Product Description

Discover a powerful new way to look at your money and your life.

Where do our attitudes about money come from--and how do they influence our lives? How can we approach financial issues with honesty and without fear?

In this groundbreaking book, renowned Buddhist teacher George Kinder, a Harvard-trained certified financial planner, demonstrates how we can literally transform our lives emotionally and financially by achieving "money maturity"--a full understanding of the spiritual and psychological issues surrounding our money lives.

Drawing on ancient Buddhist wisdom and his years of financial practice, Kinder has created a revolutionary program that guides us through the Seven Stages of a revolutionary journey--one designed to help us uncover the roots of our attitudes about money, and attain true peace, freedom, and security in our financial lives. Learn how to:

Understand feelings that impact taking financial action
Develop understanding and knowledge about money
Eliminate stress and anxiety around money
Let go of old patterns and painful habits
Approach money tasks with energy and optimism
Design a money life that is fulfilling both financially and spiritually

Filled with practical information, market-tested, wealth-building skills, personal success stories, and spiritual guidance, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity is an invaluable guide to a rich--and richly lived--life.


1.        Innocence--The childhood state we are born in, devoid of any concept of money
2.        Pain--The discovery that we have more money than some and less than others, and that work is necessary to make a living
3.        Knowledge--The intellectual task of learning financial techniques such as saving, budgeting, and investing
4.        Understanding--The emotional work done in coming to terms with feelings around money, such as greed, envy, and resentment (which are rooted in Pain)
5.        Vigor--The energy (physical, emotional, and spiritual) that must be expended to reach financial goals
6.        Vision--The direction of Vigor outward toward the health and welfare of communities, with or without profit motive
7.        Aloha--The compassionate goodwill that allows one to use money to perform acts of kindness without expecting anything in return

Using THE SEVEN STAGES OF MONEY MATURITY, readers will understand each encounter with money as a step toward awakening; a lesson about the relationship they share with others as well as with the self. -->

Amazon.com Review

The Seven Stages of Money Maturity, by financial advisor and Buddhist teacher George Kinder, presents a totally original look at the ins and outs of individual economics. Drawing on timeless spiritual wisdom in addition to modern fiscal doctrine, Kinder deftly combines the philosophical and the practical to help readers broaden their understanding of the overall role that money plays in life from childhood onward--and, more importantly, put themselves on firmer footing with it today.

Most financial advisors and books about money approach finance as if it were simply a skill to learn, the same sort of thing as hitting a fastball or speaking French like a diplomat. Money maturity does include skills, such as understanding investment options and using a budget effectively, but it goes much deeper, to the feelings, the heart, and, yes, the soul.

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What is your relation to money?        Rating:

I have read many books on the subject of money, but this one is different. The author talks about our relationship with money. For example, some people feel guilty that they are earning money while others are struggling. Others believe that money is evil. According to the author, achieving money maturity means resolving our inner conflicts around money. It is about discovering a sense of ease around money.

I think that other books fall short as far as explaining why we do what we do with our money. They do not answer questions such as why we spend our money on certain products. This book goes deeper and tries to help us answer those questions from within. This book was definitely an interesting read.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

provocative, novel        Rating:

This is strange. I rate this 5 stars despite the fact that I disagree with a great deal of what the author says and that he cloaks some of his good ideas in a new-age nonsense framework about chakras and such.
What is so good about the book? It is truly a novel approach to integrate spirituality and meaning into money management. Just by considering some interesting questions posed to the reader in the book, insights are possible that one would not have thought about. I have training as a counsellor and have read extensively about money management, yet I have never been asked to think about issues in this book such as the role of early life exteriences in shaping out unconscious biases and assumptions about the role of money in our lives.
Try reading this book. And do the exercises in it.

Wonderful Book!!        Rating:

I found this book to be moving, englightening and wonderful! The Seven Stage approach has deep roots in the humanities and spirituality. I particularly like how he uses a Buddhist meditation to dealing with money with greater maturity. The stories of work with clients and their money issues are very engaging and instructive. And the information provided is very practical and useful. I give this work the highest rating!!

Seven Stages of Money Maturity        Rating:

This book is perfect for anyone who needs a little grounding and inquiry around money.

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