Your Money or Your Life is rooted in transforming your relationship with money, not just changing your money habits. The goal is to find and have “enough” (and then some) rather than always seeking “more”.
This work requires rigor, honesty and a radical willingness to change. It equally requires curiosity and compassion, offering “no shame no blame” as a mantra for the journey. Money as a tool is both material and spiritual – to get what we need and to reflect on the meaning and purpose of our lives. We see our lives as both our own to live responsibly and as a gift and in service to our wider circles of community.
Our society encourages us to identify with our jobs and stuff – what we do for money, what we have. Many spiritual needs – contribution, love, service, relationships, inner healing, spiritual growth – are assumed to be filled by our jobs and our stuff – but they are not. Let’s get smart about money and wise about happiness, purpose and meaning. With the 9-step program as the loom, you will gain important insights and actionable strategies to align your earning and spending with your values and dreams.
We are thrilled to offer two Your Money or Your Life Guides.
This one, the FI GROUP STUDY WORKBOOK, is designed to support individuals and groups actually doing the steps in Your Money or Your Life, including worksheets and reflection questions. FI_Goup_Study_Workbook_2009-03-31
This one, the FI PROGRAM GUIDE, is a curriculum for educators who’ve integrated the 9-step program in their own lives and want to teach it through a club, church, school, or organization. FI_Program_Guide_20090421 copy
Also this Life Energy Calculator will help you determine the real costs to life decisions.
Thanks to the non-profit organization, the New Road Map Foundation (now laid to rest), these guides were prepared to keep the program moving through the world, doing its good work. Special thanks goes to Rose Hughes who guided the transition of New Road Map Foundation to these free resources before the organization closed its doors.