Nice Girls Don't Get Rich: 75 Avoidable Mistakes Women Make with Money

As a business coach myself, I found the advice Dr. Frankel gives to be very coherent and easy to follow. She nudges you to debunk your own dearly-held myths about money and relationships, and encourages you to step up and take responsibility for yourself and your own success. She helps distinguish your fear of being selfish from your ability to be a self-reliant adult. She helps you distinguish between being so "nice" you are a doormat and being a kind, charitable, generous person who takes excellent care of yourself. There are excellent checklists and resources to get you started on your journey of financial health and self-reliance. I highly recommend this book to any adult woman. Young women just entering the work force would benefit the most by starting out on the right foot. You can do this!

Am I an "ostrich" or an "abdicator?" That's the question I asked myself while reading Nice Girls Don't Get Rich! They are just two of the types of women with whom you may or may not identify who are in dire financial straits or, at the least, not reaching their financial potential for behaving like "nice girls." Following each case scenario, coaching tips are offered to prevent or stop us from falling into female behavior traps that can be financially crippling. Each tip is in bulletpoint format making the information easily accessible for reference. Dr. Frankel employs an easygoing, winning writing style to deliver hard-hitting strategies designed to knock women out of their financial complacency and dependency. The advice ranges from simply balancing a checkbook or weekly budgeting to setting up a private foundation. If you've read Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, this new book provides the tools necessary to build your wealth after you've attained that desired position. I highly recommend adding it to your "nice girls" collection.

"Nice Girls Don't Get Rich" is a must read for men and women alike. As with Lois Frankel's previous best seller, "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office," this book is a very serious expose that will especially empower women in their day to day lives. The text is bursting with practical advice on what every woman should know when thinking about money. I am counting on using her guidance to take more charge of my financial life!

Regardless of your age or economic situation this book has something of value for everyone. Dr. Frankel is practical, to the point, and her suggestions for financial freedom are easy to implement. This is the perfect gift to send your newly graduating daughters out into the world as well as your women friends that may need some help.

I heard Dr. Frankel speak at a company event so I bought this book. I wasn't sorry. She writes just like she talks. To the point, no nonsense, and really tells it like it is. She makes you look at your behavior in ways other books don't. The other books on financial planning that I read made me feel so stupid that I gave up before I even started. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to start planning to be rich by the time she's 50.