We all have gone through tough times financially. How do we keep ourselves from overspending and have financial security? Sallie Felton (http://www.salliefeltonlifecoach.com)interviews financial consultant, Pamela Yellen (http://www.BankOnYourself.com) Here's what we will learn: 1. How you can take control of your financial future 2. How parents can teach their kids to become financially self-reliant? 3. Tips to help Americans boost their financial literacy? Wall Street lost more than 45 percent of the average investor's savings twice in the past decade. As a result, many Americans have no clue when or if they will ever be able to retire. Pamela Yellen, author and financial investigator, is among Americans who have been burned by the markets. As a consultant to financial advisors, she investigated more than 450 financial products and strategies. She concluded that Americans are being brainwashed into accepting they have to risk their money in order to grow it. Today she works to give people the financial education and tools they need to achieve lifetime financial security and self-reliance. Pamela is author of the New York Times best-selling book BANK ON YOURSELF: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future. She investigated more than 450 savings and retirement plans seeking an alternative to risky investments. Her research led her to a time-tested, predictable method of growing and protecting savings now used by more than 400,000 Americans.