Count It All Joy
 
"Facing Life's Financial Trials with Hope...and a Plan"

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the purpose of Count It All Joy?
A: Assist people in developing a financial budget and give them hope through educating them on basic financial principles.

Q: Where are the workshops held?
A: The workshops are held in various locations.  As a rule of thumb, workshop locations are as follows:

  • Company/ Corporations:
    • Conference room at respective company.
  • Churches:
    • Multi-Purpose or Fellowship room.
  • Schools:
    • Classroom or Auditorium.
  • Various Organizations:
    • Organization office or hotel conference room.
  • Couples/Friends:
    • Held at a mutually agreed upon location., or
    • May also be held at the Count It All Joy Office.
  • Individual:
    • Count It All Joy office in Rural Oklahoma City area.

Q: Are there options for informal weekend financial workshops with a little rest and relaxation for a group of friends? In other words, if we need to develop a budget can you make it a little more fun?
A: Yes, I'm glad you asked.  Count It All Joy is open to arranging a Friday night to Saturday mid-afternoon workshop for special groups.  Count It All Joy can furnish incredible food and a relaxed atmosphere in the country while each workshop attendee would be responsible for local hotel arrangements if necessary.

Q: Do you have to have a computer to participate?
A: No, it is not required and is not normally used by attendees in the workshops. However, after the workshops are concluded, attendees find it much easier to maintain their budget using Excel on their personal desktop or laptop.

Q: Are there handouts or documents provided to each workshop attendee?
A: Yes, each workshop attendee receives a Count It All Joy workbook or manual.  It includes many of the key PowerPoint slides along with a Master Category List, Budget and Actual Forms, and a completed Budget example used as a reference.

Q: Is my financial information confidential in the workshop?
A: Yes, though there may be several workshop attendees in a given workshop, no financial information is ever shared with anyone else.  It is completely confidential.

Q: What can I expect as a result of attending a Count It All Joy Workshop?
A: You can expect to leave the workshop with a personal financial budget along with key information discussed.  In addition, you will be much more financially literate in such areas as credit cards, credit reports, saving, investing and general money management.  Many workshop attendees leave a Count It All Joy Workshop knowing where they are financially for the very first time in their life, also having the confidence they can make a positive difference in their financial situation going forward.

Q: Are there any high pressure selling tactics?
A: None at all !!!  The purpose of the workshop is to assist you in developing a personal financial budget and provide basic financial education. You are not asked to buy ANYTHING!

Q: How does Count It All Joy bill for services?

  • Corporations / Companies:
    • Flat Fee per workshop (up to 50 Attendees)
  • Churches:
    • Flat Fee per workshop (up to 50 Attendees), or
    • Love Offering with guaranteed minimum
  • Schools:
    • Flat Fee per workshop (up to 50 Attendees)
  • Individuals/Couples:
    • Flat Fee per workshop
  • Groups:
    • Flat Fee (discount based on number of Attendees)
  • Workshop Manual:
    • Printing cost (No Markup!)
  • Travel Expenses:
    • Actual Travel Expenses (No Markup!)

Q: Does Count It All Joy provide certified financial planning?
A: That's a very important question.  The answer is no!  Count It All Joy exists to assist individuals in the creation of a personal financial budget and provide basic financial education.  Many key financial decisions will be a natural outgrowth of the Count It All Joy financial workshops.  Questions such as where (and how much) to invest, where to buy insurance, and many others are questions best addressed by professionals in those respective areas.

Q: I am an employer so why should I offer your workshops to my employees?
A: Employees are pulled in so many directions outside work. The most effective employees are those whose home life and finances are stable. Financial trials are negatively impacting performance of the American worker. Companies are spending money each year on merit raises for those employees.  It is my position teaching financial literacy to those same employees has a greater return on investment as those employees become better money managers through education.  Without sound financial knowledge, most employees consume their merit increases before they receive their first paycheck with that merit raise.

–An old Chinese Proverb says “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”  It is my position, teaching financial literacy to your employees has a far greater benefit to them long term than giving them merit increases that are consumed before the first paycheck with the merit raise arrives.

 

 

An old Chinese proverb says "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." That principle is important in providing financial education.  It has a lasting benefit to the employee and the family.