In an effort to help Americans move through the economic crisis, the Today Show is devoting the 9 to 9:30 half hour every Wednesday to finding out what's on people's minds. Stacey Tisdale joins financial gurus and authors Jean Chatzky, David Bach, and CNBC's Carmen Wong Ulrich to take viewer questions via phone, email, Skype, and from a live audience as the newest member of the "Money 911" team. She debuts tomorrow as she and Carmen answer the tough questions!

Stacey is also profiled in the October issue of Black Enterprise magazine!

On October 1st, Stacey will address a crowd of 30,000 in Nigeria as the African nation celebrates Independence Day - nearly 50 years of independence from England . Later next month Stacey, who was selected from a pool of hundreds of speakers, gives the keynote at Microsoft's Women's Leadership and Development Conference in Redmond , WA . Stacey's work to empower women continues in her recent appointment to the board of the YWCA in Greenwich , CT.

Check out her controversial article "Don't Pitch the Bitch"

http://www.wowowow.com/blog/42467/dont-pitch-bitch-stacey-tisdale-344346

Stacey urges you to support financial literacy giant Operation HOPE's efforts to teach 5 million kids, their parents and teachers how to get rich, legally through financial literacy over the next five years. http://www.5millionkids.org/ The effort is led by music legend Quincy Jones and HOPE founder John HOPE Bryant. Check out John's new book "Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World" at http://www.amazon.com/Love-Leadership-Lead-Fear-Based-World/dp/0470428783/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252329640&sr=8-1

Stacey and Paula look forward to the release of the paperback version of "TheTrue Cost of Happiness" this December! Stay tuned for more on the release, area book signings, and other national media appearances!

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Book: The True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story Behind Managing Your Money
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.