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THE GAME-CHANGING GUIDE TO SMARTER FINANCIAL DECISIONSThrough vividly illustrated game play, Monopoly, Money, and You shows you how to manage real-life financial challenges using lessons from the iconic board game. You'll improve the critical skills it takes to succeed fi nancially, including:CASH MANAGEMENT * DIVERSIFICATION * NEGOTIATING * DEAL-MAKING * ANALYZING OPPORTUNITIES * CREATING A BUDGET * REDUCING DEBT * MAKING THE BEST and life lessons that are useful to everyone, from high schoolers getting theirfirst credit cards to Wall Street traders looking for an edge in their next negotiation." -- KEVIN TOSTADO, producer and director of Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story"Monopoly became a part of my life the moment my father, Robert Barton--then president of Parker Brothers--acquired the game in 1935. Now, all these years later, Philip Orbanes reveals what we've all sensed since then--the game is replete with solid financial lessons." -- RANDOLPH P. BARTON, former president of Parker Brothers"As Philip Orbanes says, Monopoly teaches you two N's: numbers and negotiation. Numbers are vital to financial success, be it in your business, career, or personal life. And negotiation is really the acquired skill of selling effectively, a skill you rely on daily." -- BOB REISS, founder of 16 start-ups and author of Low Risk, High Reward
Contents
CONTENTS Getting Ready to Play: Return to Marven Gardens.* The game's lessons and real life.1. MONEY: Monopoly makes you think about money. Let's think.2. The BOARD: Know your playing field and what lies ahead.3. RULES: Embrace the game's rules; there are rules and principles in life as well. * Set your goals4. GAME #1: Learning and applying the basics.* Diversification* Cash Management5. TOKENS: Who you are.*Confidence, Expressiveness, Self-Control, Affability6. DICE: Luck...and why it's not all random.* The Speed Die7. DEEDS: Converting cash and making it grow.8. BUILDINGS: Major commitments; steeping up cash conversion.9. GAME #2: The 2009 United States Championship * Over Diversification* Frequency10. CARDS: Expecting the expected. * Game theory / Gamification11. PLAYERS: * Assertiveness* Restraint* The Art of the Trade.* Negotiator Styles12. THE CLOCK: The timing of opportunity. * Your Game Plan13. GAME #3: The 2009 World Championship* Complacency* Effective Negotiation14. FUN: Fun as a reward for accomplishment. * House rules, Monopoly Mega, The Monopoly Brand, DocumentaryAppendixBibliographyNER(01): WOW
