Women and Money by Suze Orman - A Review

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By Sharon A. Michaels

How many of us wish we had a better grip on our personal finances? If you’re one, maybe you’ll be as fascinated by the title as I was, Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny. This sounded like something I could find very interesting - money, power and my destiny. I started reading.

I was immediately impressed with how well Suze wrote for her target audience. It was as if good girlfriends were having a cup of coffee and a heart-to-heart talk. She’s honest, straightforward and supportive. She’s certainly a girlfriend who pulls no punches!

Suze Orman is clear, even from the very first few pages, that she’s shocked by just how “clueless” so many women are about their own finances

Suze shares financial answers to the questions many of us have been reluctant to ask. This book is easily understood and extremely thorough. Personally, if a finance book becomes too technical, my mind turns off. With this book, I didn’t turn off. I read and listened to the whole thing, cover to cover.

I especially appreciated the definitions, the shaded boxes filled with explanations, the practical resources and the action plans. All and all, it was broken down into bite-sized pieces so even the most reluctant among us can take immediate action without fear of failure or of becoming overwhelmed.

Honestly, I was impressed with all eight chapters because I took away pearls of wisdom from each one. My favorites?

Chapter 4 - You are not on sale. Women have a tendency to undervalue themselves, thus earning less than men. No more discounting our worth - let’s take ourselves off the sale rack!

Chapter 6 - The save yourself plan. This is a five-month plan (one day a month) to financial self-sufficiency. She gives us a workable plan and all we have to do is implement it. Included in this chapter is information on banking, credit cards, trusts and must-have documents. To me, this chapter is the backbone of the book.

Women & Money is especially informative for beginners. Yet, I believe all women who are truly ready to claim or reclaim their financial independence will also be pleased with reading Suze Orman’s book. The only women who might be bored, are the extremely savvy one’s who already have complete control over their financial lives.

Women & Money is about advancing in powerful positive ways. Suze Orman’s advice is real and practical. Now, it’s up to us to take this advice and put it into action.

Sharon A. Michaels is an e-mentor to women who want to work for themselves. Sharon has over 20 years of business, speaking and writing experience on issues of ending self-sabotage, living in abundance and wealth and making money in network marketing.

You can learn more about Sharon Michaels at http://SharonIsMyMentor.com. Sharon A. Michaels is also the Editor of the Abundance and Wealth site on BellaOnline.com To read more of Sharon’s articles go to http://abundanceandwealth.bellaonline.com

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