The Wealthy Martian: An Out-Of-This-World Guide to Financial Literacy for Parents, Teens and Other Earthlings

Imagine climbing into a spaceship and leaving Earth forever. That's exactly what Karen Cumming envisioned when she applied to become a citizen astronaut with the Mars One mission. To her amazement and delight, this broadcast journalist, writer and teacher made the cut again and again, finally becoming one of an elite group of fellow earthlings: the Mars 100.

Fast forward a few years in space and time, and the teacher in Karen knows one thing for sure. This big blue marble we live on has a deep dark secret: millions of young earthlings are financially illiterate. Really. Sadly, the school system teaches the middle class how to work for their money instead of how to make their money work for them.

Karen's mission – and yes, she has accepted it – is to teach financial literacy to earthlings young and old, and to change millions of lives in the process. Get ready to master your basics, master your mind, and master a specific investment strategy known as a DRIP or Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In no time, you'll find yourself boldly going where few middle-class humans have gone before. Are you concerned about your family's financial future? Are you concerned about your own? Happily, financial literacy isn't rocket science. If Karen can become a Wealthy Martian, so can you.