Financial Empowerment . . . Financial Independence! Rooted in the American dream,It's About the Money!is Reverend Jesse Jackson and Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s program for helping every American become financially independent and self-sufficient. Through their empowering, inspiring stories of people from all walks of life who have put their financial lives in order, accumulated nest eggs, and prepared for the future, they provide a step-by-step program for mastering the nuts and bolts of personal finance, including: * Getting out of debt * Preparing a budget * Building wealth through a regular program of saving and investing * Preparing for retirement * Avoiding financial scams * Dealing with major life events, such as sending children to college Reverend Jackson and Congressman Jackson believe that the message contained inIt's About the Money!is the fourth step in the movement to freedom. The first three steps (emancipation from slavery, ending legal segregation, and securing the right to vote) formed the basis for the fourth movement of the Freedom Symphony: access to capital and financial independence. The Jacksons' program will help everyone fully participate in the financial engine that drives our country, by showing how to build wealth, increase it, and keep it secure so that you can build a better life for yourself and for your family.

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and served as national director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Operation Breadbasket, the economic wing of the SCLC. A former presidential candidate, he is the founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. <br><br>Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., represents the second district of Illinois. Prior to entering Congress, he served as the national field director of the National Rainbow Coalition. He has an M.A. in theology from the Chicago Theological Seminary and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. <br><br>Mary Gotschall is a journalist and consultant who holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Columbia. For the past fifty years she has written widely on topics in business and finance. Her articles have appeared in such