I studied business and economics at UNCA and attended there on a Full scholarship Playing Soccer. I have owned 4 different business in my lifetime from Janitor to sporting goods to Jewelry rep for major jewelry companies in the US and Canada. I finally found the place that God wanted me in the Financial Services Business. I owned my own firm helping people understand how to successfully achieve their financial goal we call retirement for more than 20 years.
Having served adults in those early years of my practice it stunned me to see how captive the average couple was due to poor financial decisions they had made. I worked hard at trying to convince these adults to change their habits and start using Successful Financial Strategies.
Mostly to no avail. Then it dawned on me in 2008 that the answer lies in giving kids exposure to the financial game called MONEY. They need to know where it comes from and how do they handle it. What are the rules? Tic tack Toe is a simple game, the rules are easy but if you don’t know what they are you will lose every time. We have Warned our kids about the danger of Drugs, Alcohol, and Sex but have left out what has trapped most of us….MONEY. That’s why I created CHUMPCHANGE exposure to how money works in important during those teenage years. Will they get everything that’s in the Money Game Course? Probably not but at least theY will have an opportunity that if they seek this kind of information and learn from it, they will be successful with regards to money.
Today Dana and I live about 8 months a year in the Bahamas and 4 months in North Carolina, God has blessed us, it was not an easy road getting here it never is easy. Our prayer today is that we will be a help here or where ever we are and that CHUMPCHANGE will be a blessing to you and your family.
Don’t miss on the web site the class for Parents on How to Teach Your Kids About Money.
God Bless,
Mike and Dana Blanton
Dr. Eley earned his Master of Arts in Christian Psychology,
and his Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology from Cornerstone University.
He is a certified Franklin Covey Coach, a Certified Master Career and Corporate Coach with the Institute of Motivational Living, Inc. He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, Inc. He has a wide variety of ministries over his 38 years of Christian Ministry.
He has served as a Youth/Music/Christian Education Pastor; Sr. Pastor; Interim Pastor; Associate Pastor; Camp and Conference Director; Assistant Director of the Billy Graham Training Center; started his own ministry, Emmaus Ministries, thirteen years ago. He has also founded the Asheville Academy of Christian Counseling and the Western North Carolina Bible Institute. Dr. Eley started a Coaching Practice called The Lamplighter (Inspiring People – Illuminating Their Passion) to individuals and small businesses. He and his wife Charlotte have been married since 1961. They have three sons, three daughter-in-loves, and seven grandchildren.
Sue has worked as an educator for the past 20 years, developing her unique style for a hands-on approach to learning. She has a passion to communicate truth to young people and creates user-friendly materials to make it easy for all to understand.
