On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance
by david on Monday, September 5th, 2011 | 3 Comments
On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance
Sure, most young women would love to live a carefree lifestyle filled with lunches, Louis Vuitton and lattes, but what many don't know is that doing so can lead to a serious financial breakdown down the road. "On My Own Two Feet" teaches young women what they need to know about savings in language that matters and makes sense to them. Financial planners Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar will show readers how to: make a budget; avoid the perils of imprudent credit card use; invest for the future by
Concise and practical,
As a financial professional, I have generally been critical of personal finance authors because they struggle to condense their vast knowledge into a book that is readable for the average person. Thakor and Kedar succeed where others have failed. In this book, they manage to cover all of the basic principles of personal finance (savings, credit, insurance, budgeting, investing, retirement, major purchases, taxes and money in relationships) in less than 200 pages. The book flows more like a conversation with a friend than a textbook, which made it an enjoyable and quick read. Also, I was very impressed with the quality of the advice given in this book. The authors stick to tried-and-true principles that are both effective and simple.
I highly recommend this book.
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|The financial voice for our generation,
On My Own Two Feet is simply the best personal finance book! I have tried to read a finance book cover to cover and could not get through one until this incredible book. The information is clearly presented, and what sets it apart, is the advice of Kedar and Thakor is highly actionable. Since reading the book I have made several changes and already feel better about my financial "health."
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|"On My Own Two Feet" Authors Know Their Money,
I was lucky enough to meet the authors of this book, Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar at a recent retreat at the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership. I was struck by three things: 1) their passion to educate young women about personal finances, 2) their snazzy dress sense, and 3) the fact that THESE WOMEN KNOW THEIR STUFF! Both are amazingly successful in the male-dominated world world of finance, and gave me the instant feeling that I could navigate it too, all I needed was some simple basics. Manisha and Sharon are able to look at money from the perspective of MY generation, the 18-35 year-olds who don't stay in one job forever, and will enter the work force with student loans, MySpace accounts, and only a brief window to start retirement planning. "On My Own Two Feet" handles the current reality of money and finance with pizzazz and spice, and a feeling of support from the "Divas of Finance". If you want to feel more financially secure, and do it soon, pick up this book now! Then send it to your girlfriends, cousins, sisters, mothers…and maybe even a man or two. After all, everyone needs some money help, sometimes!
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