Steve & Annette Speaking

With New York Times Best-Selling Authors

Steve & Annette Economides
As They Share Their Acclaimed, Common Sense, Personal Finance Strategies!

Meet Steve & Annette 

Steve and Annette Economides (Econo mee dis) are internationally recognized as personal finance experts, and authors of the New York Times Best-Seller, America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right On the Money. 

As seasoned speakers, Steve and Annette intertwine humor, audience participation and easy to apply principles in each of their presentations. They will motivate, educate and energize your next meeting and all those who attend. 

They have appeared on many national TV shows including: Good Morning America, The Today Show, ABC's 20/20, Fox TV's Your Life with Neil Cavuto and The Dr. Phil Show. They are regularly quoted in newspapers and have been featured in magazines such as Good Housekeeping, People and Real Simple. They are also frequently requested as personal finance experts on NPR and other radio programs worldwide. 

Married in 1982, Steve worked as a graphic designer earning $6.50 per hour. Annette stayed home to take care of their baby. Over time, on an average income of just $35,000 they purchased and paid off a four-bedroom house. Prior to writing their best-selling book, Steve spent 23 years working with Fortune 500 companies as an advertising account executive and Annette was a stay-at-home mom to their five kids. Together they ran a successful volunteer crisis financial coaching organization, helping scores of families learn to better manage their personal finances. This outreach became the basis for their book. 

Readers have said that America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right On The Money makes managing personal finances completely understandable. They keep a constant pulse on the financial needs of families and singles through their internationally distributed HomeEconomiser Newsletter and seminars. Spend some time with Steve and Annette and you'll discover that managing your finances can be freeing and fun!

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Keynote Speeches

The Debt-Free  Life — plotting your course to financial freedom

60 minutes and 90 minutes 

Learn the money management strategies that will set you up for a lifetime of financial security. With very practical illustrations and tips, Steve and Annette will show you how to manage what you currently have and how to keep more of what you earn in the future. Debt-Free living is exciting and freeing. 

Everything Matters — the value of conserving in a disposable world  
60 minutes and 90 minutes

In a throw-away culture it’s good to know that conservation can benefit more than just the environment. Steve and Annette share a message of hope and fulfillment for every family. By focusing on three areas of life: time, money and ability, you’ll be encouraged that your family can not only survive, but thrive in any situation. 

Just because don't have a six-figure income doesn't mean that you have to endure a life of deprivation. Steve & Annette will motivate you to action with their four keys to financial success through: The Potential of Planning; The Revelations of Research; The Power of Persistence; and the Authority of Attitude. They teach practical, actionable ideas, with dozens of tips which you can start applying today. You'll learn how to keep more of what you earn, get out of debt and increase your enjoyment of everyday life.

When is Enough . . . Enough? Finding Contentment by Living Like a King
60 minutes and 90 minutes 

Is the culture defining your family — where you live, what you drive and which activities you choose? There are four areas of your life where you can start taking control right now to rise above the cultural pressures and enjoy a vibrant family life full of the things you need and the relationships you desire.

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Practical Workshop Presentations 

Your Money / Your Kids — Moving from Dependence to Independence

60 minutes and 90 minutes 

Learn how the 5 / 50 / 500 rule can provide financial strength and stability for you and your kids (ages 0 to 35). Since 1995, Steve and Annette Economides have been teaching their kids to earn, save and spend their own money. They'll cover the system they've developed and how you can customize it to fit your own family's lifestyle. By training your kids (of any age) to handle money wisely they will be prepared to enter adulthood ready to soar. If you don't train your kids . . . THEIR spending of your money will never stop. 

Do you need to spend hours clipping and filing coupons to gain maximum savings at the grocery store? “No,” says frugal shopper Annette Economides. She'll share how we feed a family of six for just $350 per month, as well as multiple ways you can save beyond clipping and sorting coupons. Just implementing a few of Annette’s many strategies will have a huge impact on your food budget.

Managing Household Finances the Economizer Way

60 minutes and 90 minutes 

Steve and Annette Economides, share the easy-to-implement strategies they have used since 1982 to live a debt-free, fun-filled life without feeling one bit deprived. They'll cover many money-saving strategies and the single most important tool that any family can use to reach their financial dreams. They aren't teaching some financial planning platitudes, but concrete, practical actions that they have used to pay off their first home in 9 years, to purchase all of their cars with cash and to reach the American Dream in a very un-American way . . . without debt!


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What People are Saying 

Steve and Annette Economides’ last name just happens to match what they do joyously and well: Economize. With five children, this family eats well, dresses well and has wonderful times together, all for amazingly little money. This wise and sensible couple are models for a life of joy and fulfillment.

Archie M. Richards, Jr. — Syndicated personal finance columnist,
 author of "Understanding Exchange-Traded Funds."

I have had only positive feedback from the Professional Staff Association (PSA) members who attended your workshop.  I could not think of a more timely message. Your family is an inspiring example of how to keep sane in insane times! By being resourceful, spending wisely, looking for and sharing good deals – we can enjoy ourselves and focus on what is really important in life.  Thanks for reminding us of this vital lesson!  

Stephen Zipperer — Executive President, Professional Staff Association — 
Maricopa Community Colleges 

America’s Cheapest Family is anything but cheap when it comes to great advice and enthusiastic encouragement! We know that thousands were blessed by the Economides’ message of hope and freedom wrapped up in practical advice for wise living. 

Arielle Corcoran — Speaker Coordinator CHS Convention - Ohio 

I have received fabulous feedback from our employees. The group truly appreciated the financial tips on how to lead a frugal and debt-free lifestyle . . . and LOVE IT!  The information you shared was excellent and presented in a way that was not overwhelming. Additionally, I truly appreciated the many resources that your company offers in helping individuals better balance their budgets! I look forward to working with you both again in the future!

April Taylor — Wells Fargo Bank 

I really enjoy your speaking style and sense of humor. You make sensitive subjects easy to understand and changes easy to implement.

Julie Owens — Seminar Attendee

Steve and Annette, “Break down any financial barriers that would prevent a family from living on one income.”

Scott W. Somerville, Esq.— HSLDA

We'd love to have you join us again as a speaker — in a larger room next time. Your talks were very well attended, practical and extremely helpful — just like your book. Thank you for helping to make our convention a success!

Vicki Bentley — Speaker Coordinator, HEAV Convention - Virginia

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Contact Info

Phone:  480.205.1559 (speaking requests only)

Email:   Media[at]AmericasCheapestFamily[dot]com

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