Steve & Annette Economides

Steve & Annette Economides

NY Times Best Selling Author

AZ, US
NY Times Best Selling authors and family finance experts who motivate and empower families to live better by becoming MoneySmart!

Steve & Annette are family finance experts who motivate and empower families to live better while spending less. They are New York Times Best-Selling authors of three books, parents of five kids and internationally recognized as personal finance experts.

As seasoned speakers, Steve and Annette intertwine humor, audience participation and easy to apply principles into each of their presentations. 

They will motivate, educate and energize your next meeting and all who attend.

They have been invited to share their practical financial information on numerous national TV and radio programs including:

  • Good Morning America (2 times)
  • 20/20
  • NightLine
  • The Today Show (9 times)
  • The Talk (3 times)
  • Inside Edition
  • The Montel Show
  • Fox News Your Life with Neil Cavuto
  • Fox News Happening Now
  • Fox & Friends
  • CNN – Live Desk with Heidi Collins
  • The Dr. Phil Show
  • Anderson Live
  • In the Market with Janet Parshall
  • BBC4 radio
  • ABC radio (Australia)

As personal finance experts they are regularly quoted in newspapers and have been featured in magazines such as Good Housekeeping, People and Real Simple. They’re also requested experts by numerous websites including: The Yahoo Home Page, YahooFinance, BankRate, Parents.com, Time.com, SimpleDollar, HuffingtonPost, AARP, DollarStretcher, USNewsAndWorld, BottomLine/Personal and many more.  

Married in 1982, Steve worked as a graphic designer and Annette stretched their meager earnings until they begged for mercy.

In the first 9 years of marriage, on an average income of only $35,000 they purchased and paid off a four-bedroom house. Over time they paid cash for all of their cars, took fantastic debt-free vacations and put their kids through college without any loans.

Prior to becoming best-selling authors, Steve worked as an advertising account executive serving the needs of Fortune 500 companies.

Together they ran a successful volunteer financial coaching organization, helping scores of families learn to better manage their personal finances. In 2003, after years of helping families get right on the money, Steve & Annette created the MoneySmartFamily brand and started writing about their debt-free financial strategies. 

Since that time they have appeared in hundreds of media outlets providing sensible advice and practical financial solutions that resonate with every social market and income level. They have also become frequently requested speakers to civic groups, libraries, family conventions and businesses as they travel around America sharing their message that frugality frees and debt destroys. 

SEE OUR BUREAU FRIENDLY SPEAKER VIDEO AT
AmericasCheapestFamily dot com / steve-annette-speaking

Steve & Annette are family finance experts who motivate and empower families to live better while spending less. They are New York Times Best-Selling authors of three books, parents of five kids and internationally recognized as personal finance experts.

As seasoned speakers, Steve and Annette intertwine humor, audience participation and easy to apply principles into each of their presentations. 

They will motivate, educate and energize your next meeting and all who attend.

They have been invited to share their practical financial information on numerous national TV and radio programs including:

  • Good Morning America (2 times)
  • 20/20
  • NightLine
  • The Today Show (9 times)
  • The Talk (3 times)
  • Inside Edition
  • The Montel Show
  • Fox News Your Life with Neil Cavuto
  • Fox News Happening Now
  • Fox & Friends
  • CNN – Live Desk with Heidi Collins
  • The Dr. Phil Show
  • Anderson Live
  • In the Market with Janet Parshall
  • BBC4 radio
  • ABC radio (Australia)

As personal finance experts they are regularly quoted in newspapers and have been featured in magazines such as Good Housekeeping, People and Real Simple. They’re also requested experts by numerous websites including: The Yahoo Home Page, YahooFinance, BankRate, Parents.com, Time.com, SimpleDollar, HuffingtonPost, AARP, DollarStretcher, USNewsAndWorld, BottomLine/Personal and many more.  

Married in 1982, Steve worked as a graphic designer and Annette stretched their meager earnings until they begged for mercy.

In the first 9 years of marriage, on an average income of only $35,000 they purchased and paid off a four-bedroom house. Over time they paid cash for all of their cars, took fantastic debt-free vacations and put their kids through college without any loans.

Prior to becoming best-selling authors, Steve worked as an advertising account executive serving the needs of Fortune 500 companies.

Together they ran a successful volunteer financial coaching organization, helping scores of families learn to better manage their personal finances. In 2003, after years of helping families get right on the money, Steve & Annette created the MoneySmartFamily brand and started writing about their debt-free financial strategies. 

Since that time they have appeared in hundreds of media outlets providing sensible advice and practical financial solutions that resonate with every social market and income level. They have also become frequently requested speakers to civic groups, libraries, family conventions and businesses as they travel around America sharing their message that frugality frees and debt destroys. 

SEE OUR BUREAU FRIENDLY SPEAKER VIDEO AT
AmericasCheapestFamily dot com / steve-annette-speaking

Four Keys to Financial Success

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;
  • 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...

EconomyEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

When is Enough . . . Enough? Finding Contentment by Living Like a King

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.

Tough TimesEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Teaching Kids About Money Isn't Kids' Stuff ¿¿¿ Raising Confident, Financially Independent Children¿

Understand the dangers of the 5 / 50 / 500 rule and provide financial strength and stability for you and your kids (ages 3 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...

ParentingEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half¿¿¿Without Becoming A Coupon Queen¿¿¿

Do you need to be an Extreme Couponer, spending hours clipping and filing coupons, to gain maximum savings at the grocery store? “No,” sayfrugal shoppers and NY Times Best Selling authors Steve & Annette Economides. They'll share how we feed a family of five for just $350 per month, as well as multiple ways you can save beyond clipping and sorting coupons. Just implementing a few of their many strategies will have a huge impact on your food budget.

FoodEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Get Right On The Money with America's MoneySmart Family

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 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'll share many of the concrete, practical tools 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...

EconomyEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

College Knowledge and Finances

Steve and Annette Economides raised five kids and all of them have gone to college without student loans or massive tax-sheltered savings accounts. In this presentation Steve & Annette share the multiple strategies they've given their kids to achieve excellent grades, great test scores and to land huge scholarship awards and grants. These are tried and true methods for getting an excellent education and staying out of debt—all taken from their book, "The MoneySmart Family...

FamilyEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny