READING & DISCUSSION: Teaching your Kids about Money
| Hours: | 7 pm to 9 pm |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
Raising Happy, Healthy Kids Without Breaking the Bank
Rosalyn Hoffman will read excerpts from her book with a focus on teaching kids about money - understanding the value of money, saving money and becoming savvy consumers. This will be followed by a discussion period and book signing. Books will be on sale the evening of the event.
“Jack-of-all-trades Hoffman (Bitches on a Budget) complies the tips and tricks she’s learned in her careers as marketer, mother, and writer to produce an all-in-one guide to frugal parenting… Informative, entertaining, and applicable, this is a must-read for ‘smart mamas’ and papas.”
-- Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rosalyn Hoffman is the author of Smart Mama, Smart Money: How to Raise Happy Healthy Kids Without Breaking the Bank and Bitches on a Budget: Sage Advice for in Style (both NAL/Penguin releases and available at Newtonville Books). She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and was a featured insider on the Daily Beast Buzz Board. In addition to writing for online social media outlets, she has an engaged and active Facebook and Twitter audience that number well over 115,000 followers.
Called a ‘lifestyle-guru’ Roz is a retail and marketing veteran, she was a buyer for Bonwit Teller, Filene’s, and Lord & Taylor in New York City, and an executive for Avon and Lillian Vernon. She speaks Chinese and has traveled extensively in China. In addition to being a serious cook and wine collector, she has lived and studied cooking in France, and has traveled the world cataloging changing markets. Aside from food and cooking, her other passion is design and architecture. Roz has worked with award-winning architects in the building and design of several modern homes that have garnered awards and international recognition.
Roz grew up in and attended public school in Newton. In addition to being a successful professional, she has been a SAHM, PTA President, chauffeur, cook and chief bottle washer. She is the mom of two recent college graduates, who are gainfully employed, self-supporting and happily surviving all on their own!
RESERVATION
Please register each person attending at http://smartmamas.eventbrite.com/
WHERE
At Newtonville Books' new location in Newton Center.
HOSTS
Newton Mamas https://www.bigtent.com/groups/newtonmamas
Newtonville Books http://newtonvillebooks.com/
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Phone: 617-244-6619
Off of Beacon Street, just north of the intersection with Centre St. Accessible by T: Newton Centre stop on the D line.
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