The Joy of Financial Security: The Art and Science of Becoming Happier, Managing Your Money Wisely, and Creating a Secure Financial Future. This item is unavailable.The Joy of Financial Security: The Art and Science of Becoming Happier, Managing Your Money Wisely, and Creating a Secure Financial Future

Imagine being able to manage your money in a way that not only helps you achieve financial security, but also increases your happiness. You can, and this book shows you how. Cygan's financial expertise is apparent in topics such as increasing your net worth, wise investment strategies, minimising taxes, and preparing for retirement. Readers learn how to protect themselves from the next economic downturn, how to avoid the pressure to keep up with the Joneses, and how to make smarter financial decisions. But she doesn't stop there. Applying research from psychology and neuroscience, she guides readers to create happier lifestyles by making small changes that reap big rewards. Simple changes such as focusing on gratitude, nurturing creativity, and choosing experiences with family and friends over more stuff are encouraged. The way she weaves financial strategies together with happiness strategies is fascinating rewarding her readers both financially and personally.

Donna Skeels Cygan, CFP®, MBA is the owner of the financial advisory firm Sage Future Financial, LLC. Previously recognized as one of the top financial advisors in the U.S., she has been quoted in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes, Kiplingers, USA Today, and Investment News. As a fee-only financial advisor for the past 15 years, she owned Essential Financial Planning, Inc. for ten years before selling it in 2007 to devote more time to her family. She worked for the buyer for a year and then honored a non-compete clause during 2009. During that year she was contacted by several previous clients, asking if she would return as their financial planner. During her year off she realized that her passion lies in working directly with her clients, and she launched Sage Future Financial with a commitment to limit the number of clients she serves to one third of her prior firm. This commitment allows her time to write and have time for her family. She lives in Albuquerque with her husband, two cats and a dog. Their two daughters are away at college.