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# **Fixing the Money Mindset: ** 

# **Hard Money Principles for the Next Generation**

**What if the biggest fiction we tell our children isn't a fairy tale, but the money inside their piggy banks?**

Every day, our children are spoon-fed a dead-end narrative about money. The traditional banking and government systems teach them to value pieces of paper that lose purchasing power by design. They are trained to be passive consumers in a fiat hamster wheel, rather than critical thinkers who understand true value.

We are raising kids in a system built on shifting sand. It’s time to give them a foundation made of stone.

## **The Problem with the Fiat Narrative**

No one is looking for a solution to a problem they don't know they have. The harsh reality is that most parents realize the system is broken, but they lack the tools to explain *why* to their children.

Schools don't teach hard money principles. Banks certainly don't. If we don't teach our children how to ask the right questions about value, scarcity, and time preference, the fiat narrative will claim their mindsets early.

This project isn’t just about publishing books; **it’s about breaking the silence on how money actually works. ** We are distilling the core foundations of Bitcoin’s hard monetary principles into stories and guides that spark curiosity, foster a sovereign mindset, and change the trajectory of a child's financial future.

## **The Solution: A Two-Pronged Approach for Families**

To change the narrative, we have to talk to both the future and the present. That is why this project introduces two vital resources:

### **1. Mara and the Stones of Stonewater (For the Kids) **

A captivating children’s story that takes young readers on a journey of discovery. Through Mara’s adventures, children intuitively learn about sound money, the consequences of easy money, and why scarcity matters. It teaches them *how* to think, not what to think.

### **2. What Every Parent Needs to Tell Their Children About Money (For the Parents) **

The ultimate companion adult/parent guide. You don’t need an economics degree to protect your children from fiat conditioning. This guide equips parents with the language, frameworks, and confidence to have meaningful conversations about value, inflation, and the philosophy of Bitcoin.

## **Why I Am Built for This Mission**

I came to understand Bitcoin from a technical perspective, being a system integrator I was always on the lookout for new technologies especially things that made system stronger and more capable.  When the Bitcoin blockchain came into my focus I was locked in, It seemed indestructible, I came to understand it is. 

What I did not understand was the money side of Bitcoin (well money really), so I signed up for a Fintech course at MIT with 1500 international students, mostly Bankers. That was the start of this journey, this project is a pit stop along the way.  

As the scam we call money became clearer to me I knew I couldn't just sit back and watch the next generation get blinded by the same financial illusions that trapped ours. I started with a child's story about hard money principles and realized it would need a guide to help parents answer questions a child will inevitably ask.   

These books quickly bloomed into a series of 20 books “The Things we call Money” the 2 are available through Ingram Spark, Amazon and Piketown Press. You can still get a free pre-release PDF version of these [<ins>here</ins>](https://books.brianconnelly.com/stones).  

I am not a writer; I am a neurodivergent storyteller. With 20 years of system integration background for companies like IBM, GE Asset Management, AT&T and NYSE These books rely heavily on AI for art and editing and translations, so I will need to contract professionals going forward. Please take a look at the first two books and if you think they merit your support, I thank you up front.  


**My Track Record So Far: **

I have started a publishing company complete with a website where you can purchase the books with a credit card or Bitcoin. The roadmap ahead has historic touch stones including Mesopotamia clay tablets, Iron coins from early Chinese history, and Proof of work from the Netherlands in the Middle Ages. 

We will continue following the historic narrative through Venice, Britain, through Nixon 71 to the present day. Each short child's story combined with a guide for adults. Every book it jargon free and stands alone as entertaining informative reading.   

I have already completed the core concepts, character designs, and drafts. The initial feedback from early readers has been very positive.  

I could use some help to cross the finish line; The printing and distribution is set in place and tested.  I need to get the word out and see if the idea has merit.  

## **The Future Implications: Multiplied by Millions**

Imagine a world where the next generation enters adulthood entirely immune to central banking narratives.

Imagine millions of teenagers who automatically question inflation, prioritize high time-preference thinking, and recognize the power of an uncompromisable ledger. 

## **How You Can Help (The Call to Action) **

Download the PDF share it, If you like it buy a copy and give it to your favorite kid and then have a conversation about what it means.  

By supporting this project, you aren't just buying a book—you are investing in the intellectual infrastructure of the sovereign individuals of tomorrow.

**Fix the Money, ** 

**Fix The World, ** 

**Start with the Children**