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

Borrowing on your credit cards? Saving instead of investing? Caring for others financially and ignoring your own needs? The things you learned as a girl may be preventing you from becoming financially independent and following your own dreams. Now bestselling author Lois Frankel tackles the outdated concepts that keep you from having the wealth you deserve, and she offers tried-and-true coaching tips to help you take control of your money and your life. Discover all the "nice girl" behaviors-and how to overcome them today Mistake #4: Not playing to win. Being polite, quiet, and fair to a fault is playing the financial game "like a girl." Mistake #10: Choosing to remain financially illiterate. Knowledge is power. Learn to manage your major purchases, investments, and banking. Mistake #20: Spending as an emotional crutch. Understand your emotions; don't make purchases just to lift your spirits. Mistake #45: Saving instead of investing. Fear can keep your funds in low-interest accounts. Get educated-and get wealthy. Get the financial savvy you need to change negative behaviors, make smart money choices, and embrace the life you want. "Vivid, no-nonsense...I love this book." "-"Anne Fisher, "Workplace" columnist, "Fortune" magazine "Good counsel...user-friendly worksheets...invigorating. This is one of the most important contributions to the personal finance literature since Suze Orman. You go, girl " "-Kirkus Reviews" "A fresh look at how women think about money...deals with the real reasons women have so much difficulty with their finances. I wish I had] it before I made so many of the mistakes she discusses." -Barbara Stanny, author of Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money and Secrets of Six-Figure Women

“"Any woman intent on getting ahead should read this book....a fascinating crash course."”

Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., is President of Corporate Coaching International. Frankel is the author of See Jane Lead, as well as national bestsellers "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office" and "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich."

In NICE GIRLS DON'T GET RICH, Dr. Frankel offers women financial and investment advice for succeeding in life. Although women may not know it, certain behaviors and habits that they learned when they were girls are now preventing them from attaining financial fulfillment, such as: depending on men for financial advice and/or support, mistaking negotiation for confrontation, fear of math and numbers, spending indiscriminately, playing it safe and operating on financial autopilot. But unlike the many books written by financial professionals, this book isn't just about financial planning - it's about financial thinking. As a psychologist and successful business woman, Frankel examines the myths and messages women learn over time that prevent them from reaping the same financial rewards as men.Based on hundreds of interviews with ordinary women and financial experts, NICE GIRLS DON'T GET RICH points out the most common financial mistakes women make and recommends actions to achieve a life free from financial angst.

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