but the money was nowhere to be found. My mother just sat down and wept.
Military.com
Let’s Talk About Money, Honey
Syble Solomon, October 30, 2006
What would it take for you to feel financially secure? And, have you shared your thoughts with your spouse? This simple conversation could be the first step to finding a workable solution to disagreements about money. It’s common for husbands and wives to define security quite differently and if their definitions are miles apart, it can mean a bumpy road ahead.
Connections: Ontario Association of Credit Counseling Services
Playing Cards: A New Tool
Fall, 2006
“There are times when a speaker comes along and you say to yourself, ‘She’s been there-done that.’ Syble Solomon is one of those speakers…”
USA Today
“Many marriages today are ’til debt do us part”
April 28, 2006
“It’s the No. 1 taboo topic,” says Syble Solomon, a motivational speaker who created Money Habitudes, playing cards for planners and counselors to use in getting couples talking about money. “People will tell you about their intimate sexual lives before they’ll tell you about their money…”
How to Attract and Retain Women Clients
AdvisorOne Research
Syble Solomon, Feb. 2006
The first time I sat down with a financial advisor I was 41 — and it was a big step for me. Although my husband and I discussed our investments, I felt incompetent and took no responsibility for decision-making. I was caught in Neverland — sounding assertive like modern woman, while acting out my role as Cinderella, letting Prince Charming rescue me and take care of our finances. Old messages are hard to shake!
Smart Marriages Conference
How to Use the Money Habitudes Cards in Marriage Education Programs
William Bailey, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, June, 2005
“…The Money Habitudes cards can be used in a variety of marriage education programs to assist couples and families in evaluating their habits and attitudes toward money. ..”
Marshfield News-Herald
Sessions focus on good money habits
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Nov. 26, 2005
“…We talk about goal setting…How you establish financial goals helps put you in the drivers’ seat for your financial future.” This is the message Georgette Frazer will bring to the Roaract…program at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County. (Rotaract, sponsored by Rotary International, is a service club for people ages 18-30. The clubs are designed for young adults to develop professional skills and address the needs of their communities through service projects.) She will demonstrate with Money Habitudes cards, developed for providing a balanced perspective of financial satisfaction… Frazer said the “habitude” approach is respectful.”… “There are no right or wrong ways to handle money,” she said describing the idea. “There are just different ways to handle money. It’s all about understanding what your way is…”
Horsesmouth: The Performance Improvement Network for Financial Advisors.
“Holiday Gifts for Clients: Where to Buy the Best”
Edward E. Klink, November 9, 2005
Money Habitudes was listed as one of the recommended gifts for clients.
Horsesmouth: The Performance Improvement Network for Financial Advisors.
“How a Life Planner Approaches a Client’s Case”
Nicole O. Coulter, October 7, 2005
“Armed with factual information about his prospects’ assets and risk tolerance, Shagrin’s first order of business was not launching into an asset allocation discussion or explaining his conservative approach to risk. Instead he pulled out his Money Habitudes deck of cards-an entertaining yet informative financial planning tool he’d been using faithfully for the last two years…
International Journal of Consumer Studies
“Book Review: Money Habitudes™: A Guide for Professionals working With Money Related Issues”
Volume 29 Issue 4 Page 386 – July 2005
Sue McGregor, Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
Solomon has succeeded in creating a unique way to help people who are struggling with debt to overcome their inhibitions so they can open up and gain insights that will help them take control of their money…I feel confident recommending this tool…It looks like an exciting new way to help people discover their hidden habits and attitudes about money, freeing them to embark on a more empowering future financial life…
Journal of Personal Finance: Tools, Techniques, Strategies, and Research to Aid Consumers and Professional Financial Advisors
Get a Handle on Your Clients’ Money Habitudes
Syble Solomon, Volume 3 Issue 4, 2004
Money Habitudes cards were developed for practitioners to use as a quick, non-threatening activity to reveal a client’s habitudes (habits and attitudes) regarding money without getting into heavy, psychologically intrusive conversations.
Horsesmouth: The Performance Improvement Network for Financial Advisors
“Uncovering Your Client’s Hidden Money Attitudes”
Elizabeth Marcovitz, September 15, 2004
Since advisors deal with money every day, we may forget the discomfort that others experience around the topic…Providing clients with a way to feel comfortable talking about money will not only enhance their investment decisions but also go a long way in building their loyalty… Liz Donaghey, a third-party investment manager at Clark Capital … “The [Money Habitudes] cards change the tone of a meeting-from a serious discussion to a more interactive learning experience. It opens the door to a back-and-forth conversation that much more fully involves the client. This not only brings the client fully in to the experience, it also deepens the relationship and bolsters trust…”
BizLife
Money Habitudes Can Make or Break a Business
Syble Solomon, May 2004
Money issues are inevitable. As in a marriage, by the time you start arguing it may be too late! Be proactive and have that talk before money issues ruin both your business and your relationship.
AFCPE Forum
Money Habitudes: A Tool for Dealing With Debt
Syble Solomon, April 2004
Money Habitudes cards can help practitioners and clients quickly discover the emotional aspects underlying out-of-control debt. Using the cards allows practitioners to identify their client’s financial habitudes—or pattern of habits and attitudes.
Partners in Paradise Radio Talk Show
Interviewed by Kat and Curtis Knecht
January 12, 2008
WRC TV NBC, News 4 — Women and Money
Interviewed by Pat Lawson Muse
April 11, 2007
AM 860 WUDB
Delaware Valley’s Only Money Talk Radio interviewed by Olivia Mellan
March 15, 2007
WRC TV NBC, News 4
Interviewed by Susan Kidd on teaching kids about money
May 30, 2006
Real Money Radio Talk Show
Interviewed by Deborah Owens on WEAA 88.9 FM, the top-ranking public radio station in the Baltimore area
October 11, 2005
Great Relationships Radio Talk Show, WEBR Fairfax, VA
Interviewed by Kevin Decker
May 23, 2005
InCharge Radio
Interviewed by Mike Schiano
February 2, 2005
InCharge Radio is an Outreach presentation of InCharge® Education Foundation, a premier provider of educational products and services supporting the personal financial literacy needs of the people of the United States with a focus on the military.
VoiceAmerica, the industry leader in internet talk radio.
Interviewed by Steven Shagrin, JD, CFP®, CRPC®, CRC®, CELP
July 21, 2004



