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The Key... and the Expert

We have much to appreciate in Marjorie Anderson’s grandchildren. Originally from the Virgin Islands, educated in Baltimore, and trained in banking and finance in Pennsylvania, she came to Central Texas to be near her family.

Fortunately, God also gave her a heart for educating, which is why, aside from assisting her spouse in teaching her grandchildren about sports, she decided to share her knowledge of banking and finance with them as providential inheritance.

THE AUTHOR

“I didn’t think I could write books,” she says, “But I was living in Georgetown, leading a prayer ministry, and something just led me to use the knowledge I have in banking and finance to reach kids where I found there was a need.”

It all began when her grandson told her he wished he could learn more life skills in school, like saving and spending wisely. She set about surveying other students and compiled a book based on their questions and concerns. The result was The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens. Her mission, and the purpose of her book, is to help teens get a head start in life. In it, she shares basic financial knowledge and life changing tips on how to manage money, make the most of their income, and build a successful future.

THE EDUCATOR

Marjorie moved to Liberty Hill in 2018 and has continued to reach out to share her expertise. Not content to just sell books, she also teaches community classes, and hopes to add supplemental courses in schools to reach as many students—and adults—as she can, including teaching a financial piece in LHISD’s IncubatorEd this year.

After speaking with school Superintendents, she started thinking about whether it was time to write a second book. “While planning my work with the school district, I realized there are so many people in Texas whose first language is Spanish and could benefit from my knowledge.

I realized what was needed more than a second book was a translation for these youth and teens. With help from my publisher, I Have Something To

Say press, I have now translated and printed La Clave in

June and am eager to share it all over Central Texas.”

Marjorie says what she loves more than the positive feedback she gets from teens, is the satisfaction from parents who have been engaged in conversations about money and wise choices with their own children. “I would love to see this taught in schools,” she says, “But I’m ready to go wherever I am invited. I am happy to help schools incorporate the topic, or directly teach kids—wherever they need me—to learn these basic life skills.”

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