Taking the Right Lesson From Scrooge

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Scrooge's transformation is an engaging illustration of how life experiences can dictate one's handling or mishandling of money.

"There are millions of modern-day examples of people who, like Scrooge and Cratchit, are imprisoned by self-defeating money behaviors," the authors write.

They use their financial-planning and counseling background to help you determine your "money script," or self-limiting beliefs about money that drive financial behaviors. For example, does any of the following sound like your personal money mantra?

¿ You can never have enough money.

¿ More money will make things better.

¿ Your net worth equals your self-worth.

¿ Money is the root of all evil.

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