Fun read - great gift | On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance

Essential Power Tool for Women | On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance | Manisha Thakor, Sharon Kedar

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	• On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance Manisha Thakor, Sharon Kedar Adams Business, 2007 - 183 pages average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Run out and get this book!

I LOVE this book! If you are like me, you already own a stack of books for women about money but have not read any of them. This book is written in a style that is simple yet smart and easy to follow. I had this great sense of CALM wash over me reading it. The other great thing about it is that it's a quick read so I would seriously recommend this as beach reading for the summer - it's a page turner! You're getting so much great information (how to buy a car, budgeting, how to pick your retirement investments, etc.) that you just keep reading and reading till you know it all!

I wish I had this book 10 years ago and am so glad Thakor and Kedar have written it now so I can get my financial self in order. I want to give this book to all my best girl friends AND to some male friends who could stand to learn a thing or two about managing their money. This would be a great gift for young women in college, recent grads, mothers, sisters, nieces, cousins...any special woman in your life, and for men too!

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Fun read - great gift

For some time now I have been struck by the amazing lack of financial acumen that my generation has been blessed with. (I count myself in that category, since despite being educated enough to know better I have made a couple of my own blunders). A few years ago I started looking for books to educate my then pre-teen niece to start her financial life on the right foot. We started with "The Millionaire Next Door", then tried "Millionaire Women Next Door". While she enjoyed both books, they were not written as the practical "how to" guides that I thought someone her age should be looking for.

In the meantime, I have grown to know and manage a cadre of women between the ages of 18 and 30, and increasingly realize the need for common sense financial guides to help smart, motivated women make good decisions. I was told about this book - On My Own Two Feet - and it definitely hits the jackpot. It covers the major topics that need to be addressed (savings, credit cards, insurance), but comes off as fun and collaborative. Financial goals are set that seem realistic and reasonable, not extreme and out of reach. If a young woman follows the advice in this book, she will be in a position to manage her finances for life. At a minimum, she will ask the right questions of herself and her partner when making major decisions.

I have bought several copies of the book as birthday/graduation presents and am eager to see their response. I definitely recommend this book.

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Essential Power Tool for Women

Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar's excellent financial guide, "On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance", is essential reading for women in their 20's and 30's. This quick read demystifies financial planning and gives you the tools to manage your money, and in doing so, your life.

If you've ever felt stressed out about money issues, Thakor and Kedar's straightforward information and advice will give you the confidence to make wise choices. The delivery is fun, and the material is lifechanging.

In under 200 pages, you'll learn what you need to do, why you need to do it, and how to do it. You get both the big picture and specific advice for budgeting, saving and investing wisely, maximizing your credit score, handling taxes, avoiding credit card debt, and making wise decisions on insurance plans, homes and cars.

Another powerful section addresses the issues that can arise with money and relationships. Learning how to talk openly and get naked financially with your partner, create a shared game plan and protect yourself in case things don't work out is worth the purchase price alone.

This book makes an excellent gift for young women just starting out and those rapidly approaching their 40's or beyond without a firm financial footing. Though targeted towards women in their 20's and 30's, it would also make an ideal gift for teens graduating from high school. College is when most women begin to use -- or abuse -- credit cards, and learning credit score, budgeting and saving skills early will make a world of difference in college and beyond.

Knowledge is power. Money is power. "On My Own Two Feet" is an amazing power tool for building a strong financial foundation.

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Buy this book!!!

I am embarrased to say this, but when I first saw the book I didn't think I needed it. I graduated from college, had some savings in the bank, and was married. I figured that I'd always have enough money, and that I could rely on my husband's financial expertise. Um, no. Not to sound preachy, but as a woman I need to be smarter than that. I have to plan better and prepare to always take care of myself.

Maybe the best part about this book, aside from the advice, is that it's fun and just a great, easy read. The authors don't preach and you know going in that they are just like you. They don't make you feel dumb and the advice is simple and easy to follow. Thankfully I didn't pass the book up. I would've regretted it.

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Great graduation gift and a must read for any woman.

On My Own Two Feet was a refreshingly simple guide to significantly improving my finances. It is the first non-fiction book that I read straight, without putting it down. It was very comprehensive.

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