[Natfinwellness] Current money reading

[Beth Tallman]

Thanks for mentioning it.  I remember that speaker and was happy for the
reminder on the book!

On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 2:55 PM Doran, Christopher Alan (cad7v) via
Natfinwellness <natfinwellness at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> For those of you looking for some Thursday afternoon inspiration on
> reaching students on money topics, I just finished “A Comedic Guide to
> Money”, by Colin Ryan.  Many of you will remember Colin (
> www.colinryanspeaks.com), who keynoted the HEFW Summit in 2018 in
> Minneapolis. When his book came out this summer, I picked up a copy to see
> how it might apply to what we are trying to do here at the University of
> Virginia.
>
> Just the other night, as my wife and I were reading one of the scenes in
> the book, we were laughing so hard we couldn’t talk.  It had been a long
> time since I had laughed like that at a piece of writing, probably since
> reading a David Sedaris book or a Dave Barry column. We thought: “Pretty
> cool that we are laughing this hard while reading a book about money!”
>
> Along with being very funny, Colin’s book has been really helpful for me
> in framing how I can better communicate with the people I serve. He talks
> throughout about the limiting financial stories we tell ourselves, how to
> help people figure out how to choose a new financial story to tell about
> themselves, and he gives tons of financial advice so students (and adults)
> can improve their financial lives.
>
> I wanted to share my experience of the book with this group because I know
> how much we all want to put our often complex or jargon-laden financial
> information into language and a context students will understand and engage
> with. This book has inspired and shaped my thinking.
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> Chris Doran
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> Communications Manager
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> Student Financial Services
>
> University of Virginia
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