Learning About Money:
A Review of Money-Morphosis

With Money-Morphosis: What Butterflies Can Teach Us About Money, Marney K. Makridakis provides a short booklet on 10 ways to look at money differently. Very differently. In fact, upon reading this small book, you may not have even thought you were learning about money because it is such a new way to look at it.

Money tends to be written about, talked about and looked upon as very factual and centered in a non-creative world. Marney challenges that idea by viewing money as something artistic and natural and using butterfly stories and quotes instead of standard money lessons. Each idea is short and to the point yet still somewhat poetic. That is certainly not going to appeal to everyone, but keep reading before you decide.

Even if you are a highly logical person, you can find enjoyment in this book. The short stories and quotes on butterflies are entertaining - even if you don't quite agree or connect with the learnings after each one. You may also find that it may appeal to others in your family who are more creative and artistic. It might even be a good way to bridge the money communication gap.

More specifically, parents may find that their kids will enjoy learning about money more using these metaphors and thinking about butterflies. Even if you use only one of the money lessons from this booklet to talk to your kids about money, it would be worth it. It can help open the communication with the kids so that they can talk about money more freely. Who doesn't want that?

For these reasons, it is worth the 15 minutes or so that it takes to read this booklet even if you don't consider yourself creative or artistic. I am not either one of those, but I still enjoyed it. My personal favorite is #8 (probably because it is a little more financial in nature). But, if you or your kids are starting a new business, #3 or #9 may have more meaning for you.

And it's free! Why not take a moment to check it out further below? It may be the creative spark in learning about money that you have been looking for.

Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, MoneyMorphosis: Ten Things Butterflies Can Teach Us About Money, which invites you to transform the way you think about money by following 10 metaphorical fables in which butterflies teach us about true prosperity. Download your copy here!

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